Skinless Foreshadowing Our Demise (Relapse/Song) "Sit back, slip on your absorbent undergarments and let the mayhem begin." Nuff said. 8.5 (JC)

Brad Turner Live At the Cellar (Maximum Music) Two of Canada's hottest talents, Turner and Seamus Blake, meet live in Vancouver! 8.5 (LD)

Couch Profane (Matador/FAB) Smart, effective instrumental rock from the hothouse that is the Munich scene. Compare to Pell Mell or Germany's Mina. 8 (RB)

The Hoax Inc. Don't Cry No More... Just Hold on Tight! (Love/Hate) Five simple, '70s-style, sleazy rock melodies make up EP number 2 for this local act. Last two tracks leave a bad aftertaste. 6 (LC)

U.S. Bombs Back At the Laundromat (Hellcat/Epitaph) Is this a joke? May I suggest something by RFTC or Streetwalkin' Cheetahs because this really blows. 4 (JC)

Good Charlotte Good Charlotte (Daylight/Epic) More clichéd, well-scrubbed, teenage punk rawk with some pseudo-ska here, some pseudo-reggae there and a shit ballad or two. 2 (LC)

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