Toast - Songs For Losers (7" / Damaged Goods / Damgood 85)
Four beer soaked singalong punk rock tunes on this 7”. That’s it. Nothing complicated at all but a hell of a lot of fun. Spencer Grady’s vocals remind me a little bit of Jello Biafra, especially on “Give Me A Beer”, and are perfect for this type of music. I only saw Toast once, supporting Descendents in Leeds (a gig that everyone and their Grandma says they were at) and he was an engaging frontman. I can only begin to imagine how chaotic the gigs in the smaller venues must have been. Nice to see Mike Head namechecked on the sleeve :-) A great little 7” with funny cover art – well worth tracking down.
--Chris (12th Jul 2001)