This young foursome from Portland has made one of the year's best LPs. These fellas take a few of my fave musical styles - power pop, garage, and pop-punk - and mash 'em all together into a raw and energetic hodgepodge of awesomeness. Out on the venerable Jonny Cat Records, Don't Fuck This Up! arrives just a few months after the release of the band's debut long player. But considering the improvement/development between the two albums, you'd think it had been several years. Youthbitch have made the jump from "promising" to "freaking awesome", and I'm seriously thinking that Don't Fuck This Up! might be a darkhorse contender for album of the year. (Faster & Louder Blog)
