The Alarm Clocks

The Time Has Come

Norton

Whoo dad! The Alarm Clocks set loins aflame in the suburbs of Cleveland with a mouthful of snarling UK-by-way-of-the-Midwest punk whompers circa '66 or so, most notably the Nuggets staple "No Reason to Live" and its flip "Yeah." Thirty years and numerous strands of hair later, three of the four Clocks (abetted by new guitarslinger Tom Fallon) have reunited for this lean and lethal longplayer, which shows them not only in fine chops, but still sporting all the snot and grit that marked their teenage wasteland years. Singer Mike Pierce still sounds like he'd sugar up your gas tank for giving him the hairy eyeball, and the rest of the Clocks lurch and fuzz with admirable abandon throughout The Time Has Come's 14 tracks, which range from snaky, psych-flecked kiss-offs like "You're Always Near" and "Marie" to raunchy rave-ups like "Feelin' Fine" and a tuff tear through "Like a Rolling Stone" that's absolutely 100% folk free. Sure, they might look like guidance counselors on a weekend retreat, but The Alarm Clocks have more raunch and roll running through their veins than the entire

Warped Tour. Listen and learn, ya creeps.

- Paul Gaita