Another great review of "Cat vs. Frog" (PALP002)

Another great review of New Rock Syndicate's Cat vs. Frog appeared (briefly) on Volcanic Tongue's website:

Killer new album from the group that rose from the ashes of Broomdusters and Miminokoto. Indeed, Kawaguchi seems to be regressing with every release and this is his most explicitly straight-up garage rock side this far, with extended guitar-blazing instrumentals that sound like the greatest Television bootleg of your life and soloing that combines Lou Reed-styled amplifier worship with the epic, squealing style of Michio Kurihara circa White Heaven's Levitation. The pace is more breakneck and punked on the first side, but the second has a feel that is closer to Miminokoto's great SIWA LP, with Kawaguchi indulging in that languorously drawn out vocal style that pretty much defined that amazing group. Either way, this might just be the best *guitar* record he has made and has the exact mix of punk rock stupe, classic frat-chord phrasing and extended-to-oblivion jam-logic to make a guy like Chris Stigliano cash in alla his ELO 8-tracks. Recommended.