With Charge The Aquabats put away the brass instruments and venture towards a more synth-pop influenced direction. It's extremely easy to compare The Aquabats to other new-wave groups such as Oingo Boingo and Devo as Charge consists of upbeat guitar riffs, quirky keyboard synths and humorous lyrics. Awesome Forces! and Fashion Zombies! are some of the catchiest pop-punk songs that I've ever heard and the MC Bat Commander avoids all pop-punk writing cliches as he sings about tigers, waterslides, and demolition derbies. Charge! may not be the greatest new-wave album out there but it's certaintly one of the most entertaining and fun albums that I've listened to in quite some time.
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