Anything can happen in the world, but London always keeps spitting out guitar straps. The Vaccines know they are in that long tradition. They posted videos of their favorite artists on their website. They were Beach Boys and Jonathan Richman, but they might as well have put something from The Buzzcocks or The Ramones on it. The Vaccines do in glowing pop with a punky edge, but unlike the punks of
… '77, The Vaccines don't roar about protest or anarchy. Relationship problems seem more like a source of inspiration. The group was already mentioned by the BBC as one of the tips for 2011 and What Did You Expect is indeed a nice picture. It remains to be seen how long the breath of The Vaccines is. Hopefully a little longer than the 84 seconds of Wreckin 'Bar (Ra Ra Ra), the best song on this record. (PdK)more
