Itchy and The Nits – Greetings From Itchy and The Nits (Orange vinyl)

“Welcome to The Itchy and the Nits show / Dance like you’re at the disco” sings the chorus to the Nits’ second Theme Song, which opens their sophomore album. “Greetings From…” contains odes to Smelly Boys, swimming at the Nudie Beach, and watching television on a beautiful day; more songs about relationships and less songs about getting crabs. ‘Cartoon’ is littered with classic sound effects swiped from the songs source material, which feels perfectly at home amongst this setting. Even at their most introspective, on song such as ‘Waiting Around’ and ‘Gimmie a Break’, the sounds are more suited for the beach than the funeral parlour, and simplicity is still the order of the day. We don’t hear a guitar solo till album closer ‘City Line’, most of the songs are two to three chords, and the choruses are generally a group chant sure to stick in your skull and crack you up.