POISON IDEA Vinyl & CDs

Review: We must hold fast, and insist that the allegation that record collectors are pretentious arseholes is an inconclusive one. Of course, if we agreed with it, we wouldn't make any sales. But the purpose of anarchy is, of course, to spread confusion, not eliminate it. Such is still the ethos behind Poison Idea, the Portland-Oregon band that formed in 1980 but are still wonderfully active today. Thirteen tracks of fast and furious straight-edge sonic blades raze our ears on this second ever EP, now reissued via American Leather. Covers of Iggy Pop, in-jokes and an overall sense of diehard angst make this a compelling sophomore play for arguably one of the best-named punk bands out there. Because you can't kill an idea; not least a toxic one.