It seems that everywhere you look there are new bands sprouting out the ground quicker than genetically modified veg.

Faster than you can say “here we go again”, our ears are being pumped with the latest talents from across the globe, from a market that’s expanding quicker than you can say “skinny fit jeans”.

L.A’s Down For The Count are all too familiar with the struggle to fight for recognition. However, despite currently being unsigned in their native US, they are sat on the books at Kick Rock Music (Japan) and most recently, the UK’s Pep-Rock Records.

Despite being knocked back by the men in suits on a number of occasions, D4TC have remained determined to succeed. Broken Record Tactics - the band’s debut LP - is a true testament to the hard work they’ve already shoved in to their young musical careers.

The voice of Nathan Sirotta carries with it a smoothness that glides through each song and the extensive range of the band’s capabilities are soon evident from the opening track, Something New. The transition from melodic to effervescent is effortless, something that continues to flow throughout the rest of the album as consistently as night follows day.

Lyrically, its mainly broken hearts and problems with the fairer sex that resonate out in each offering, but you would expect nothing else - and it certainly doesn’t do any harm.

The unerring resemblance to that of The Starting Line is evident throughout the whole of the LP, none more so with Torn Up From The Ground Up and Distractions, Distractions. Rolling drums and a catchy bass line open the latter, before ascending in to a chorus that’ll have you singing along quicker than Linford Christie on steroids.

As the last notes of Throwing In The Towel play out, it’s clear that this may not go down as the world’s most original album, but what they do - they do well. A winning formula from the word go, Down For The Count stick to what they do best and in turn have produced a debut to be proud of.