Best Of Beach Punk is the debut album from Reminders, Isle of Wight indie punks and former teenagers. If the latter description feels trite and uncomplimentary, it’s appropriate because there is an overall sense of youthful frustration and an energy in this album that stems, perhaps, from being constrained by trying to make it big from one of the UK’s coastal backwaters. Hence their self-styled and tongue in cheek ‘beach punk’ tag which hints at the glamour of California cool but in reality reflects a gritty English seaside mentality. That vibe is apparent in the sound of this collection. There’s a kind of rebellious insouciance to Reminders‘ scuzzy, at times almost careless approach – but don’t be fooled, they’re a lot better than the...