Considering only the title and that headache-inducing cartoon cover, you might deduce that Chubby And The Gang’s second full-length album is a bit of a joke. First impressions are of a Snuff-styled slice of jocular UK punk with its tongue wedged firmly in its cheek. There is a bit of that, especially as the title-track and opener kicks the doors wide open, but elsewhere The Mutt’s Nuts is both surprisingly serious and musically accomplished. The bulk of the album is still built upon fast and raucous punk rock‘n’roll. It’s Me Who’ll Pay clatters through in hobnailed boots, all rough hooks and short, dirty solos while Coming Up Tough employs a vaguely Rancid-esque slur-along refrain and groove. But then there are the genuinely surprising moments. Take Me Home T...
