Fred Lee And The Restless may not ring any bells with you, but if we said Totalt Jävla Mörker or more recently RIWEN some true hardcore Swedish punk bands, some might be a little more informed. What is apparent from the outset of this incarnation though, is that lead singer Fredrik Lindkvist has embraced his storytelling folk side with this release, a nod to the likes of Billy Brag, Frank Turner, Brian Fallon and hints of Joe Strummer in his Mesceleros years, fill every corner of the sound and lyrical beauty. ‘Who Do You Want To Be’ with its Labour Day connotations, sets the tone for this album, bringing a life of fighting systems and speaking up for the less fortunate to the fore, it opens the doors to a world that has been lived in, breathed, and ultimately expressed through these ...
