Alien Nosejob is the solo garage punk project of Jake Robertson, a stalwart of the Australian DIY punk scene across a myriad of projects, including Ausmuteants and Hierophants.

And, it is fair to say that single life is working well for Robertson.  This is Alien Nosejob’s seventh full-length, including 2018’s debut Various Fads And Technological Achievements.  Robertson’s prolific output is reflected in the songwriting itself which brims with restless sincerity and off-the-cuff inventiveness.  Fuzzy guitars, whiplash solos, tight rhythms, and knowingly acerbic vocals form the bedrock, and, on this latest instalment, Robertson energetically imbues proceedings with his typically idiosyncratic take on late 1970s’ punk.

Boisterous saxophone, darkly hypnotic synths, and cavorting keys are all deployed to great effect not least on the fierce opener Bird Strike and the absolutely rollicking Trapped In Time.  Meanwhile, The Ostrich and Another Uniform offer more stripped back, but no less infectious pleasures.  And the album title?  It apparently derives from the case of a heroin smuggling New South Wales police officer, with corruption forming a lyrical theme throughout, woven among the wryly observed tales of daily strife and punk culture.