Review: Originally known as The Cretins before altering their moniker to DeeCracks in 2007, the Austrian-born Vienna-based pop-punk bruisers have become legends of the underground over their past two decades of tenure, which is precisely what 20 Years: A Frantic Effort commemorates, celebrates and self-critiques. Spread out across 3x10" green marbled vinyl LPs, this retrospective compendium of the band's personal favourite cuts has been revitalised with studio magic to add additional finesse, riffs, keys and even vocal harmonies to bring the tracks up to the members' increasingly rising artistic standards, while two new cuts in the form of 'Burnt Out' and 'Where We Belong', top and tail the compilation.
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