With a title like Volatile, you know The Weirdies’ much-anticipated second album is going to be explosive. Their sophomore outing sees the Toronto garage-punks exploring the unstable world of love gone bad. From “Breakup Breakdown” to “I’m On Fire (But You’re No Match),” the 13 tracks capture the late-night desperation of jaded lovers come unhinged, their neuroses tempered with a frantic, bopping beat – much like adding sugar to the bitterest of pills.

Though heartbreak is universal, Minx’s high-energy, high-octave vocals are anything but. Once compared to “Betty Boop fronting the Ramones,” she’s a demented femme fatale on the prowl for sex (“Friends With Benefits”), sedation (“Going Crazy”) and revenge (“X-Ray Eye”). With additional lead vocals by string attacker Brad Reinhardt and primitive pounder Stacey Case, Volatile is 28 minutes of breakneck boy-girl harmonies, ripping guitar riffs and danceable drum beats. Fans of The Buzzcocks, X and The 5.6.7.8′s will find a lot to love here.

A recent 4-star review in NOW called Volatile “loud, fast and snotty…the soundtrack to a rock ’n’ roll dance party.”

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Comprised of former members of the Tijuana Bibles and The Threat, The Weirdies released their first record, The Weirdies in 3D, in 2008. Exclaim described it as “fun, loud, raunchy and flat-out awesome,” having “the swagger of the Detroit Cobras and the classic riffs of the MC5.” The Montreal Mirror gave it 8/10, calling it “Drags-style snotty garage punk with flourishes of trashy rock ’n’ roll à la 5.6.7.8′s” Recently, The Weirdies have played with Shonen Knife, Jon Spencer’s Heavy Trash and Bob Log III. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.