Operation Ivy – Energy Synth-pop " a brilliantly catchy tune

" a brilliantly catchy tune carried along by acoustic guitar

one which is fully appreciable by the uninitiated

Armageddon-is-coming nihilist hardcore act

along with their cousin Matthew Followill (guitar)

Operation Ivy – Energy Synth-pop " a brilliantly catchy tuneAmong the best works of the rightfully maligned ska punk genre, Operation Ivy's Energy is an unsurpassed, highly intelligent, extremely fun record. At the pinnacle of the East Bay punk scene, Operation Ivy sadly fizzled out just before the record was released, but left their mark and are frequently cited as an inspiration to all the bands that came later and played the same sort of music, though never as well. Bassist Matt Freeman and guitarist Tim