Some people thrive in a crisis. Daniel Romano is clearly one of them, based on his prodigious output of late. The prolific musical polymath — who has released everything from live albums and love poems to prog-rock epics with the drummer from Tool in recent weeks — switches gears again for his latest release Spider Bite. Apparently joining forces with Constantines frontman Steve Lambke (who also co-owns their record label You’ve Changed) and his brother/bandmate Ian, Romano delivers a short, sharp shot of old-school punk and hardcore. Three guys, four chords, 10 songs, 18 minutes and 0% bullshit. Hey ho, let’s go. At this point, we should probably start a pool on what kind of album he’ll release next week. Anybody want to put money on polka?
