The Dwarves – Born Again

25 years in the making; sex, drugs, and violence still lie at the core of The Dwarves existence. After all these years, the band continues to write catchy, offensive, and maybe even relatable songs; they just have the balls to say what you’re thinking of doing to all the pretty women in the world. Born Again, The Dwarves follow-up to 2004’s The Dwarves Must Die, features past members with a classic Dwarves sound.

Born Again kicks off with “The Dwarves Are Still the Best Band Ever,” a song that lists off some things that can be done to make the world a better place, and well, what the Dwarves are doing day-to-day. “Let’s just get high and fuck some sluts, do what we will, not what we must,” vocalist Blag Dahlia sings along to the catchy, clap-along beat. With each song clocking in around 2 minutes, they’re fast, fun, and combine hardcore, pop, and punk.

The Dwarves cover all bases of their offensive nature with “Looking Out for Number One” about killing a past lover, “Your Girl’s Mom,” about doing the nasty with a mom, it’s a “Wonderful Life of Sin” with a sound byte of a crying girl, and “Stop Me,” where Blag challenges “stop me, before I fuck again,” and “I am the Jesus Christ of sin and vice, so stop me!”

The album encompasses everything that makes a good Dwarves album; offensive lyrics, nutty phone messages, and really catchy riffs. Although this album seems less experimental than the last (ie: the hip-hop element), Born Again still mixes all the musical styles the Dwarves are known for without sounding too redundant or similar to past releases.

Overall, Born Again is no Come Clean or The Dwarves or Young and Good Looking, but it’s more solid than their last release, damn catchy, and worth picking up. They go back to a more traditionalDwarves sound with a mixture of many styles of music mashed up with violent, controversial lyrical content.

As an added bonus, Born Again comes with a free DVD that’s guaranteed to offend and disgust. You’ve only been waiting six years for a new Dwarves album, there’s no reason to not check out the band that wouldn’t die. Songs like “Happy Birthday Suicide” and “Working Class Hole” will have you hooked on songs that almost make you feel filthy to love.