Music Review

Kryptonite

Gaunt
Reviewed by Ethan Smith | Jun 07, 1996
EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Gaunt; Genre: Rock

Publicly, this Columbus, Ohio, quartet deny being a punk band as vigorously as Green Day insist they don't play pop. Combine Gaunt's obviously superior attitude with Kryptonite's blend of impossibly catchy melodies, crunchy guitars, tighter-than-tight rhythm section, and harmonies the Go-Go's would envy, and it's clear who the true kings of punk-pop are. A-

Originally posted Jun 07, 1996 Published in issue #330 Jun 07, 1996 Order article reprints

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