Chesterfield (Destination Nowhere EP ) Review by PUNK PLANET issue #78 March/April 2007

These six songs are definitely brought to us by fans of Jawbreaker (I'm guessing due to the band name selection possibly after the song "Chesterfield Kings." If I'm wrong, sorry!), but these guys aren't trying to sound like jawbreaker. It's more like they're taking cues from bands that were directly influenced from Jawbreaker's earlier years. Now that I've wasted more than enough time on this topic, how do they sound? They sound pretty darn good. As a power trio, they tend to be both aggressive as well as melodic in their consistantly-driving punk rock sound. Chesterfield has two vocalists that bring two different styles to the table that are still complimentary to the general direction to this band. they don't tend to sing in unison except at key lyrical points in their songs. Chesterfield also tends to have alot of cool guitar hooks and great fills on all the tracks, proving that you need to know how to play your instruments in punk rock. And if you can play really well, You sound much better than your peers, Overall these guys rock it out tenfold. There are a couple heartfelt moments, Alot of angst, And aggressive parts to keep this record more than interesting. Dig That! (DM)