Menace to Sobriety

The debut album from these California skate punks taps into the usual new-millennium worries: teenage alienation, misunderstood intentions, a quest for the perfect high. It's not very original and pretty short on ideas overall. The best song, "Heaven Is a Halfpipe," lifts its hip-hop/ska style and motivation from Sublime, which should give you a reference point on this jugheaded effort.