Got a hold of this when I saw the band play at Lemp a while back but wasn't able to really listen to it until now.  My Parade kick through the speakers with an anthemic mix of punk rock meets dance music where tight grooves and beats meet dissonant guitar shards and driving semi clean power chord strum and drang throughout.  Woven within the beats and hooks are songs about community, consent, life, poverty, and apathy among other things, all managing to interconnect in the process of trying to survive.  Part pure punk fury, part artsy skronk, there is a vibe here that is both confrontational and celebratory as the songs play on with an infectious sound and a lot of power.  The music My Parade makes is a far cry from the escapism of a lot of today's dance music but the songs almost challenge you not to dance in the process (the  record itself is pressed on recycled black vinyl).  If you're curious about whether dance beats and grooves can have even a remote place within punk rock, you might be curious about this album.  (BOONE)

(Vinyl available from: Talking Helps Records. 312 Harvard Ave. E.  Apt 104.  Seattle, WA 98102. takinghelpsrecords.com.  Download available from: myparade.bandcamp.com)