***“MODERN PETS are back! With a couple of LPs, a demo and a string of EPs on such infamous labels as P.Trash, Modern Action and Dead Beat Records, among others, under their belt, this outfit from Berlin, Germany is showing no signs of slowing down. Their latest offering, a two-song scorcher, on Secret Mission Records recalls the best of late seventies-style power pop/punk rock bands like The Undertones, The Kids, Normals, as well as some later combos such as The Hives (early on), Teengenerate, Carbonas and their fellow krauts The Kidnappers. The lead track, ‘B.I.Y.S.,’ is an absolute fist-pumper. Punchy drums, killer guitars with a crazy fuzzed out lead in the middle. An all too familiar battle call in the chorus takes on a whole new life here. An instant classic, for sure! On the flipside is ‘Sweet Frustration,’ a testament to trials and tribulations faced by a teenage leather jacket clad Romeo. A superbly executed sing-along that will be stuck in your head for quite some time. This EP will be out in time for the band’s North/South American Tour. A limited pressing of 500,  with  free download coupon included. And don’t forget to check them out live in the scummiest, sleaziest rock & roll pit near you!”—Aleks Shaulov