1. Descendents Somery Rar

So-called because of the two bonus tracks that surfaced on this reissue of Fat, specifically the two sides from the group's original single, 'Ride the Wild'/'It's a Hectic World.' Aukerman hadn't joined the group yet, while the music is actually gentle, surf-inspired power pop more than anything else.

Descendents Somery Rar

'Ride the Wild' is a classic enough lament over a lyin' girl with Navetta's semi-tremolo twang doing what it can, vocals left down in the mix. 3d chess game for window 7. 'It's a Hectic World,' meanwhile, is even more explicitly surfy in ways, but with a nervous, flat new wave edge to it as well - not quite Devo if they grew up on the coast, but there's something to that comparison.

Ned Raggett.