Richmond meets Melbourne on this split effort. Down to Nothing follows up last year's The Most while 50 Lions follows up an Australian-released full-length of their own. This split features each band contributing three new tracks.
Down to Nothing picks things up right where The Most left off. The band's sound has gotten significantly less punk-oriented and more straightforward and aggressive over the years. "Watered Down" is a pounding two-minutes of sing-along opportunities galore. "Shot Down" and "When My World Turns Cold" are short and to the point, but equally as gnarly.
50 Lions sets things off with the Boston-styled jam "The Realness" - think Guns Up!. "Searching" and "Love and War" are more of this flavor - big breakdowns and lots of gang vocals. While this is my first exposure to them, I've heard a ton of these kinds of bands from this country. Not really my thing, but I'm sure down under kids go bananas.
