The Silencers were Tim Armstrong's side project that, as far as I know, only recorded one song. It's an impressive piece of uptempo traditional ska that was buried deep in one of those Give 'Em The Boot comps, which were, by the way, the only reason anyone at something like Warped Tour gave a damn about The Business. Tim's ragged vocals play off the ghostly organ to give the song a dark tinge that always manages to duck out of the way of the hook. The band sounds loose and relaxed at times, making those few measures where they do lock in all the more powerful. Appropriately enough, the lyrics are squarely centered around the kind of next-level debauchery and anti-governmental sentiment that sounds all the more intimidating when mentioned in passing. It's just a really well done song, but I guess it should be if it's the only thing the Silencers ever released.

I should also say that those Give 'Em The Boot comps were pretty great sometimes. They are the only reason I ever got into the Distillers and, specifically, the only reason I ever heard "L.A. Girl." What a good song by an often ridiculous band.