Upper Mall Rats

Upper Mall Rats come out of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories and have built their following in the city's small local scene. The band names the Chats and The Men as touchstones, which places them between the short, snotty pub-punk of the Australian trio and the ragged, noisy garage rock of the Brooklyn group. The songs are angry and funny at once, written from the point of view of people with low-paid jobs and little patience for whoever is in charge, and played at a pace that leaves little room between tracks.