Editor Reviews:

Album Description:
The debut by London's Scanners showcases smooth Chrissie Hynde style raspy vocals and distinctive and catchy guitar work that combines to make a stunning and haunting record. Following in the footsteps of The Kills, Bloc Party, and The Rakes, Scanners are Dim Mak's newest priority import band. Look for them on tour this year.

Rating : - If you love Dim Mak, you'll like this
DIM MAK is the new SUB POP - almost every release/act on their roster is pure quality - and UK's new SCANNERS are no exception - imagine the punky howl of PJ HARVEY mixed with the early swagger of PRETENDERS and some 80s synth-rock in between, and you'll approximate the sheer force of SCANNERS - truly one of the best bands I've heard in some time, VIOLENCE IS GOLDEN is also one of the best debuts I've heard of the last few years, seriously. Rushing out of the gate with the one-two punch of opener JOY and should-be-hit-single-if-they-get-a-video-on-mtv LOWLIFE, this CD never lets up - varied, insistent, sexy, ragged, raw, powerful. SCANNERS' debut CD deserves to be much higher than 21,000+ in sales!