After sharpening their attack across three EPs, Sydney quartet FANGZ come out snarling on their debut album. Belted out with dependable vitriol by lead singer Josh Cottreau, these anthems add alt-rock muscle to rapid-fire melodic punk. Opener “Wide Awake” lurches into a huge chorus as if every second counts, while “Wasting Time” echoes the dark, brooding interplay of The Colour and the Shape-era Foo Fighters. Cottreau’s hot-blooded singing (and occasional scream) leads the charge, hammering home shout-along tales of disappointment and regret. Yet more sensitive nuances peek through as he pays tribute to his supportive sister on “Annie Marie” and describes young life in a rundown coastal town on the especially cathartic “Gone.” FANGZ are at their most engaging when Cottreau details the exact source of frustration that’s brimming over in the music and lyrics alike. He vents about his not-so-distant past as “a mess of a man” on “Same Old Story” and describes veering out of control on “Nothing to Lose,” all while hooks crash enthusiastically around him.