Hollywood is littered with burnouts, casualties and victims. There are very few real survivors - guys who remain standing in spite of every attempt to knock them down. One of them is the Hangmen’s Bryan Small. Since the 1980s he’s led his band through lineup changes, disastrous major label deals, addictions and too many demons to name. One thing has always remained constant - Small’s commitment to musical honesty, integrity and rootsy, high-wattage rock ’n’ roll. In the City is the latest saga in the Hangmen’s long, sometimes tortuous, and always interesting history. Paying a visit this time around is yet another survivor - Social Distortion’s Mike Ness, who produced the seven songs that make up this release.

In the City is 23 minutes of rock ’n’ roll that has both depth and attitude - exactly what you’ve come to expect from The Hangmen.