Makin Waves’ Record of the
Week is New Brunswick-based Mr.
Payday’s full-length debut, “Wel-
come to the Modern World.” The
band’s third and best release will
be celebrated Aug. 26 at Pino’s in
Highland Park followed by appear-
ances on Sept. 9 at ROCK New
Brunswick, Sept. 15 back at Pino’s,
Sept. 20 at Bowery Electric, and
Sept. 24 at Raritan River Festival on
the New Brunswick waterfront,
Doug “Sluggo” Vizthum has
made impressive records with
Pleased Youth and Bad Karma,
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two of New Brunswick’s greatest
bands, but his third outing with
Mr. Payday may be his best. The
band’s full-length debut, “Wel-
come to the Modern World,” is a
10-song collection, half of which is
good, the other half is among the
best local music released this year.
After two spotty EPs, it’s great to
hear that Mr. Payday have grown
into themselves and developed
a more cohesive sound and style
with the strongest songwriting Viz-
thum has done since Bad Karma’s
debut LP in the early ’90s.
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