De Heideroosjes (pronounced “Hi-Duh-Rose-Yuh’s”), together with Undeclinable, I Against I, Burning Heads, Terrorgruppe and The Beatsteaks, are one of the European bands signed to Epitaph Records. De Heideroosjes ( which literally means “weadow flowers” or something like this ) is in particular the most famous punk outfit out of The Netherlands, as they played as supporter for a lot of famous international bands over there, for example they opened for Bad Religion, Pennywise, Die Toten Hosen and The Offspring, and Noodles himslef said De Heideroosjes were one of their favourite punk band ever. From the title and the cover of their seventh record (the third of Epitaph, after “Smile You’re Dying” and “Schizo”) it is easy to realize that “Fast Forward” is an album with fast songs, from the beginning to the end. The opening track “Nimby ( Not In My Backyard)” is a 1:38 kickin’ and angry song about politics. The only slow tune may be “We’re All Fucked Up”, that has some re-calls to the folk-punk music, in the vein of The Dropkick Murphy’s, but this is the only an exception. “3 Needs 2 Get A Grip” reminds a lot of the classic Pennywise sound, as it seems it was taken from their record “About Time”; “Billy Broke A Bottle ( Again)” is a great song with a great lyric about an asshole that beats up his wife when he’s drunk; “Tattoo” is about freedom, “Some Lines About A Love Song” is a love song with a lyric against love songs (???). The album is closed by the ruling “Since 1989″, a song that will be probably sung by all the fans at De Heideroosjes’ shows. If you are looking for fast punk songs with melody, choruses, intense and clever lyrics with some fun, look for “Fast Forward”, because it is just a great album from a great band, althought it may be hard to find, as it is released in Europe only.