The Marked Men “Fix My Brain” 2006. Dirtnap Records (2010 reissue, originally released on Swami Records). Today, July 3rd, is Dirtnap Ken’s birthday (and it’s a big one! 😉🥳) so I’m spinning one of the records he generously gave me from his stash. Though the record originally came out on Swami, The Marked Men released their preceding LP, On the Outside (2004) on Dirtnap and returned to Dirtnap for their 4th album, Ghosts in 2009. In between came Fix My Brain – it’s tight garage punk that leans toward power pop, fun and catchy as hell…little chunks of hard bopping guitar hook-driven power (most songs hover around the 2 minute mark): think happy punk in the spirit of the Ramones. My top tracks are “It’s Not a Crime,” “A Little Lesson,” “Someday” and “You Said Enough.”