The Fire Show embodied the true spirit of punk, relentlessly pushing the boundaries of their music, never afraid to issue themselves a challenge. Unfortunately, they've disbanded now, but Saint the Fire Show lives on as a towering testament to what made them special. Busted hymns and desolate anthems mingled with the rhythms of post-punk, conjuring the ghosts of The Pop Group and Alternative TV, without ever sounding like them. Filtered through the cracked lens of producer Brian Deck, Saint the Fire Show was gripping proof that there's still plenty of room for originality to thrive in rock music, so long as it's made courageously, and with total disregard for expectation. --Joe Tangari