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High Value Target is a new supergroup duo that contains two Chicago punk rock veterans from the first wave. The band is Steve Bjorklund (of the amazing Strike Under) on vocals/computers/keys/gadgets and Steve Economou (of The Effigies) on bass. They played a show two Riot Fests ago opening up for the Busted at Oz reunion show and their set was really impressive and not what you'd expect from two punk rock veterans. Instead of being a punk rock band, High Value Target fits a lot more into the Industrial/Wax Trax scene than the punk rock scene. In fact if I wasn't around at the time and knew the catalog so well, you could easily have fooled me into thinking this EP was a Wax Trax release. The music is keyboard driven electronic music with live bass. It is sometimes dancy, sometimes repetitive, and sometimes a bit aggressive. What it almost always is, is catchy and enjoyable. It has a familiar retro sound yet also sounds unique considering how few bands are playing anything like this style of music currently.