Motivated by a lingering feeling that they had some unfinished business to take care of, 90s alternative rock band Acid Test  released a powerful, delightfully raw and insistent new six-song EP called “Jus’ Rite”.  Propelled by a desire to rekindle a fulfilling musical partnership the band took their energetic new music and live show for a spin at shows and festivals in Ontario and Quebec, including a showcase at Indieweek in Toronto .

Thirty years after the release of their major label debut album Drop (Sire/Warner), the group is still comprised of original members Lucy Di Santo (vocals), guitarist Steve Fall. 

Acid Test’s new music is as adventurous, as genre-bending, edgy and visceral. But there is also a gravitas and vibrancy to the songs – something that has come through the lives each of the band members have lived over the intervening two decades before the initial thought of a reformation took hold in 2012, after the death of former member Mike Harland in 2012. 

The EP is named Jus’ Rite in Harland’s honour, and the result of their inspired writing and recording sessions are songs that are a remarkable blend of edgy grit and superlative production values. The visceral emotion of Di Santo’s vocal performances are bracketed by a musical dynamic that indeed hearkens back to the core of Acid Test’s influences, but with a forward-thinking vibe that will appeal to a wide and diverse array of music lovers. 

This is typified with the first single, Slipping Away - recieved  solid airplay on CBC, Stingray, and across Canadian radio .