Portuguese guitarist Paul Rodriguez’s debut album is brutal and sullen, a mordant revelations of the cruel side of life in a racist city where the police are literally on horseback to keep order. Rodriguez is a street artist, a punter, a street fighter and a poet. His playing is as party-hearty as it is furious. The opening “Thou Shalt Not Fuck (Fucking Shit Up)” is a straight shot: 'You can only act like you care about your fans/If you don’t care about your fans, how about your fans?”. “Horse (Fucking Shit Up)” grabs you by the scruff of the neck and hustles you away, “Shit Stain” demanding a rebuttal from the audience. “Tungsten (Fucking Shit Up)” is more pointed: “You are on your ass”.