No Direction

There are several bands called No Direction. 1) On what has to be the first independent album ever released by a Sioux Falls, South Dakota punk band, No Direction plays earnest political protest numbers with a lot more spirit than technique. Far removed from any stylistic trendiness (or, for that matter, pop musical trends of any sort), this trio gains strength from its basic simplicity. The sixteen songs on No Direction have energy but a spare sound with open spaces that would benefit enormously from bigger amps and a skilled producer.