State of Emergency dishes out some of the best punk rock energy of The Living End's career - Songs like the Midnight Oil flavored anthem "Wake Up", the shimmering Phil Spector-like psychedelia of "Order Of The Day" or the jazzy edge of "Nowhere Town" (complete with horns that will have some listeners thinking of Rocket From the Crypt) all show The Living End flexing their musical muscles and minds. It's a very impressive balance, more so because there's never a moment here where you could believe this was anyone except The Living End.