This is Science continues to refine the Skintones unholy trifecta of punk, metal and dark humor with just enough pop and classic rock sensibilities to appeal to the masses."The Skintones get heavier and even more confrontational on their new album, This is Science. Sometimes it is difficult to know when the band is being serious and when it is having a go at stereotypes. "Down South" likewise attempts to break barriers by slinging cliches and caricatures. (Or maybe the band really does have contempt for the trailer-dwelling Southeners.) The twisted humor hits a high point seven songs in: "California Hangover" imagines the debauchery that might ensue should The Skintones relocate to the West Coast, while the next track starts with a profanity-laced phone prank leading into "SLA (sick leave abuser)", a tune that could be a bizarro-world Cheap Trick cut."--Scott Gordon, The Onion