Punk Rock 🏴
All things punk and hardcore. To join: ask a punk
@juxton.eth
I'm thinking about going to Pittsburgh for Skull Fest http://skullfestpunk.com/
1 reply
0 recast
5 reactions
@topocount.eth
It's been a long lullaby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrJQ7m0PPA&list=RDUKrJQ7m0PPA
1 reply
0 recast
9 reactions
@juxton.eth
Interview with Shaved Ape
https://see-saw.fun/shaved-ape-on-the-punk-mentors-who-changed-his-life/
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
@juxton.eth
Meanwhile - A Conflict of Memory
In conjunction with their appearance at the Kick Rock Festival in France earlier this summer, Kick Rock Records brings us the first new Meanwhile record in 18 years, and boy-oh-boy is it worth the wait! Usman—whose detailed knowledge of this vein of hardcore is something to behold—tells me the sound on this new record resembles Meanwhile’s 2005 EP Ghostface Democracy (one of his favorites in their discography), but the main reference point that comes to my mind is Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing. For all the hundreds of bands whose music is firmly grounded in Discharge, relatively few explore HNSNSN’s layered sound, and fewer still capture anything like that album’s power. A Conflict of Memory, though, gives me a very similar feeling, that distinctive reverb, the multitracked guitars, and the wandering, heavily chromatic lead playing coalescing to make me feel like I’m in the middle of a swirling, violent tornado of sound. As with many bands who follow Discharge’s template so closely, there’s an element of collage to Meanwhile’s composing process that might turn people off, and there are several points on A Conflict of Memory when anyone with a well-worn set of Discharge vinyl will be tempted to shout Discharge’s lyrics rather than Meanwhile’s. However, I’ll assume that if you’ve gotten this far into reading this, you acknowledge the value of contemporary bands elaborating on and iterating Discharge’s work. And, indeed, if you’re one of those maniacs who can never get enough Discharge-style hardcore, just know the new Meanwhile EP rips and you definitely need it. - Sorry State Records
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
@juxton.eth
Bato - Human Cancer
The wider world last heard from Bato on their 2019 7” Ravages of Time, but those of us who have seen the band live in the intervening five years knew they were brewing up something special for their long-planned debut LP. Now Human Cancer is out, and it’s ready to melt faces. Arriving via Norfolk’s prolific Not for the Weak Records, Bato shares a member with their label-mates Reckoning Force, and fans of that band will recognize guitarist Jordan Greenough’s lightning-fast, ultra-precise riffing right away. Also like Reckoning Force, Bato boasts a member of Socialcide (Bato has Socialcide’s drummer, while Reckoning Force features their bassist). If you’re one of the smart folks who has been snapping up every Not for the Weak Records release as it comes out, you’re going to love Bato, as the ultra-fast, musically dense hardcore punk that is that label’s trademark forms the foundation of their sound. Human Cancer can feel relentless on the first listen, riffs coming at you with overwhelming speed and ferocity, one right after the other, but the energy never drags. While Bato rides riffs just long enough to set the hook, they always have a tempo change or a cool little trade-off between instruments to keep the song moving. The songs are well-written, even subtle, feeling cooked down to where they’re as lean as they can be, all flavor and no filler. That sense of density combined with Bato’s consistently manic tempos makes Human Cancer a demanding yet exhilarating listen. - Sorry State Records
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
@juxton.eth
Mess - Somos Mess
Oi twinged punk from Guadalajara, MX
We are MESS! Between announcing themselves to the world with the release of their first 12” EP Intercity and the release of their debut full length Under Attack, Guadalajara, Mexico’s MESS had a prolific two years.
Now, for the first time ever, all 16 songs released during that period - including the first EP - can be found in one place: together at last & freshly re-mastered on one glorious slab of wax. Pirates Press Records is proud to present SOMOS MESS (WE ARE MESS), a collection of the band’s much sought-after early work!
Between 2020 and 2022, MESS released two EPs, two 7”’s (including the long sold out split with The Chisel), and appeared on the compilation Stronger Than Before Vol 1 (Longshot / Battle Scarred Records). This flurry of activity quickly captured the attention of the international punk scene, rapidly making MESS a global favorite, with fans eagerly awaiting each release.
Influenced by the classic sounds of Oi! and UK82, the band brings a raw but catchy sensibility to their street level rock ’n roll anthems, singing primarily in English and occasionally in Spanish. As their sound & attitude spread like wildfire with each release, an ever-growing fan base were left scrambling to find copies of their back catalog.
Although Intercity and the follow up EP Fuego Fuego Fuego have received multiple represses in Europe, and Intercity was pressed as a picture disc in the USA via Pirates, Fuego Fuego Fuego has never had a US pressing. Likewise, both 7”s are long out-of-print, and never to be repressed. SOMOS MESS is the answer collectors have been searching for. - Sorry State Records
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
@juxton.eth
My first song on Spotify:
Night Birds - Killer Waves
July 24, 2011
https://open.spotify.com/track/7GZviuSbOmg2bpOQM2uKFJ?si=ulcjW8geTYqQpYbL5O0qqg
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
@juxton.eth
Yleiset Syyt - Saitte Mitä Halusitte
Saitte Mitä Halusitte is the new 9-song mini-LP from Helsinki, Finland’s Yleiset Syyt. If you loved 2022’s collection LP Toisten Todellisuus (also co-released by La Vida Es Un Mus and Sorry State), you’ll be pleased to hear Yleiset Syyt still has a knack for finding that circa-1981 hardcore sweet spot, evoking a moment when hardcore’s aggression bubbled over, yet the music still contained much of the pop architecture that anchored late 70s punk. In layman’s terms, I’m talking about hooks, which Yleiset Syyt has for days. Check out the downright iconic riffs in “Geenipoolin Pohjimmainen” or the title track, “Saitte Mitä Halusitte.” These riffs don’t just stick in your head; like “I Don’t Wanna Hear It” or “Pay to Cum” or “Iron Man,” they make you want to pick up a guitar and join in the fun. While Yleiset Syyt’s potent songcraft still recalls their Finnish forbears Lama as well as first-gen US hardcore legends like Minor Threat or the Fix, Saitte Mitä Halusitte doesn’t stop at homage, pushing the sound in several directions while maintaining Yleiset Syyt’s instantly identifiable voice. “Aavekaupunki” and “Kaaos Jää” draw on gripping, tension-filled UK82 punk, while “Sotakoneet” has that touch of melancholy that made both Lama and early Bad Religion so special. “Ansioton Köyhä” taps into Appendix’s aggressive glam-punk, while “Tuhat Kättä” closes the record by fusing moody UK anarcho-punk with “Damaged I”-style mental breakdown vocals. If you’re looking for raging, catchy hardcore, then Saitte Mitä Halusitte will scratch that itch. But there’s something else happening here too, a Plastic Surgery Disasters / Machine Gun Etiquette-esque redrawing of hardcore’s boundary lines, incorporating new moods and textures without compromising the genre’s fundamental wallop.
Split release with La Vida Es Un Mus. - Sorry State Records
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
@juxton.eth
Shaved Ape - Loveletter to Hardcore
Shaved Ape delivers the follow-up to their much-loved 2022 demo cassette with Loveletter to Hardcore, five more blistering tracks of ultra-fast, ultra-mean, ultra-lean hardcore punk. The m.o. remains exactly the same as the demo: Vince takes a lifetime of frustration, angst, and energy and channels it straight into a cassette four-track machine, leaning on his decades of experience as one of hardcore’s best drummers (see his work in White Stains, Loose Nukes, and Sickoids), a drummer’s ear for a straightforward but effective riff, and a voice hell-bent on exorcising some demons. And since the first tape never got the vinyl treatment, we put those songs on the b-side, giving you a full LP (OK, 45RPM 12”…) of white-hot hardcore punk, wrapped in a swoon-worthy sleeve featuring a vintage Chuck Hults photo of young Riky Barnes ripping it up. - Sorry State
1 reply
0 recast
0 reaction