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Nuclear Winter EP review
From the initial demo, this is a
step up in songwriting, and a statement from the band that indicates that they
are indeed vinyl-worthy; the title track and the initial track are the songs
communicating this. Although an
obligatory Discharge cover is included (and it’s damn near impossible to fuck
up covering a Discharge song), the rest of the songs are raw D-beat noise punk
at its best. The vocals are a bit
removed and distant from the rest of the music (not out of sync, but instead
sounding like there is a distance between the singer and the mic being used to
record it); it is odd, to be sure, but it seems to work for them.
The guitars are ominous and moody,
definitely higher echelon than is usual for noisy D-beat; the intro for the
title track is straight up scary as fuck.
The bass is appropriately present, filling the low end of the band’s
sound and contributing to the ominous sonic waves. The drums are straight D-beat done right, no
more and no less. I would have covered a
Discharge song if I were them, but the sheer magnitude of the title track more
than makes up for that minor issue.
Aside from that single thing, this is an absolutely killer EP
cassette. I’m hoping to see a 7” from
these Scum-bags sometime soon.
-Aunty Social
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