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Disarm EP review
Gritty, soft-spoken, hard-hitting,
introspective, meaningful, angry, proactive, hardcore punk. The lyrics and vocals are enough to put one
on edge most of the time, but the driving sounds of the music make that all the
time. The ending part of the song “Fuck
You I’m Done” is as edgy and balls-to-the-wall as it fuckin’ gets for hardcore
punk. This song even incorporates some
Crucifucks influence: “I brought in the
mail, I did my dishes, I cut up coupons, I watch the neighbors washing their
car”- it’s very comparative to the lyrics in the Crucifucks’ song “By The
Door”, in that it is bizarre, intriguing, and inspired to bring about a very
violent outburst. The rhythms in
“Disarm” are intoxicating, almost droney (there’s a song about droneys, too),
like an early Killing Joke, a la their song “The Wait”. The frothing, furious, vicious, vindictive words
of this song drive one to the same anger the singer has about the subject
matter (disarming a rapist- can’t say it’s a bad idea, so long as they get an
opportunity to speak for themselves in court; vigilante justice by the one
wronged is A-OK too). It’s interesting,
if not inspirational. The rest of the
tunes fucking slay just the same- though it’s hard to nail down any one band
this group is influenced by, it’s still familiar, in a way. Loud, heavy, fast, deep hardcore punk with
energy bursting at the seams- this is one of the best new-ish Detroit bands
I’ve heard in quite some time. Get these
songs- NOW.
-Aunty Social
