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I think what turns me off of a lot of modern Punk music is it’s belittlement of a perceived opposition (See: Slaves ‘Take Control’), rather than a celebration of identity that the movement was founded on.

It’s a fucking relief that IDLES come put with an aggressive sound but a fucking beautiful message of unity and cohesion distilled to amazing shout along choruses. Songs like 'Great', which tries to empathise with those who voted Brexit rather then condescend to them, ... read more

Unrelenting and, as the title suggests, brutal, this debut solidified the group as one of the best bands in Britain. This is for good reason: Joe Talbot as a frontman is legitimately terrifying on record, occupying a punk posturing akin to a snarling wolf. His voice breaks constantly, and stays in this guttural register, that seems like it’s about to fall apart at any moment. It’s amazing to hear this much energy on record, especially when modern punk in Britain is usually snotty ... read more

Phil is an unhappy man, and understandably so. After losing his wife a couple years back now he released one of the most emotionally devastating albums of 2017: A Crow Looked At Me was and still is an emotional resonant album, and it is noteworthy in its absence of music. As Phil says himself,‘ death is real, and it’s not for singing about.‘ This album then is less about the death of his wife, and more about what happens afterwards.

Now Only is distinctly different from A ... read more

Sexual assault allegations aside. Relative success aside. The major disappointment they put me through aside. Summer Salt were a Texas-based trio. While their career may continue after this point, I doubt it will ever be the same. I wouldn’t say that because of what happened to them, I’d argue more that that has to do with the fact that their major-label debut is entirely based on their singularly monotonous appeal.

The best songs on this album were seen prior on the So Polite EP ... read more