Artist: Punch
Album: Self Titled LP
Release: 2009
Label: Discos Huelga
Tracklist:
01. Don't Start
02. Fuming
03. Get Back
04. Ol'Factory
05. Right Of Way
06. If Not Me
07. Been Here Before
08. We're Not In This Together
09. The Bad Times
10. Make The Good Times That Much Better
11. If You Can't Now, You Never Could
12. Break A Leg
13. Rewrite
14. Mending Is Better Than Ending
15. Not So Posi After All
16. Feminists, Don't Have A Cow
First off, I gotta say thanks to the Brown Brown Blog for the mp3s of this. It's an awesome blog detailing lots of East Bay bands, of which there are many that are worth your time. Check it.
Punch (that name!) came roaring out the gates with the quite good Eyeless 7", but nothing could prepare us for the pure excellence that is their debut LP. For those of you who do not know them, Punch is female-fronted hardcore from the Bay Area and MY GOD are they good. Mixing infuences ranging from powerviolence to youth crew, this is some of the best fast hardcore (I refuse to seriously use the term "fastcore") I've heard in a very long time. Seriously, this shit is amazing. While certainly relying heavily on their speed and intensity, Punch is not a one-trick pony, as their song structure is flawless, the songs never get boring or repetitive, there is a proper amount of (get low get) slow parts, the lyrics about veganism that are clever and insightful (not so much the biking parts, though), and, most importantly, they bring the mosh.
For those of you who are tired of the "artsy" or "weird" (used as uninspired pejoratives) hardcore trend we're currently in, Punch is for you. Actually, Punch is just for everyone. Ignoring the existence of the Cult Ritual LP, this album is definitely the best hardcore release of the year, thus far. The initial pressing of this is already sold out, so make sure to pick up the tour pressing from the band on their current tour!
Download Here
-Adam
Album: Self Titled LP
Release: 2009
Label: Discos Huelga
Tracklist:
01. Don't Start
02. Fuming
03. Get Back
04. Ol'Factory
05. Right Of Way
06. If Not Me
07. Been Here Before
08. We're Not In This Together
09. The Bad Times
10. Make The Good Times That Much Better
11. If You Can't Now, You Never Could
12. Break A Leg
13. Rewrite
14. Mending Is Better Than Ending
15. Not So Posi After All
16. Feminists, Don't Have A Cow
First off, I gotta say thanks to the Brown Brown Blog for the mp3s of this. It's an awesome blog detailing lots of East Bay bands, of which there are many that are worth your time. Check it.
Punch (that name!) came roaring out the gates with the quite good Eyeless 7", but nothing could prepare us for the pure excellence that is their debut LP. For those of you who do not know them, Punch is female-fronted hardcore from the Bay Area and MY GOD are they good. Mixing infuences ranging from powerviolence to youth crew, this is some of the best fast hardcore (I refuse to seriously use the term "fastcore") I've heard in a very long time. Seriously, this shit is amazing. While certainly relying heavily on their speed and intensity, Punch is not a one-trick pony, as their song structure is flawless, the songs never get boring or repetitive, there is a proper amount of (get low get) slow parts, the lyrics about veganism that are clever and insightful (not so much the biking parts, though), and, most importantly, they bring the mosh.
For those of you who are tired of the "artsy" or "weird" (used as uninspired pejoratives) hardcore trend we're currently in, Punch is for you. Actually, Punch is just for everyone. Ignoring the existence of the Cult Ritual LP, this album is definitely the best hardcore release of the year, thus far. The initial pressing of this is already sold out, so make sure to pick up the tour pressing from the band on their current tour!
Download Here
-Adam
8 comments:
I cannot agree with your comments more - I am as excited about this band as if I was in 1986 again. Not because they sound like the era of my youth, because they give me back the feeling of it. Absolutely flawless material - I know the Japanese are dropping like flies from exhaustion right now hehehe - how in the fuck are they gonna match this LP? Cannot wait to see....great blog, I always come back!
Alan
This shit rips. Thanks for the upload!
Amazing stuff, thanks for sharing this!
I think they sucks, but hey, it's just my opinion.
hey man why dont you put generes in the labels
We just don't want to get too caught up with genres and subgenres. And we're lazy.
Woah, this completely rips! I'll definitely have to keep an eye out for the actual LP!
Also, my word box thing says "asses." 100% serious.
I love this band and this record. Great post. They have a new LP out called "Push Pull". If you manage to get a good rip of that, lemme know. Payce.
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