Artist: Confines
Album: Withdrawn 7"
Release: 2010
Label: Labour Of Love/Side Two
Album: Withdrawn 7"
Release: 2010
Label: Labour Of Love/Side Two
Tracklist:
1. Phoning It In
2. Downward Harmonization
3. Bait And Switch
4. Withdrawn
At last, Boston's hardcore/punk band par-excellence has released new material to follow-up last years stellar demo tape. To my happiness--but not surprise--it meets and exceeds expectations. The Withdrawn 7" comes complete with a six-panel fold-out poster that pays tribute to the best of political hardcore, beautiful black and gray pictures on textured paper, and a concise mini-essay about political apathy and art. Keeping alive the best of hardcore traditions, this new Confines record is filled with pointed, directed disgust. Four tracks of spit-at-you, hxc attack mindlessness, conformism masquerading as individuality and "the invisible hand".
Withdrawn manages to maintain all of the dirt and noise that ties the demo together. With slightly smoother production, however, and a little more intention behind the leads the result is a harder-hitting, more maniacal sound. There are major-third chords (My brother had to tell me this. It's that chord that Fucked Up is always playing.) but just as many dirty, atonal riffs that I am reminded of Damaged. Continuing in the direction of the demo, the song-writing is dynamic: stops-and-starts, twisting vocals, mid-tempo beats mixed in with three-chord speed.
Each song on here is impeccable and violent. "Phoning It In" is my favorite track, re-recorded "Downward Harmonization"* is better sounding. I can't say enough about this record. Buy this shit.
Withdrawn manages to maintain all of the dirt and noise that ties the demo together. With slightly smoother production, however, and a little more intention behind the leads the result is a harder-hitting, more maniacal sound. There are major-third chords (My brother had to tell me this. It's that chord that Fucked Up is always playing.) but just as many dirty, atonal riffs that I am reminded of Damaged. Continuing in the direction of the demo, the song-writing is dynamic: stops-and-starts, twisting vocals, mid-tempo beats mixed in with three-chord speed.
Each song on here is impeccable and violent. "Phoning It In" is my favorite track, re-recorded "Downward Harmonization"* is better sounding. I can't say enough about this record. Buy this shit.
-Colman
*Volker rules!
4 comments:
Monetarism doesn't rule dude.
ordered the 7" on clear from side two last week, been looking forward to this
always having to answer your stupid questions about music theory for your stupid blog! haha love you.
This record kills. I can't say enough about Confines, thanks for the review. "The distinction between the personal and the political is a luxury afforded to only the most willfully ignorant"
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