Month: September 2007

N.S.O.A. – For the Forgotten

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[rating:4.5/5]

(c) 2007 NSOA

New Society of Anarchists are back with another edition in their continuing saga of gut-wrenching and brutal musical onslaught. “For the Forgotten” explodes with 20 tracks of some of the most true to form hardcore in the game. The songs are fast, pissed and in your face. For fans of NSOA, all the familiar sounds are there: crunching guitars, machine gun drums, reinforcing backup vocals. However, In comparison to recent past releases the sound on the new disc is noticeably more raw. I suspect that this is due in part to the absence of former? bass player Jason Z. Bass and vox are now being handled simultaneously by Zakk Z. The music is certainly intact, but you can hear where things have been re-arranged to accommodate the current line up. Above all the hardcore rings true: The outrage at social injustice, The strong sense of unity, The feeling that you just got your head smacked by a Mac truck with a combat boot for a hood ornament.

–Jerry Actually

Autonomadic [The Missionary]

Autonomadic – The Missionary (c) 2007 Bleeding Ear Music "The Missionary" is a dirty little EP from Seattle punk rock trio Autonomadic.  Don't let the cover fool ya though.  The disc isn't much at all about a rather phallic missile or the missionary position.  The Missionary contains seven track of socially aware old school punk rock swager.  They rage against complacency, corporations, institutions and assholes all to a four four beat.  I was vaguely familiar with Autonomadic from the Punks and Pints comp.  I'm glad to hear some additional material.  Pretty decent stuff over all, but I would like to see it take it up a notch.  The amount of outrage in the lyrics could be better paired with a bit more musical frenzy.–Jerry Actually 

TPOMC

The Pleasures Of Merely Circulating – S/T (c) 2007 Ettabelle Records Marfa, TX band The Pleasures of Merely Circulating are equal parts precocious  and punk.  Their self-titled debut CD hold 13 tracks of love, loss, pining and rollicking all tinged by their southern rock roots.  The songs are peppy and short and chock full of energy and guts.  The music rings out in that raw yet urgent way that only a finely tuned three-piece can muster.  Fun new material from Texas.  Go on, giver a whirl.–Jerry Actually