driven by the fear of defeat
every handshake's a commodity
compromising to avoid
the stinging pain of failure
neglecting the self-loathing
piling up every day
fortunate but broken
with nowhere to look but down
lack of trust and
false self-confidence
pressure to succeed
tearing you apart
self-righteous egoist
motives stay hidden
from competition
insignificant
stones to step on
On their debut record, the London hardcore upstarts cross-up mosh-ready fare with melancholic ambient passages, weeping guitars, and virtuosic vocal harmonies, but its romantic veneer is much more complicated than it seems. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jan 30, 2019
Bluesy protopunk in the great Detroit tradition by the city's own the Stools, with dashes of the Stooges, Negative Approach, and the Gories. Bandcamp New & Notable May 25, 2023
A new track from this tough-as-nails Boston hardcore outfit has some words for men who would dehumanize women in the scene. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 21, 2018
Brutal, battering industrial music from this Austin, TX, group rolls in like a thundercloud—pitch-black and threatening. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 8, 2016