Palatka We Were Right 2xLP
Released in 2024 on Belladonna (the label run by bassist Jason Teisinger), We Were Right is a sprawling 62-track discography from Gainesville, Florida’s fiercely DIY hardcore/emoviolence band PALATKA, capturing the entirety of their pre-2000 output plus three practice space recordings from 2015. The disc includes their full-length, split contributions, compilation appearances (including tracks from the classic Possessed to Skate comp), and eight demo cuts, making it the definitive PALATKA release. Fans of screechy, high-pitched vocal intensity in the vein of ORCHID, REVERSAL OF MAN, and SAETIA will feel right at home, and while the vocals on the 2015 tracks don’t reach the same piercing register, the songs themselves are among my favorites. Covers of songs by GORILLA BISCUITS, GO!, and STRAIGHT YOUTH round out a collection that’s raw, relentless, and required listening for fans of chaotic ’90s screamo.