Willful Disobedience

Reviews

Willful Disobedience Self Checkout EP

Hardcore punk from our friends all the way out in the Atlantic time zone. Sloppy and fun—your standard lo-fi, local band affair. There are a couple groovy parts thrown in to break up some of the monotony, which gives the slab a nice ebb and flow. Two of the members share vocal duties (I think), but the one who dominates most of the record is my favorite. They’ve got this scrappy, wiry voice that would be right at home in the hills of Appalachia. This is a fun little 7” and well worth checking out.

Willful Disobedience Dedication cassette

The first thirty seconds of this cassette might lead you to think that you’re in store for some doomy stoner rock, which is most assuredly not the case. Instead, WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE plays fast and aggravated punk rock with bouncing bass lines and shouted vocals. There does seem to be a subtle metal influence creeping in, but I think it’s just the way the drummer uses a china cymbal to accent certain parts. The song “Butthole to Butthole” inexplicably sounds like a DWARVES B-side and detracts from a release that otherwise seems to have fairly thoughtful lyrical content. All in all, this isn’t terrible, but it’s hard to commend something so average in a time when there are multitudinous bands pushing the boundaries of what punk can sound like.