Shadow Riot Quiet, Please! / Middleman 7″
DC post-hardcore band that sounds a lot like FUGAZI with more rock’n’roll swagger. On “Quiet, Please!,” vocalist Kamyar evokes the pained emotion of Guy Picciotto, complemented with a hooky guitar lead and locked-in bass/drums cadence. On the B-side, “Middleman” starts with a funky slap bass that builds into a full-band punk outburst. Here, the vocals take on a Guy-meets-Jello Biafra warble that adds an element of chaotic excitement to an already tight recording. Crisply produced record that is a nice mix of Revolution Summer and right now.