
S.H.I.T. Live at Idrima 2.14 LP
Idrima 2.14, founded in 2014 in Athens, is a legendary venue that hosts independent concerts for both local and international bands, a space for DIY events that furthers the union that is so important in punk music. If there is a band that embodies this spirit, it is Toronto-based powerhouse S.H.I.T., a band that needs no introduction, steadily paying their dues in the international hardcore scene and channeling the essence of the ’80s. Recorded just before the pandemic locked everything down, this live album feels like the last cry for a world that was still alive and kicking, but on the edge of collapse. Tracks like the closer “Feeding Time” come out swinging with an intensity that makes you feel like you’re right there in the pit, choking on the sweat of bodies in motion. It shows a band at the top of their game ripping through a feverish set. This isn’t the sanitized, overproduced punk that’s become more corporate than countercultural, this is raw, straight-up hardcore, just like it should be. It’s ugly, it’s messy, and I can’t help but love it.