Reviews

AlwaysNeverFun

Fog Spring EP

FOG is a four-piece anarcho-punk band that has been very active for the past couple of years. The band’s latest release, Spring, is a four-track EP that takes a hard look at the genocide of Palestinian people in Gaza with poetic and articulate lyrics. Sonically, FOG reminds me a lot of France’s TOXIC RITES, with fast-paced, quick-switch punk rock forming a backdrop to the vocals. When compared to FOG’s previous output, Spring comes out feeling more focused with its concise lyrical theme. The closer “No Fate” is perhaps my favorite song on the EP, as it lets the instrumentals come through fully and has a playful energy while still being serious as hell.

Unsanitary Napkin All Billionaires Are Bastards LP

Raging political hardcore from Te Whanganui-a-Tara in New Zealand. Very few bands accurately pull off the sonic expression of pure anger and frustration with the injustices of our society, which UNSANITARY NAPKIN does in a vicious manner, with tracks in support of figures like Josie Butler, who threw a dildo at Steven Joyce in protest of signing the TPP, and a track criticizing conservative billionaire Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel. All Billionaires Are Bastards is a great, direct representation of the ills of our society.