V/A Pomegranate Seeds: An International Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza cassette
I love punk compilations that offer a huge variety of subgenre sounds, and Pomegranate Seeds: An International Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza does not disappoint. Pomegranate Seeds is, in fact, packed to overflow with some of the best tracks from bands like DISAFFECT, WET SPECIMENS, SYNDROME 81, GUERRA FINAL, OMEGA TRIBE with D.O.V.E., and a bunch more. Pomegranate Seeds was created by Philadelphia’s the DISSIDENTS, and is a fantastic assortment of punk rock that flows smoothly between hardcore to jangly garage and to everywhere else in between. I was pleasantly surprised by AMUSEMENT and “Standing on Top of the A Bomb” and VAMPIRE with “Evidence,” and at the end of it all, that’s what punk compilations are about—finding new bands that kick ass.