Total Nada Aqui y Ahora 12″
You aren’t even ready. You think you might know what’s about to happen because you’ve heard TOTAL NADA before, but.you aren’t ready for this. The EPs are good, don’t get me wrong (they’re great, actually), it’s just that TOTAL NADA has done something truly special on Aqui y Ahora. Blistering hardcore punk that compresses all of the bouncy energy that makes Spanish punk so unique and just makes it….more. It’s faster, it’s more intense, and it’s more infectious than should be allowed. When they unleash, it’s impossible to not hear the influence of the Italians, but TOTAL NADA do all of this without sounding like anything except themselves. They manage to do all of these things in “Punta De Lanza,” but it’s still impossible to isolate just one track here. Their sound feels realized, they feel like a machine…now, what are they going to do next?!