An Slua Sure Look It LP
It’s time to face an uncomfortable truth—a lot of modern Oi! is complete and utter shite. It’s either hardcore lite made by people in big shorts, or it’s pop punk about the pub made by people in flat caps they bought off Amazon. It’s bland, overproduced, insipid bollocks. So when I get the chance to listen to something truly good, not just “genre good” but actually good, it’s a real treat. AN SLUA is that treat. The Sligo skins have released a modern classic in their debut. Joining luminaries like OI POLLOI and the OPPRESSED in being fiercely political and not being afraid to nail their (correct) colours to the mast at a time when cowards are happy to be fencesitters, they also know their way around a tune. Catchy as fuck, lyrically whip-smart, and choruses that beg to be shouted on the terraces. This is, quite simply, class. Any time you don’t bother listening to this is time wasted.