Description
Its been said before – in my house, at least – but all the best punk music right now hails from the land Down Under. Stiff Richards, Split System, C.O.F.F.I.N., Polute thats before we even get into that Smoko band and a whole heap of other mullet-wearing reprobates. To this stack of names, we must add another: Cutters.
Its a raucous squall they make, thats for sure. Much like setting off rockets at a petrol station, theyre beautifully, terrifyingly explosive – Psychic Injury is their second album, following 2021s gleefully cacophonic Modern Problems. Much like their aforementioned fellow Aussies, you can trace some of their stomp back to the UKs 70s pub rock scene, a good chunk of their chutzpah to Chris Bailey and Kim Salmon, and even more to the fact that hardcore feels once more like a re-energised scene filled with purpose and drive (…and other words that rock hacks use to make it clear that certain noises are Really Fucking Important Right Now). Theyre among the finest exponents of this stuff and its a joy to hear it.
With titles like Landlord Nation and An Ode To Shoplifting, it doesnt take a genius to identify their targets; with lyrics like Im the first of many suckers you can tell theyre not above self-deprecation, even as they rage gloriously about a system thats rigged against us. The album drips – like an icicle in the Sahara – with righteous rage, and even when that anger feels knowingly futile (I hate the public / Get away from me), its delivered with such wide-eyed venom that it still feels potent as fuck. Whether operating a top velocity or through brutal rifferama, Psychic Injury delivers in spades. Apply it to your ears forthwith.
- Label: Drunken Sailor Records
- Format Type: 12″
- Year: 2024
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