Description
NEW BAND FROM NYC/NEW JERSEY. MANIACAL HARDCORE WITH CONTAGIOUSLY DARK MELODIES AND VOCALS SUNG IN ITALIAN. MIXING ELEMENTS OF EURO PUNK FROM ITALY & SPAIN WITH POST PUNK. FAMILIAR YET REFRESHING.
INFLUENCES: STINKY RATS, WRETCHED, ESKORBUTO, LTIMO RESORTE, DISASTER, PART 1.
MEMBERS FROM: AMMO, ACID CASUALTIES, ETC.
Our take: Roach Leg Records brings us the debut cassette from Mirage, who are from the labels home turf in the New York City area. Roach Leg has been dropping a lot of tapes and it’s tough to keep up with all of them, but Mirage isnt the one you want to skip. Their sound is unique, with the (mostly) Italian language vocals tying them to the rich history of Italian hardcore while the music draws on post-punk atmosphere and psychedelic texture without sounding like anything other than hardcore punk. The chorus on the guitar and the dark chord progressions make comparisons to spooky-sounding punk bands like Part 1 and Rudimentary Peni obvious, but Mirage really reminds me of Wretcheds last 12, La Tua Morte Non Aspetta. Immagini Postume feels more interesting, exciting, and better-executed than most of the vinyl releases I hear these days, so if this is what Mirage is offering as their demo cassette, Im very excited to see where they go from here. While we wait to find out, though, Immagini Postume will give us plenty to chew on.
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