Enemic Interior: II 7″

Description

“After their demotape in early 22 (and recently reissued on vinyl) this Catalan band is back with 6 new tracks on this 7inch in the same vein as their debut: hearty songs with bleak and instrospective lyrics sung in catalan, filled with bittersweet melodies that go deep. Somber Punk with exquisite sensitivity that mingles with Post-Punk without falling into any formula, showing nothing but excellent songwriting skills in order to combine different elements and influences of various sub-categories of Punk creating something really unique and very personal. Its catchy, its angry, its gloomy, its melodic, its raw, its desperate. Its ENEMIC INTERIOR. “

Our take: If you have any interest in the world of underground oi! and post-oi! music, you should keep an eye on the Basque label Mendeku Diskak, which has been releasing some of the worlds most interesting music in that vein, much of which comes from the labels home country of Spain. Case in point is the Catalan band Enemic Interior, whose second EP we have here. Like Home Front, Enemic Interior is great at tapping into the vein of simple, gratifying pop that runs through so much classic oi!. Of course many of their tracks have the broad choruses that make you want to sing along, but Enemic Interiors secret weapon is their hooky guitars, which are draped in chorus and carry some of the melancholic drive of peak-era Leatherface. While tracks like Les Ombres and La Llum fall on the more melodic end of the spectrum, others like Maquinria Velo gesture toward the more aggressive, Never Surrender end of the oi! continuum. And like everything on Mendeku Diskak, it also features beautifully designed, upmarket-feeling packaging. A standout record on a label brimming with excellent releases.