Grawlixes: Very Fucking Grawlixes 7″

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Released in May 2023 on Brain Slash Records and Shock To The System. More noise from Albany’s favorite Dan’s (and 1 Colin I guess)

Our take: Very Fucking Grawlixes is the vinyl debut from this noisy hardcore punk band from Albany, New York. The Confuse / Gai / Kyushu axis is an obvious inspiration here, showing up in the manic pogo rhythms and the way the bass carries the songs while the guitars sound like cascading sheets of white noise. It reminds me of Gais Damnation, but theres also something very American about it maybe Im getting that from the song title Anarchy in Wal-Mart, but I hear it in the music too. Grawlixes isnt one of those bands that has dialed in every aspect of their recording and performance to replicate their inspirations. Instead, they come off like a bunch of punk maniacs who got inspired by music from several decades and thousands of miles away and adapted it to their circumstances and environment. Punks cultural snowball continues to roll downhill some 45 years after the genres inception, and Grawlixes six-song EP provides solid enjoyment for anyone still tracking its path.