Perp Walk: Permacrisis 7″

Description

Tasty new 7 from Bristols favourite chain gang, Perp Walk. Giving you the fast and stompy hardcore to make sure that the only walk youll be doing in the pit is the TWO-STEP if know what Im saying?!
The Perps have explored their options with these three tracks to break the meat and potatoes hardcore format. Longer songs that give ya a more complex song structure – mixing up song dynamics to keep ya guessing what is coming next, and theres even a homage to the B52s.
EP closer The Gavel is a primo example of Perp Walks potential – its got swagger chopped up with straight up speed, and then an end section that comes at you hard with guitar leads feeling like something Fucked Up may have done at their peak in 2006. If you dont want to walk too far from the righteous path of chain hardcore but your heart tells you that there must be more to the mosh in 2023, then you might be ready to dip your crusty ass into the refreshing pool of the Perp Walk.

Our take: Second EP from this Bristol, UK hardcore band, like its predecessor arriving on the Crew Cuts Records imprint. Judging by the number of copies weve seen heading out the door at Sorry State, plenty of Americans are hip to Perp Walk, and its easy to see why theyve generated interest abroad. Perp Walk reminds me of Bib because their songs primarily revolve around huge-sounding, mid-paced riffs that strike a balance between inciting violence and left of center. The riffs are simple-sounding but never dumb; Penitent Man even reminds me of the pop dirges on Nirvanas Bleach. The Gavel starts with a more metallic sound that might make you think of the Cro-Mags, but the songs rhythm wont quite let you skank your way to that glorious guitar lead at the end. Perp Walks music is heavy, hooky, and smart, and while its steeped in hardcores history, it doesnt sound bound by it. Excellent stuff.