Udsic: Long In The Tooth cassette

Description

Benefit cassette with cover songs of bands like No Thanks, Poison Idea, etc.

From the band:

“We demo’d new songs recently but decided to put these out while we polish the originals. We’re donating all the proceeds to Lysistrata, an emergency fund for sex workers. Given the current insane socio-economic climate (see SESTA-FOSTA rulings, etc.) sex workers can use a hand. Lysistrata helps when and where they can. See their site for more info: Lysistratamccf.org”

Our take: Latest cassette from this Chicago band whom you may remember from their two earlier 7s on Painkiller Records. The insert notes theyre working on new material, but shared this 4-track covers cassette in the meantime. If you havent heard Udsic, at first listen they seem like a typical fast hardcore band, but closer inspection reveals unexpected wrinkles. Their choice of covers and their approach to them embodies their subtly progressive approach. You get straightforward covers of classic hardcore tracks by No Thanks and Poison Idea (though the lyrics for Castration take on a different character with a woman on the microphone) and more ambitious reworkings of tracks by ZZ Top and Black Randy & the Metrosquad. The recording quality is raw but clear, either a rough 4-track job or a carefully micd room recording. While Long in the Tooth doesnt feel as significant as Udsics vinyl releases, the band sweetens the pot by making the release a benefit for Lysistrata, an organization that aids sex workers. If you buy this cassette from Sorry State, 100% of the money will go to Lysistrata, so grab this ripping little reel and make the world a better placeat the same time.