Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Northern Liberties - Erode And Disappear (Worldeater, 2003)

The bass 'n' tribal drumming of Killing Joke, the bleak undercurrent of Joy Division, the inspired "Whoa whoa!"-ing of Naked Raygun, the uneasiness of The Stranglers: Philly's Northern Liberties might be the double-naught's answer to Proletariat (Soma Holiday is one of the essential '80s HC albums). No guitar player within 50 miles of the Rocky statue, but the instrumentation jabs like Ivan Drago on an Everlast bag. Melodic touches from Adrian, however, absorb the repeated right hands to the face. Best round: the strapped glove of "Suction," which (vocally) waves a Pink Flag at Three Imaginary Boys in the squared circle.

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