punk this week: impotentie, des demonas, gem + 5 more
A pile of Thanksgiving weekend treats, including a pair of Berlin bands and a bunch of stuff out of Texas.
Welcome to Punk This Week, see/saw’s weekly column exploring the latest and greatest punk and rock’n’roll records. It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and we’ve got a column headlined by the new one from Impotentie. There’s also new ones from Des Demonas, Bobo, VVM, and a bunch more.
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Impotentie: Zonder Titel Deze Keer [RoachLeg]
Impotentie is a trio featuring members of S.H.I.T., Stigmatism, Justice, Dead Stop, Glue, Institute, Secretors, and Hysteric Polemix. It’s a post-punk record dripping with ’80s gloom and defined by Oi! vocals. The most palpably upbeat song on the record is “Nat Vuile Land,” which is about fucking hating it here. It’s a record staring down the rise of fascism without any sign of revolution on the horizon. Impotentie shout about the frustration around the act of shouting, like what they’re doing with words will never be enough if those words don’t prompt action. (All profits from digital sales go to Palestine Action.)
