punk this week: rapid dye, heavy möther ii, split system + 19 more
Punks all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day with an absolute flood of new rippers.
Welcome to Punk This Week, see/saw’s weekly deep dive into the latest and greatest punk and rock’n’roll records out there. It’s a Valentine’s Day flood of new records out, and that includes some genuine classics. Sydney hardcore greats Rapid Dye, the Total Punk supergroup Heavy Möther II, and Aussie garage punk heroes Split System lead this installment. As usual, there are some underground gems from digging around Bandcamp, stellar loosies, and previews from upcoming albums.
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Rapid Dye: Rapid Dye [Cool Death/11PM]
For around a decade now, Rapid Dye have established themselves as a must-see hardcore band in Sydney (and, you know, wherever they played). This is their debut album (nine songs in 10 minutes), and as their 57-second song argues, they truly are kings of punk, masters of hardcore. This is a relentless and blown out hardcore record with amazing hooks. The drummer’s approach feels suffocating for “On the Take,” just absolutely no room for air at all. The art is a black and white photo of a show, and that’s what this album conjures—wild and wildly loud music in a tiny room where everybody is shoving everybody. This is the good stuff.
