Still buzzing from last week’s gig madness and with another wild weekend on the horizon — Spam Javelin are hitting The Skerries in Bangor this Saturday with Prey (Manchester) and Thumbsucker (Leicester) — it felt right to pack this week’s show with energy, noise, and a few exclusive treats.
And yeah, after last week’s croak-fest, the voice is still holding together (just). Let’s get into it…
We kicked things off in gloriously cynical fashion with mclusky and Unpopular Parts of a Pig — because really, who better to set the tone? They’ve got that perfect balance of sneer and smirk, and they’ve been everywhere recently, even dragging Mitraille onstage in Belgium this week. Speaking of which, those Belgian bruisers followed straight after with Fuck You I’m Going on Tour, off EP IV, which sounds exactly as unhinged as the title suggests.
Then we jumped into Kläpträp and Not a Crime, a raw slice from the Sea Punx Benefit sessions — recorded alongside their upcoming album and still carrying that saltwater sting.
TV Face continued their unstoppable run with Get What We’re Given (from Wolf Rents Bark), proving again why Lancaster’s finest are quietly (and loudly) one of the most inventive punk trios around.
Things got darker and heavier with Grim Harvest – Ossuary, a perfect soundtrack for October’s descent into longer nights and shorter patience. Beyond Perception cut straight through that fog with To The Point — title says it all really.
Stuntface kept the exclusives rolling with Million of You, a track that both reflects and throbs. There’s something so comforting about hearing that unmistakable Stuntface roar back through the airwaves.
Moletrap’s Rhagofn brought a darker, Welsh-language edge to the mix before we swerved back to the skate-punk corner with Phinius Gage – Wrong Direction, a welcome blast from the present that sounds razor-sharp.
From there, the tone turned reflective (sort of). Thumbsucker doubled up with Last Words and Imperfect Organism — both tracks as spiky and uncomfortable as they are strangely moving. Their sound owes a nod to Rudimentary Peni, so naturally I followed that thread with Art of Burning Water’s snarling cover of Rotten To The Core, taken from their 2017 split LP with Containment.
Schkeuditzer Kreuz reappeared with Trips and Trepidation, still touring Europe and still impossible to ignore, before Angerland demanded we Commit a Madness.
Finally, we closed on a future cult classic: Citric Dummies – I Can’t Relate, from their upcoming split LP with Turnstile (out October 17th). Perfect ending — disaffected, snotty, and catchy as hell.
Playlist – Show 192
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mclusky – Unpopular Parts of a Pig
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Mitraille – Fuck You I’m Going on Tour
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Kläpträp – Not a Crime
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TV Face – Get What We’re Given
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Grim Harvest – Ossuary
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Beyond Perception – To The Point
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No Choice – The Orator
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Hackjob – Hexbridge Youth Crew
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Bite Back – Bad Blood
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Stuntface – Million of You
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Moletrap – Rhagofn
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Phinius Gage – Wrong Direction
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Celavi – Sori
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Intercourse – The Ballad of Max Wright
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Thumbsucker – Last Words
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Thumbsucker – Imperfect Organism
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Art Of Burning Water – Rotten To The Core
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Schkeuditzer Kreuz – Trips and Trepidation
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Angerland – Commit A Madness
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Citric Dummies – I Can’t Relate
Another episode wrapped, voice hanging by a thread, ears still ringing, though wholly blessed by fucking ace new headphones — just how it should be.
Catch me this Saturday at The Skerries, Bangor, with Spam Javelin, Prey and Thumbsucker — it’s going to be loud, messy and completely worth it.
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