Originally started as a solo outlet for Tony Suspect (Suspect Device fanzine/records) to vent about modern life, the project evolved into a "no-frills" DIY trio featuring lifers from the South Coast scene.
The members have a massive collective pedigree, having played in bands like Haywire, Whole In The Head, Armoured Flu Unit, Portiswood, and Pilger.
Released in April 2022, this album Nothing Gets Changed By Being Polite is a 21-track blast of high-speed, social-realist hardcore that clocks in at under 20 minutes and plays at 45RPM. Reviews praise its "righteous fire" and ability to distill complex issues—from animal rights and the cost of living to the vacuousness of modern TV—into short, sharp shocks of vitriol tempered with a sense of "shared fun" and classic anarcho-punk hooks. They recorded it in eight hours! - 'We arrived at 2pm, started slowly setting up, mic'ing up the gear and by 10pm all the music and vocals had been done.'
Listening back to this howitzer volley of songs, I've just realised that my pronunciation of Abrazos has been wrong on my radio show for all this time (and I've played the band many times!). It's pronounced AB-RAZZ-OSS (which means 'hugs' in Spanish - listen to the album, they'll tell you this).
The post paid price is £13.50 (get in touch for details - suspectdevicehq@hotmail.com).
It's also available from their Bandcamp page - ABRAZOS
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