The archetypal break-up album, Who Made You Government Baby sprints through four tracks of punk rock powered by ex-girlfriends, socialist-era Russian Big Muff fuzz pedals, libertarian politics and the cheapest, strongest beer in the store. It was written in response to past relationships that began wholly consensual and ended undemocratically, with an unwanted reform into a centralized regime nightmare.
Concurrently, the four-year term has ended – the nation has repatriated and is once again sovereign.
If you've still got a gas station jacket hanging in your closet, you may love the '90s Olympia punk churn of Soggy Creep. Bandcamp Album of the Day Feb 10, 2017
Knockout debut from a Buffalo, New York-based hardcore band who like their riffs sick, their drums fast, and their choruses sticky-sweet. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 28, 2024
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