I’ve been a fan of this Parisian outfit since they arrived on the scene in 2015. Nearly a decade on, RIXE is as vital as ever, and Tir Groupé finds the group stabbing out into new territory. While the core tenets of their sound are still present, they’ve filed down the edges by injecting a […]
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CLOSETALKERS are from Calgary and play a blistering, raw, and very particular mutation of D-beat hardcore. A heavy dose of Scandi-crust blends with noisy Kawakami-inspired riffs to form an abrasive fury that is difficult to match. The opening song “Pestilence” features a fun rhythm breakdown just beyond the midway, and the closer “Narc” opens with […]
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Right from the introduction to the first song “Futuro Incierto,” the listener knows that a relentless, ruthless hardcore tornado with the subtle determination of a charging hippo is coming their way, and you don’t have much time to run or grab earplugs to protect what’s left of your hearing after years of D-beat abuse. Really, […]
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The CARP is from Cleveland, and I think I can hear some of the historic Cleveland bands embedded in their sound. At first quick listen, I wasn’t paying much attention until I started noticing that the bass sounded a bit like FLIPPER. After that, I started noticing song structures not unlike DEVO. I heard someone […]
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And here is the final round of Maximum Rocknroll Year End Top Tens! Be sure to read all the way though for the surprise at the end. Parts, one, two, and three, in case you weren’t staying tuned. BEN C. TROGDON Ben C Trogdon lives in NYC, puts together NUZZZZZZINE punk fanzine, and plays drums […]
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And now, part three of the 2023 Year End Top Tens! There will be a part four next week, as we got a huge response this year! Stay tuned, as Tim and the Gang would say! Parts one and two, in case you missed them. ANNALIESE REDLICH Annaliese Redlich makes cathartic clang in LOTHARIO and presents the […]
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And now, stay tuned for more 2023 Year End Top Tens! Part one is here, part three to follow next week. ALLAN MCNAUGHTON A NEUTRAL and former MRR shitworker. I’m on a FUGAZI-esque indefinite hiatus from writing about music so will keep these brief. To be honest, I constantly feel like I’m missing out on […]
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Another year wrapped up, another round of Maximum Rocknroll Year-End Top Tens! As always, we asked MRR contributors, friends, and extended family from around the globe about what punk records made their 2023. This year, we had plenty of long-time YETTers, a number of folks returning after one or more years absent, and a good […]
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