Foil

Reviews

Foil Foiled cassette

Punk band with nice whiny, screamy vocals. I was really drawn to their wit and sarcasm present in the lyrics like the line, “I only make 55 bucks an hour” in the track “Nuclear Family,” which in itself is a witty commentary on social norms. I loved the speed they were able to get without being repetitive. I’m not entirely sold on “Wino Rhino,” their kind of country track, as I couldn’t tell if it was done as mockery or if they were trying to do something different. Either way, I loved this album.

Foil Full Band Demo cassette

I read somewhere that a song that starts with a good drumbeat sticks in your mind like gum on your shoe. That’s what happens with FOIL’s demo—three songs of fast and dirty hardcore punk with changes of rhythm and an urgent feeling to the whole composition. The bass sounds thick and the guitars are sometimes like sci-fi noises, throbbing here and there. Kansas City, Peruvian coke, police hatred, and depression, an explosive combination for a punk record. Love the artwork.

Foil Peruvian Coke flexi EP

Short and ferocious, Peruvian Coke is a wall of reverb and distortion-drenched spleen and spit.  KCMO’s FOIL has been kicking around for a few years, and the band has released a handful of demos and cassettes, some through the band’s lead screamer Jame Mendenhall’s Dirtbag Distro. All three tracks on this are very solid and bring Grown Up Fucked Up-era RETARDS to mind a bit. I need more.