Scontro What Else Can I Do? cassette
Debut full-length release from this Portland, OR “socially conscious punk rock band.” Eleven songs of very slickly recorded and produced “punk rock,” with politically-driven lyrics strongly front and center. There are some cool guitar leads, the bass licks on some of the songs are driving and catchy, but the nature of the lyrical style and delivery left me feeling as if I had just attended a lecture. I absolutely see the point of intermingling political views with music, and the importance of entry-level political stances as a way to share ideas and thoughts to newcomers, I just personally could do without feeling like I just experienced an auditory Ludovico Technique.