Miracle Debt Under the Shadow LP
Hard-driving, mid-tempo Midwestern punk. If the late, great Jamie Ewing of BENT OUTTA SHAPE was singing for HÜSKER DÜ around the time the New Day Rising or Flip Your Wig albums came out, it would land close to here. Their Minneapolis home will draw early REPLACEMENTS and HÜSKER DÜ comparisons (like the one I just admittedly just gave), but there is a lot more than that on their sophomore release. The deft interplay between the bass and guitar crafted around the solid drums throws you the frequent curveball to keep it interesting and off any expected path. Plus, there’s a DIY spirit in the lyrics that call to hold on and look forward despite personal and global tragedy.