SCUL HAZZARDs – Landlord
I’ve got to hand it to SCUL HAZZARDs; they’ve wasted very little time in getting material out accumulating a handful of EP’s with Landlord marking the bands second full-length album, all of which have come since around 2006. The band continues forth here in their quest to drum up a Rapeman/Big Black revival by crafting excellent tunes that would have easily gotten much love during the 80’s/90’s noise/math/aggro heyday. That’s not to say it shouldn’t be getting the same receptive response today, as it most definitely should. So far their catalog warrants it, and Landlord certainly doesn’t hurt their case. The album is as every bit piercing as their previous Let Them Sink (which was also a favorite of mine last year by the way), with guitars that seemingly cause images of band saws ripping through all kinds of shit in my head. If there is one thing that consistently registers with me about them, it’s that. Sure, many bands come across and try and replicate this sort of sound, but SCUL HAZZARDs have done nothing but show that they have the visceral edge to keep it fresh and inspiring in the present day. If you weren’t a fan of the band already, then I doubt Landlord is going to change that…but for anyone that has yet to hear them and enjoys their rock with a bit of complexity and razor sharp squall, then definitely don’t miss out on this.
SCUL HAZZARDs – Casualties [MP3]
Landlord is currently available through Rejuvenation Records for anyone that is looking to pick it up. Hit that up!
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June 17th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
love your work guys