you don't hear a lot of actual punk music nowadays. so, this is kind of refreshing.

it's not screamo. it's not thrash metal. it's just old school punk.

https://hotelmurder.bandcamp.com

this is one of the shows that i missed in the spring, although they're doing a show in toronto in mid october that might align with my trip in.

this style of female-driven hardcore tends to fall into a number of cliches nowadays, and they're certainly playing in that space, but they're also pulling in some poppier influences and some thrashier influences. all in all, it's a good update on a style that's been sort of overdone.

they probably want you to focus more on the lyrics, and i'm going to sort of step back and acknowledge my age rather than criticize it. there's a few points where they opt more for blunt anger than savvy analysis, although i'll also take honest reflection. i'm not 19 anymore, so the guttural anger seems pointless to me. in a sense, that's what they want you to do: yell at the wall, burn yourself out, and accomplish nothing. the system is designed to be impossible to navigate, enough to make you scream at the sky sometimes, certainly, but it's entirely pointless to do it, and while it's sometimes a necessary release, you also need to be vigilant that you don't fall into that trap. but, i don't remember that being obvious to me 20 years ago, either.

https://waronwomen.bandcamp.com