Tag Substandard

Review: Subincision

Subincision “Self-Titled” (Substandard) Don’t let the jerkwater cover art fool you, this is one fun CD.  Subincision play Gilman-style punk in the vein of Op Ivy (minus the horns) and a sprinkle of older Black Flag.  The seventeen songs are…

Review: Desa

Desa “Demonstrates Birth” (Substandard) I was looking at the cover of this album which is an anatomical profile of a pregnant woman and I got thinkin’.  I just don’t agree with all this miracle of birth b.s.  That thing looks…

Review: 30 Years War

30 Years War “Under the Gun” (Substandard) 30 Years War rages an all-out verbal assault against your senses in this blistering little six-track EP.  Full of screamed vocals and old school hardcore sounds, these Santa Cruz locs rail against the…