‘Anarcho Punk Dance Party’ is the new album from Austerity, who release their new week via Every Man His Own Football & Quiet Backwater. With smart lyrics that draw on complex and confrontational political themes, Austerity write songs that might not be for everyone – but needed in the current political climate, trust me.
A raucous powerhouse of noise, Austerity bring us a cacophony of sound that just works together so well. Pummelling riffs and drums that lift these tracks to another dimension, this is melodically an album that sounds so good. Tracks such as ‘Occupation’ allow all these sounds to come together to create a track that shakes the foundations with great beats and big grooves that just meld to perfection here.
The explosion of noise works, as sounds go in all directions to make some fantastic and frantic melodies throughout this record. ‘Rinse And Repeat’ is a great example of this as they bring those Punk sounds alive brilliantly, something they do throughout this record but with this incredible hook, this song moves to another level of brilliant on ‘Anarcho Punk Dance Party’. The next two tracks ‘The City Is Dead’ and ‘Glass House’ make for a powerful trilogy of songs on this album, that live are going to be brutal.
Politically charged and melodically charged, this is an album with energy that delivers until the very end. ‘Glass House’ gives us incredible beats and honest lyrics and tracks such as ‘Capital’ give us Ska melodies and awesome drums that wake you up and make you pay attention, not to mention a hook meant to be stuck in your head for days. This is an album that demands to be heard and you should, you really should pay attention.
Thinking Lyrically. 