Sunday 7 January 2024

Knowso - Last Of The Punks

  


  The old guard is gone...
  We are the last ones standing...


  Knowso are from Cleveland, Ohio and have been around for almost a decade but I have to be honest and say they've never really clicked with me. They're not your typical verse, catchy chorus, verse kinda band that you can sing along to. They're a little more ambitious than that. Angular guitars, jarring rhythms, abstract lyrics...

  They released a couple of albums (Specialtronics Green Vision & Rare Auld Trip/ Psychological Garden) which were distributed in the UK by Drunken Sailor Records  https://drunkensailorrecords.bandcamp.com/album/specialtronics-green-vision-lp https://drunkensailorrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rare-auld-trip-psychological-garden-lp but I never gave them much more than a cursory listen.

  But their new album, Pulsating Gore, seems to have worked it's magic on me. I'm enjoying it. I'm not sure if it's more accessible than previous releases or if my brain has just decided it was wrong before. Check it out and see what you think... https://sorrystaterecords.bandcamp.com/album/pulsating-gore

  The song I'm highlighting first attracted me due to the title but it's also a very cool track. It's called Last Of The Punks... 

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