Headcheese is from Kamloops, BC, this is their first record for Neon Taste and the follow-up to last years demo.12 tracks of brash, alienated frustration that ride the early-80's, tuneful approach of hardcore punk. No slave to speed but no sacrifice to power either. This is the kind of exciting, gutsy punk rock that hooked me on the shit the first time I heard it.The kind of music that's had me dedicated to finding more of the same. I still feel every damn hook and this record has plenty of them.Good hardcore punk speaks for itself and we think the message here is loud and clear.Our take: Like the Spread Joy record, I’ve been rocking the digital version of Headcheese’s debut 12” while I anticipated the vinyl dropping. This record premiered online back in February, and I kept that tab open for weeks, playing the record over and over. Admittedly, this is right in my wheelhouse. Headcheese sounds like Career Suicide and Long Knife had a baby. They have CS’s knack for writing short, catchy songs that fall in that perfect Jerry’s Kids / FU’s space of punky hardcore. However, Headcheese shares Long Knife’s heaviness, Jerry A-ish vocals, and fondness for the grooves you hear on War All the Time and Feel the Darkness. Another way of coming at this is that Headcheese takes the brevity and speed of Pick Your King, but combines it with the song-oriented approach of PI’s later records. And they are fucking good at it. Fans of the White Stains and Fried E/M records should watch out for this too. The dapper color-matching on the jacket and vinyl is icing on the cake. (note: our copies are now from the 2nd pressing, which is on black vinyl)
