Usman's Staff Pick: February 24, 2025

Hello and thanks for reading. This week I wanted I write briefly about this No Genocide compilation we’ve had it stock for a little while. This was originally released on cassette format and we had copies of that as well. I can’t remember how many sold, but after that they decided to press it to 12” as well. They made 300 of these and all proceeds are directed to mutual aid in Gaza. I know they’ve sent over a ton of money before the 12”s were made and that was great to hear. SCARECROW was asked to be on the compilation. They were looking for exclusive songs mostly, which we don’t really have, haha. We have done a number or cover songs though, and those can only be heard on cassette or flexi, so we went with one of those. A while back we covered Raleigh’s own C.O.C. for a tour tape, and now you can hear our version of “Rabid Dogs” on this No Genocide 12”. They properly mastered all the songs too, so it sounds a lot better than what we released on tape, haha. I was surprised how good it sounded, since we recorded with a portable recorder. The 12” compilation comes with a booklet that the cassette version did not, and Jeff did a sick page for us ripping off some old C.O.C. shit. On the compilation you can find some great contemporary bands, but they also featured some classics like OI POLLOI, THE MOB, and PART 1. Those bands probably don’t give a shit, but I can’t believe my band is on a record with them!! Haha. I was stoked to see RAT CAGE on the compilation too, as we’ve already done stuff with them. They also did a cover, by VARUKERS. While the comp is comprised of punk bands, the sound is all over the place. Actually, the final track is not a punk band at all, it’s a choir singing an anti-war song. That might sound cheesy to some, but I find stuff like that awesome. Anyways, I’m sure most everyone already knows about this compilation, but I wanted to take some time to mention it. If you’re not interested in buying the comp, you can stream the entire thing here. Of course you could donate by buying a digital version, but there are also a ton of links at the bottom of the page for direct ways to send funds to Gaza. Alright, I think that’s about it for the week. Cheers and thanks for your support. We really appreciate all the Sorry State customers.

 


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