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Blazing fast, Chitarrino-Punk from Parma, Italy. If you enjoy Shitty Limits, Youth Avoiders, or Social Cirkle, you will love this new record. You might have seen them on tour recently in the US with Judy and the Jerks, Feral + others, or you may have been paying attention to the band since their inception in 2017. Either way, they continue to push punk forward in Italy and worldwide.
Our take: This Italian hardcore punk band has been kicking around since 2016, even releasing a collaborative EP with Drew Owen from Sick Thoughts, though Limits to Growth is their first release on an American label. That’s strange, because Shitty Life sounds almost like an American band with their English-language lyrics and US hardcore-influenced style, albeit with a snarling Italian madman on vocal duties. Their no-distortion guitar sound might make you think of bands like Milk or Amdi Petersens Armé, but for me the most on-the-money comparison is No Way Records’ Social Circkle… Shitty Life sounds almost exactly like them in places, with blistering hardcore punk songs whose clean sound shows off just how agile and interesting the playing is. The label’s description also mentions Shitty Limits, and while it’s funny that the words “Shitty” and “Limits” are both on the record’s cover, I mostly hear that comparison on the short instrumental track “In the Corner,” which has more of an angular, Pink Flag kind of feel. As much as I like the ripping punk songs, the moodier instrumental might be my favorite track here. With seven tracks to choose from here, there’s plenty to sink your teeth into, and it all rips.
Our take: This Italian hardcore punk band has been kicking around since 2016, even releasing a collaborative EP with Drew Owen from Sick Thoughts, though Limits to Growth is their first release on an American label. That’s strange, because Shitty Life sounds almost like an American band with their English-language lyrics and US hardcore-influenced style, albeit with a snarling Italian madman on vocal duties. Their no-distortion guitar sound might make you think of bands like Milk or Amdi Petersens Armé, but for me the most on-the-money comparison is No Way Records’ Social Circkle… Shitty Life sounds almost exactly like them in places, with blistering hardcore punk songs whose clean sound shows off just how agile and interesting the playing is. The label’s description also mentions Shitty Limits, and while it’s funny that the words “Shitty” and “Limits” are both on the record’s cover, I mostly hear that comparison on the short instrumental track “In the Corner,” which has more of an angular, Pink Flag kind of feel. As much as I like the ripping punk songs, the moodier instrumental might be my favorite track here. With seven tracks to choose from here, there’s plenty to sink your teeth into, and it all rips.