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Our take: Following up their Anti-You EP from 2022, we have a new three-song single from Los Angeles’s Problem. The artwork and the fact that this is a 3-track single immediately recalls the UK82 classics (the title also evokes Attak’s Murder on the Subway), but Problem adds their own wrinkles. The drums and guitars keep things straightforward and punk, but the more complex bass lines on these tracks add an extra layer of musicality. The vocals also drip with personality, going right up to the edge of being a cartoony, but imbuing these songs with a ton of personality. There’s an emphasis on catchiness, and you’ll definitely walk away from this EP remembering the lyrics to “Bite the Blade.” The closing track “Fuck the Human Race” leans in even harder with a bright, major-key chord progression and the singer changing “fuck you” over and over. You’ve gotta love a classic offensive singalong in the tradition of “Sex and Violence,” and if it wasn’t already clear Problem doesn’t take themselves too seriously, the brief reggae break seals the deal. Despite embracing the punk stereotype so fully, Problem never sounds goofy… like the droogs in A Clockwork Orange, they just like a little fun mixed in with their menace.