Misery Whip - MWII CS

Self released.

"MISERY WHIP’s brand of hardcore is, admittedly, quite fashionable right now, and that’s a good thing. Artists like SPY, GEL, Zulu, and countless others have been getting snatched up by labels because of their ability to blend powerviolence riffs, D-beat rhythms, and crust punk anger, while authentically making them palatable for a rapidly growing generation of mosh pit-ready kids who have likely never heard Discharge or Anti-Cimex. It’s exciting—it feels like a bubble, but it’s exciting nonetheless. MISERY WHIP balance these varied musical components about as well as anyone I’ve heard in the last year or two, with vocalist Hayley Kafer gluing everything together with a stately, dead-eyed mix of wrath and end-of-rope desperation, howling “You’ve ruined it all, we can’t fix it,” on “DISCONTINUED,” or the singular, howling “Wake up!!!” on “VULTURES.” Kafer was pregnant during the recording of the EP, and knowing that brings an exciting new dimension to the music, capturing an essence of fight and hope and worry and anger that is necessary in our battle for a better future. Portland, Maine is one of my favorite cities in America, and knowing MISERY WHIP are out there melting faces is itself a calming notion."
- CJ SIMONSON