TRASH TALK - 119

Two years after Eyes & Nines, the Americans of Trash Talk return with a new record. Called 119, it gives us the same devastating hardcore punk that we’ve come to expect from the band. Almost 22 minutes of extreme sound reminding us of Black Flag, Anti Cimex and Napalm Death and not stopping there, 22 minutes of 14 crushing songs, with a lot of groove and a taste for riot. Yet, something has changed. What is that? Trash Talk is starting to enjoy a bit more attention and has managed to get signed by a record label that could give them more exposure. This way, Trash Talk is the first non-hip hop band included in the portfolio of Odd Future (a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment), a label run by none other than Tyler, The Creator. It is a pity that a label from the hardcore or metal area with serious intentions was not quick or competent enough to take advantage of the gem that is Trash Talk. Maybe next time. The boys do their job and do what they do best: they play. And they play a hell of a healthy music, paying no mind to anything around them. They just want to write a page of history, even though they still don’t get the success they deserve. Time will pass, generations will change and after years more people will discover their music and finally give it the attention it deserves.

What’s so great about Trash Talk? Even if they still have some more or less obvious influences from other bands, they look like they don’t want to be part of any trend, and show with their music that they just don’t try to sound in a particular way to sell more records or receive more praise. I will end by saying that if you are in the mood for an organised sound attack and you like serious things in music turned on their head, you should look no further than 119. Short songs, to the point and without any compromise.

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