Sometimes I dive right into music that’s shared with me, and sometimes I poke around a bit. For this release I first read their tagline saying they were “hefty street emo” consisting of former members of Murphy’s Law and post hardcore bands, In Pieces and Progress. I was like the fuck is this going to sound like? So I had to hit fucking play and let the tunes rip, and I can tell you that I’m loving what I’m hearing. From start to finish Disqualifiers’ new album, Consolidating Logistics Since 1776 does a masterful job of blending classic hardcore punk elements, with pop punk and just enough post hardcore touches that helps the whole album sound really fresh and new.

“M.B.P.A. “- It could just be me cause I’m a drummer, but I fucking love a killer drum fill intro, and this one is tight as fuck. Actually the whole album is filled with super tight snare fills and killer accents. Lyrically, I immediately started singing along with the phrase “make politics boring again”. I can hear elements of Jawbreaker in this, but I also hear stuff that would have fit on a Jade Tree Records hardcore album as well as stuff more akin to Hüsker Dü.

“Anger Management” - I love the sound of that bass and how it locks in with the drums. The vocal phrasing reminds me a lot of Pennywise’s earlier stuff. There’s some shouted group vocals, some group harmonies, and some sick guitar riffage that reminds me of early 1990’s Bad Religion.

“Live Now” - This one slows it down a bit and takes on a more melancholy tone that reminds me of something Tony Sly would write. I really dig the way the guitar parts interplay with each other. If you’re gonna have two guitars, do like this band and make sure they play different parts that play off of and build off of each other. That fucking vocal run at the two minute mark is dope as fuck. That groove break down soon after should have the kids dancing in the pit for sure. And those fucking tight as fuck snare fills come in for a double attack too.

“Casualty” - This song brings the pace back up with rapid fire punk beats that are just below what I might expect to hear on an RKL record. The riffs and the drums lock in and hit all the moments together in just the right spots. The song ended, and I dug it so much, I had to play it again.

“Politicians” - This is really interesting opening. It’s more Refused sounding to me in some ways. It’s definitely not fitting into the standard hardcore punk sound which is really cool cause it just add another element to enjoy. Sounds like someone else took over lead vocals for a bit too or the lead singer just dug in deeper to get a more guttural vocal feel. Either way it fucking worked. And who can’t sing along to “Politicians fuck off!”?

“T.V.” - Reminds me a little bit of a more melodic Paint it Black. Love those fast attacks that start around the 15 second mark. When it ends, it leaves you wanting more which is really the best thing a song can do.

“S.T.S.A.” - Love the fucking intro on this. The song just hits nonstop and just relentlessly keeps pounding you until it finally ends leaving you exhausted for them if not for yourself. And overtop of it we get more the that melodic hardcore vocals that have made this album so enjoyable to listen to.

“The Slaughter” - Okay. This song came on and the sound is so far away from everything else and had a kind of 80’s vibe to it with the vocal delivery that I thought for a moment that it was a cover, and had to see if I could find the OG. But this is definitely an original, and I’m all in on this. It has all the elements of past songs, but it also brings a whole different layer of musicality with elements from 80’s new wave or arena rock. And the way it ended with the focus on that bass line was sick.

So yeah. Go to Bandcamp and listen this shit and buy it. You’ll fill all your hardcore punk needs and also some needs you didn’t know you had:

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