Spider's Newest Single, "Deathmatch", Goes for the Killing Blow
Spider hails from LA, and their sound is so reminiscent of bands like The Adolescents, Wasted Youth, early Black Flag (Keith Morris), and C3 that I feel like I’ve been transported back 40 years. This song would fit right in with the songs and bands on your bootleg copy of Decline of Western Civilization. This is the kind of shit that got me into punk in the first place, so it’s great to hear this old school sound done in a rad modern way.
At first listen the song seems to be about perseverance through the hardships of and resisting the “love” of letting go and giving in and letting it all end. Then I read the bio, and while I wasn’t totally wrong, the extra twist is that this was based on the care and kindness they showed their dog, Rock, by providing him a wheel chair and taking him on walks and how that inspired a stranger to let them know that he had debated suicide but changed his mind because of Rocky. They saw what Rocky was doing and how Rocky was pushing on, and they knew that they too had to push on. In the end, we don’t know what we are doing or saying in passing or in our own lives and what profound effect it could have on those around us, even strangers.
The band has some dates in CA, so if you’re there go check them out, and then tell them to come to NY.
9/10 – Hermosa Beach, CA – Saint Rocke
9/17 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Check out the full album on Spotify or check out one of their songs with other bangers on my punk playlist
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