Child Capture the "Shitegeist" of the Times With Punky Grind (Early Track Stream)
Swedish grindcore and crust punk band Child aren’t playing coy with the latest single “Shitegeist” from their upcoming album, Shitegeist. The track, which serves as the album’s opener, begins with “Everything sucks, everything’s fucked.”
The statement shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, but Jocke Lindström’s delivery enriches it. Admittedly, “Shitegeist” is closer to punk rock than it is outright grind, which is to say that you can understand what Child are playing on first listen rather than succumb to the breakneck tempos. Those are reserved for later tracks on Shitegeist. In all honesty, “Shitegeist” is simple, but the pieces at work here--Lindström’s performance, the crunchy texture, and Albin Sköld’s performance behind the drumkit in which he operates at a few clicks faster than the rest of the troupe--shine because of it. Listen to it now and enjoy Child at their most legible before all hell breaks loose when they release Shitegeist on March 29 through Suicide Records.
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The band comments:
We are heading fast into the new dark ages. Man-made destruction of society, of ecosystems, of the world as we know it. We ignore all warnings, as long as we can grow our wealth. The world leaders create chasms in society. Terror, hatred, war is the result of their polarisation. We are heading fast for annihilation… And maybe that’s for the best. Everything sucks. Everything’s fucked.
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