The best "core" and angry album of the year combining punk/hardcore/post punk and beyond for an experience that is in your face and unapologetic taking on modern society whether it be technology, gender issues or patriarchy. Control Top lead things off with a grovvy, gainy bassline and almost never let their foot off the gas during the 29 minute record. The crunchy basslines and thumping bass drum provide the skeleton for fantastic noisy guitars and Ali Carter's yelling, screaming and singing. The guitar production, tones and texture deserve a massive shoutout as they are a step above the rest for this genre. A beautifully noisy and dissonant mix of leads and uptempo chord progressions. It seems like any of the band members can take the lead at anytime and this fact alone makes the album worth revisiting many times as there is depth and nuance in the vocals, bass, drums and guitars. I am not sure who the bull in the china shop is but I know that Control Top is making better, beautifully aggressive post hardcore/punk than anyone else at this very moment.
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