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Destroy All Evidence

[4/5]

Vic Bondi is one of those lifer punk-rock dudes that you know will be releasing stellar records until he’s six feet under. From his tour of duty in the ’80s with the groundbreaking Articles Of Faith to Weatherman, his project with Tom Morello in the mid-’90s, Bondi has stayed relevant as musical trends have imploded around him. Report Suspicious Activity are his new what’s next: A blast of Dischord-style post-hardcore, mixing low-end-heavy staccato rhythms with abrasive guitars and Bondi’s pointed, politicized lyrics. Add to the mix the legendary J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines) on bass, along with guitarist Darren Zentek and drummer Erik Denno from Kerosene 454, and you’ll understand why Destroy All Evidence resonates with the power it does, pulsating with the rage of grown-up punks still struggling to explain to themselves the insanity of our current political climate. (ALTERNATIVE TENTACLES) Sam Sutherland

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