XM2 - demo - Tape (2015)

Labels: Cintes Podrides
Review by: Alex Deller

A pretty ripping dose of raw, ragged hardcore from this new (I think?) Barcelona band. Things are fall-apart crazy but also catchy as heck, reminding me of stuff like Void and Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers but also, thanks to the wiry guitar sound and preponderance of snaggly open notes, something like Torches To Rome as well. The vocals are gnashed up and echoey around the edges, sounding as bounce-off-the-walls crazy as the rest of it, rounding off something that’s terrifically on-point and consistently surprising. Grab it now, and nab the excellent Chroma tape put out by the same label while you’re at it!