Saturday 25 September 2021

Weak Ties

Weak Ties are a four-piece hardcore band from Bielefeld, Germany that began in 2016. Following a few releases of solid powerviolence, they put out their 2nd LP earlier this year, Find A Way, This is what really caught my attention, as its a very unique-sounding record. The fast-paced powerviolence influence is still present, but with a heavy dose of old school hardcore punk, like something straight out of the early 80's. It's the gap between Infest and The Adolescents, essentially. The production and guitar tone is absolutely incredible on this. It's crisp, raw, organic, and really just needs to be heard to be appreciated. The band brings a new, unique kind of energy to their sound, and makes for one hell of a fun listen. Highly recommended stuff, and Find A Way is definitely one of the coolest hardcore albums you're going to hear this year. Enjoy.

1. Rain Fade
2. Concerned Citizen
3. Constrained
4. I Won't
5. Your Fuss
6. Running On Knives
7. Hands Down Favorite
8. Catatonic
9. Nothing Will Ever Be Enough
10. Out Of Patience
11. Mutism

1. Hārda Ut
2. Deadlock
3. The Sough
4. Illusion of Control
5. Breaking The Burdens
6. Prologue
7. Sorry, Not Today
8. Misguided
9. Diffusion Of The Antithesis
10. Left Alone
11. Nightmarish Era
12. Sinking

1. The Gentle Art Of Chokin' - IV
2. The Gentle Art Of Chokin' - V
3. The Gentle Art Of Chokin' - III
4. The Gentle Art Of Chokin' - I
5. Weak Ties - Nothing More
6. Weak Ties - Deaf

1. Weak Ties - Exploding Head Syndrome
2. Weak Ties - Dead End
3. Weak Ties - Black Waves
4. Noll Koll - Ni som brann
5. Noll Koll - Getränken
6. Noll Koll - Pengar
7. Noll Koll - Påväg ingenstans
8. Noll Koll - Värt det
9. Noll Koll - Skitliv

1. Find A Way
2. Veil
3. Rage Is Not A Quiet Thing
4. E.
5. Blurred
6. Sorry Not Today Pt. II
7. I
8. With Every Step
9. The Company I Need
10. Loomed
11. Thinking To Stay Awake
12. Contrived
13. Toothless
14. II
15. Moving To Stay Awake
16. Never Catch A Break

2 comments:

  1. Nice to see a band from bielefeld here. this blog is so awesome!

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