PHOBOPHLYPTIX - "S/T" LP

Phobophlyptix - Phobophlyptix LP (Radical Documents, 2025) "Two or three (maybe four) streams of thought have been crossing in my mind lately when it comes to HC. They go like this: 1. people who talk about a band that “expands hardcore ... by taking bold and experimental risks” don’t actually want to listen to hardcore, and/or see themselves as so unique to believe this that they’re not-so-secretly narcissists (watch out, these people will hit you). 2. Man on a mission, the Analog Dogg Mike Foster (who hosts WAYLT?, a great YouTube chatski with punx listening to and talking about records) mentions that people reviewing hardcore that they presumably enjoy with a caveat they don’t realize is one – “it’s only (under 13) minutes long, you won’t get bored” – means they’re actually bored but not willing to risk the scene cred or losing their spot on the promo train. 3. The incessant repackaging of non-hardcore ‘90s bands who screenprinted record sleeves on the backs of cut-up Piggly Wiggly