Bursting through the door with a raw martial snap, SDL blast out snarling anarcho-hardcore anthems inspired by the raspy maniacal sounds of the 80’s Italian punk greats and the sloganeering/passionate-rant lyrical delivery style of the UK’s legendary anarcho punk scene. A riveting combination that doesn’t pull any punches and serves to highlight the beauty of the world rather than dwell in the brooding fodder that usually haunts those genres. Catchy, rudimentary and ecstatic music of the highest order.


Our take: This debut 12” from Italy’s Spirito Di Lupo has been getting a ton of buzz, and with good reason… it’s a brilliant record. Musically adventurous but with a distinctive and unique voice, Spirito Di Lupo has staked out a lane of arty anarcho punk all their own. The vocals, while stripped down and very punk, do a lot with rhythmic cadences and dynamic interplay between the two singers. The music, though, covers a lot of ground… Spirito di Lupo can be angry and brutal, but they can also be haunting, delicate, melodic, and so much more. When you pair that musical adventurousness with the album’s raw, live-sounding recording, you get something very earthy and organic sounding. I picture the members of Spirto Di Lupo living together on an anarchist commune, tending the fields and the grounds during the day and embarking on musical explorations long into the evening. If you’re looking for comparisons, I’d put Spirito Di Lupo in the company of bands like Straw Man Army, Subdued, and Rigorous Institution, all of whom have a similarly organic sound and a way of using classic anarcho punk as an inspiration rather than as a script.