ISS: Spikes cassette
Brand new 5-song cassette from the almighty ISS!
Self-released by the band and distributed exclusively by Sorry State.
Elaborate hand-made packaging including real metal spikes.
Limit 2 per customer!
Our take: ISS just surprise dropped this cassette EP. I didnāt even know it was in the works until a couple of days before it was out, when Rich hit me up to ask if Sorry State would distribute it (which, duh, we agreed to immediately). The title of this tape is Spikes, which refers both to the punk accessories (which also adorn the ridiculous packaging) and to the āspikesā in COVID cases and deaths during the pandemic. I didnāt see the latter meaning until I read the lyrics, and it made me realize that ISS is one of the few contemporary punk bands I trust to address topical subjects like this in a way that doesnāt seem cliche, like itās trying to hard, or filtered through layers of punk nostalgia (though thereās plenty of that in the music). When a new ISS release arrives, I have a particular process that I go through. The first time I listen, I play āspot the sampleā and marvel at the clever ways theyāve mashed up sounds from new and old punk records. The next time I read along with the lyric sheet and marvel at how smart and clever their lyricist Rich is. Then, I play the songs for the next few weeks, while it dawns on me how perfectly constructed and brilliant these tracks are as songs. If you think ISSās whole sampling approach is a gimmick, youāre dead wrongā¦ these would be great punk songs no matter how they were recorded, and the bandās original approach only makes them even better. Iāve only written about ISS and have given little attention to these five particular songs (mostly because Iām still digesting them), but I assure you they wonāt disappoint any ISS fan.
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ISS: Spikes cassette
ISS: Spikes cassette
Brand new 5-song cassette from the almighty ISS!
Self-released by the band and distributed exclusively by Sorry State.
Elaborate hand-made packaging including real metal spikes.
Limit 2 per customer!
Our take: ISS just surprise dropped this cassette EP. I didnāt even know it was in the works until a couple of days before it was out, when Rich hit me up to ask if Sorry State would distribute it (which, duh, we agreed to immediately). The title of this tape is Spikes, which refers both to the punk accessories (which also adorn the ridiculous packaging) and to the āspikesā in COVID cases and deaths during the pandemic. I didnāt see the latter meaning until I read the lyrics, and it made me realize that ISS is one of the few contemporary punk bands I trust to address topical subjects like this in a way that doesnāt seem cliche, like itās trying to hard, or filtered through layers of punk nostalgia (though thereās plenty of that in the music). When a new ISS release arrives, I have a particular process that I go through. The first time I listen, I play āspot the sampleā and marvel at the clever ways theyāve mashed up sounds from new and old punk records. The next time I read along with the lyric sheet and marvel at how smart and clever their lyricist Rich is. Then, I play the songs for the next few weeks, while it dawns on me how perfectly constructed and brilliant these tracks are as songs. If you think ISSās whole sampling approach is a gimmick, youāre dead wrongā¦ these would be great punk songs no matter how they were recorded, and the bandās original approach only makes them even better. Iāve only written about ISS and have given little attention to these five particular songs (mostly because Iām still digesting them), but I assure you they wonāt disappoint any ISS fan.
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Brand new 5-song cassette from the almighty ISS!
Self-released by the band and distributed exclusively by Sorry State.
Elaborate hand-made packaging including real metal spikes.
Limit 2 per customer!
Our take: ISS just surprise dropped this cassette EP. I didnāt even know it was in the works until a couple of days before it was out, when Rich hit me up to ask if Sorry State would distribute it (which, duh, we agreed to immediately). The title of this tape is Spikes, which refers both to the punk accessories (which also adorn the ridiculous packaging) and to the āspikesā in COVID cases and deaths during the pandemic. I didnāt see the latter meaning until I read the lyrics, and it made me realize that ISS is one of the few contemporary punk bands I trust to address topical subjects like this in a way that doesnāt seem cliche, like itās trying to hard, or filtered through layers of punk nostalgia (though thereās plenty of that in the music). When a new ISS release arrives, I have a particular process that I go through. The first time I listen, I play āspot the sampleā and marvel at the clever ways theyāve mashed up sounds from new and old punk records. The next time I read along with the lyric sheet and marvel at how smart and clever their lyricist Rich is. Then, I play the songs for the next few weeks, while it dawns on me how perfectly constructed and brilliant these tracks are as songs. If you think ISSās whole sampling approach is a gimmick, youāre dead wrongā¦ these would be great punk songs no matter how they were recorded, and the bandās original approach only makes them even better. Iāve only written about ISS and have given little attention to these five particular songs (mostly because Iām still digesting them), but I assure you they wonāt disappoint any ISS fan.
