Blacklist Brigade

Blacklist Brigade play raw, tough Punk Rock. They sound like they learned the right lessons from Cock Sparrer and the Business, but also from Orange County Punk Rock, from Social Distortion to the U.S. Bombs. If Hostage Records moved to London, their first order of business would be to sign Blacklist Brigade. In a way, The Blacklist Brigade are a kick in the ass to anyone who’s trying to declare Punk dead. In some ways, this band sounds like three guys who sat around for years listening to Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Vice Squad, The Adicts, The Business, and so on, and, after drinking vats of beer and singing along with their arms around each other, they decided to pick up the cheapest instruments they could find, write songs like the ones they’d been singing along to, and record it on a four-track in a basement. It sounds homemade and they wear their influences on their sleeves, but damn if they don’t sound great doing it. And there’s more to these songs, too. These guys are more than just a throwback. I guarantee that, for every time they played their Menace albums, The Blacklist Brigade sang along with the first U.S. Bombs record, for every time they listened to 999, they probably listened to Oxymoron a dozen times. Hell, for all I know, they’ve been around long enough to inspire bands like Oxymoron and the U.S. Bombs (because, to be honest, I don’t know anything about this band except what I hear coming through my speakers).

The Upshot (2003)

01 - Coffin Ship

02 - The Smoke Out

03 - Join The Enemy

04 - Lockin' Chains

05 - Ratlines

06 - Pleasure, Liberty And Power

07 - Old Habits

08 - Brethren Of The Coast

09 - Throwback

10 - Pettycoat Girls

11 - Us And Them

12 - Stand Up

13 - Tremble And Shake

14 - The Sharks

15 - All Burned Up

16 - The Gainsblacklist Brigade

17 - Viva La Brigada Lista Nera

Slit-Nose Hymns (2006)

01 - Open: Slit-Nose Rockers

02 - Red Sand Hope

03 - Napoli Ghosts

04 - Red Bones

05 - Black Drum Rockers

06 - Home-Made Keys

07 - Rope Debt

08 - Black Beach Union

09 - Santa Maria

10 - Mexico Dogs

11 - Turkish Vipers

12 - Twelve O'clock Rebels

13 - No Used-To-Be's

14 - Hungersharks

15 - Firesharks

16 - Turkish Vipers (Reprise)

17 - St. Vincents Orchard

18 - Gypsy Heresy

19 - Pettycoat Town

20 - Close: The Slit

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