Well ladies and gentlemen I’d venture it’s safe to say that Thorp Records has officially brought street punk back from the dead with the signing of Refuse-Resist. This album is so skinhead that it makes me want to don my boots and braces once more (No not because it’s trendy right now American Apparel zombies) and pogo around and punch people. This Boston Mass. band is exactly what the punk and oi scene needed right now, a revamping.
Refuse-Resist’s album Socialized is a rip roaring dissertation on everything that’s wrong with our society. Taking on subjects like our constant need for connection via social networking sites to our willingness to sell out anything and everything for a profit. Middle America calls out the MTV generation who claims a new social scene or subculture every five minutes, not staying true to anything they believe. The title track Socialized makes fun of the people who are “fans” of everything on Facebook and have a million “friends.” Though my favorite is Pick of The Pieces because it’s a battle cry for those like me who believe we should suck it the fuck up and stop spending money we don’t have on shit we don’t need.
If you want a soundtrack to the plight of the last ten years than go get Refuse-Resist. This album is to this decade what Bad Religion was to the 80s. Calling out the people who deserve it while playing fast aggressive street punk and oi. I love it to pieces more each listen.
