New Music Tuesday: Leftover Crack

Something Old, Something New, Something You Should Know. New Music Tuesday: Leftover Crack. The Cri'zack if you are down. All the way in the back of the food-stamp line. Straight outta motherfuckin' Lo-cash. It's the Crack Rock Steady! Spawned from the ashes of Choking Victim, spearheaded and masterminded by The Stza, Leftover Crack is quite bluntly, a smack in the face. A smack in the sorry face of what is passed off as Punk Rock (nowadays)... A smack in the face to your senses... And sensibility. Punk as Punk can be is the mythology of Leftover Crack/Choking Victim. Lyrics/songs about Smoking Crack... squatting... rockin' the 40oz... killing cops... hating the Government... suicide... More poignant/biting lyrics than you'll get from any other punk band. Musically, Leftover Crack/Chocking Victim is above and beyond all Punk bands and most mainstream bands. Stza has a complete understanding of harmonies and melodies, catchy as hell songs, but NEVER EVER succumbing to Pop... LOV/CV easily change pace from SkaCore/Hedgecore (OPIV) style Ska to complete Grindcore to punch in the face Punk... On the New album, FUCK WORLD TRADE, most specifically on LIFE IS PAIN, the band incorporates the symphonic sounds of violins and pianos with ease, creating moments instead of breaking moments. STZA's vocal style is gruff and scratchy... He finds harmony & melody where you think they could never be found... Admittedly, LOV/CV may not be the easiest band to swallow, but once you do, it's a beautiful trip. All the melody & harmony of which I spoke is not always easily heard, not hidden, but lay beneath in the layers of music. My advice; listen to the LOC/CV discography in chronological order... Choking Victim, then Leftover Crack. Good listening.