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Artist: Star Fucking Hipsters
Album: From The Dumpster To The Grave
Label: Fat Wreck Chords
Playtime: 29:37 min
Genre: Punk
URL:
Rip date: 2011-10-09
Street date: 2011-10-11
Size: 60.41 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 269 kbps / 4410Hz / Joint Stereo
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From the squats of New York City comes the Star Fucking Hipsters with their
latest genre stomping gem, From the Dumpster to the Grave. This time around
The Hipsters have aligned themselves with an all-star cast including The
Coup/Street Sweeper Social ClubÆs BootÆs Riley & the gutter-folk of Blackbird
Raum, along with members of Neurosis, Deadfall, Dystopia, & Chump Change. All
of these guests are joining forces with Mikey Erg (the Ergs, the Soviettes,
the Measure s.a. & many more) on the drums & returning Hipsters Frank Piegaro
(Ensign, Degenerics), Chris Pothier (Dred Fabrik, Big Attack!), P. Nut
(Ensign, Degenerics) & Yula Beeri (World/Inferno friendship society, Nanuchka,
Yula & the Extended Family). Together theyÆve picked up the torch Sturgeon aka
Stza Crack first lit with Choking Victim & Leftover Crack. Now, SFH is back in
effect with a new album that is somehow crust, ska, metal, punk, hip-hop, folk
& hardcore all in one. From the Dumpster to the Grave comes out on Oct.11th
via Fat Wreck Chords so get to listening to all of your other records now,
because once this drops, youÆll be deep in the dumpster for the rest of the
year sifting through the layers & nuances of this ambitious & eclectic album.
Formed from the temporarily out of commission Leftover Crack, Star Fucking
Hipsters began in 2005, where they immediately imploded only to regroup in
2006 when songs were needed for a quickly recorded split between LOC and the
legendary U.K. political ska-punks Citizen Fish. Since then, the Hipsters have
seen several members come & go as Sturgeon & Frank have piloted the rotating
cast into braver and more uncharted waters with each release. 2008Æs Until
WeÆre Dead, their Fat Wreck debut, was the worldÆs first taste of *SFH*Æs
æbubble gum crust.Æ Then, the gang returned to Alternative Tentacles, home of
Leftover CrackÆs 2004 triumph Fuck World Trade, to help them deliver 2009Æs
Never Rest In Peace. Star Fucking Hipsters toured extensively over the course
of 2010 while lead guitarist Frank Piegaro & Sturg started writing the songs
for what would be the return to Fat Wreck Chords for their third volume, From
The Dumpster to the Grave.
Forged deep in the fires of Motor Studios, From the Dumpster to the Grave is a
twelve-track adventure through a landscape of crunchy guitars, massive
crescendos, pounding drums, aggressive female vocals from O.G. Hipsters Nico &
Yula Beeri with new Hipster Kelsy, and of course SturgÆs trademark crust
screeches & punk yelps. Considering all of the talent on hand, and the proven
song writing abilities of Sturg & Frank, itÆs no surprise that the album is a
masterwork of the semi-fictional Crack Rock Steady & Bubble-Gum Crust genres.
The 12 tracks on From the Dumpster To the Grave span several genres including
punk, ska, hip hop, metal, folk & Latino-rock, all wrapped in a hardcore
shell. The intertwined male and female vocals harmonize and shriek over
crunching guitars, soulful Bass-lines & hard-hitting drums.
Despite the varied influences and aggressive force behind them, the songs
maintain a concise and direct sound infused with infectious melodies. The
lyrical content of the album seethes over sociopolitical injustices in the
arenas of bigotry, class injustice, religious hypocrisy, police brutality, war
profiteering, Immigrant rights & AmericaÆs trademark sycophantic docility &
worldwide terror. As pioneers of the anarcho-punk/crust/ska genres, Star
Fucking Hipsters (and all of SturgÆs bands, for that matter) generate a
certain level of expectation. From the Dumpster To the Grave completely
surpasses those expectations by delivering the Hipsters best material to date.
Even by the standards of SFH fans, this album is a bold progression for a band
already renowned for taking risksÆ and telling preconceptions to kindly go
fuck themselves.
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01. Intro ( 0:29)
02. Dumpster To The Grave ( 2:17)
03. War Widows Vietnam ( 2:53)
04. Death Is Never Out Of Fashion ( 2:41)
05. The Broken Branches ( 3:05)
06. The Spoils Of War ( 0:34)
07. íOtra Vez! ( 2:33)
08. Honey, I Shrunk The Cops! ( 2:09)
09. 9/11 'till Infinity ( 2:56)
10. Ana Ng ( 2:21)
11. Rapture, Rinse, Repeat ( 2:17)
12. Drowning Out Another Year ( 3:53)
13. Unitited ( 1:29)
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