{"id":10215,"date":"2026-11-08T23:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10215"},"modified":"2026-11-08T23:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:36:32","slug":"soul-glo-diaspora-problems-hardcore-punk-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=10215","title":{"rendered":"Soul Glo\u2019s Diaspora Problems is a hardcore record like no other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cGold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmyass?)\u201d is an opening salvo for the ages. Bong rip, into a catchy-as-hell hardcore riff, with frontman Pierce Jordan ranting. Then comes the half-time stomp as Jordan gets fully unhinged, screaming \u201cWho gon beat my ass? Who the fuck gon beat my ass?\u201d From here on out, as the music shifts through a few different sections, the energy never comes down. Jordan shreds his vocal cords, begging, \u201cCan I live?\u201d Before finally spelling it out for anyone still confused:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote _1lkuyz82 _1lkuyz80 _19wv7tc9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz89 _1lkuyz88 _19wv7tc1\">Say more, say less, it\u2019s all the same<br \/>When it\u2019s time to die we can meet outside<br \/>To see who gon feel my pain<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The record barely lets up from here on out. \u201cComing Correct\u201d opens with a cough and a steady 808, giving you literally three seconds to catch your breath before Jordan jumps on the mic shouting, \u201cI try to listen the way, I wanna be listened to.\u201d The song starts stacking elements quickly, reaching full firestorm by 25 seconds in, and then does let up for the rest of its three-minute runtime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The front chunk of the record is just perfect unrelenting hardcore song after perfect unrelenting hardcore song. Jordan\u2019s crazed charisma is undeniable as he ricochets between leftist rhetoric, goofy bits about smoking weed, and vulnerable explorations of his struggles with depression. You\u2019d be forgiven for struggling to keep up with his rapid-fire delivery, which owes almost as much to modern rappers as it does to classic hardcore acts like Minor Threat or Bad Brains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Track six, \u201cDriponomics,\u201d fully embraces those more modern influences with trap snares, wall-rattling 808 kicks, and a guest verse from Mother Maryrose. The sampled guitar calls to mind the sax squeals favored by the Bomb Squad\u2026 just heavier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The album eventually culminates in \u201cSpiritual Level Of Gang Shit,\u201d which features guest verses from McKinley Dixon and Lojii over gently echoed guitar melodies and dub-inspired groove. Then, around the 2:20 mark, things take a turn as the guitars turn punishing and the drums shift to a standard hardcore beat. But the song hasn\u2019t reached its final form yet. That comes almost a minute later when the horn section kicks in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Next to other modern hardcore standard bearers like Turnstile, Soul Glo might almost seem like traditionalists heavily influenced by the DC scene. But Diaspora Problems shows their ambition and willingness to take risks. Soul Glo plays with genre, is confrontational in its politics, and is generally just uncompromising.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Oh, and they put on a hell of a live show (I\u2019ve seen them at least four times now). Don\u2019t miss their incredible <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uA5hf_94Ffc\">Tiny Desk Concert<\/a> either, which I\u2019m pretty sure is the first mosh pit to even open up in the NPR offices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/1029579\/soul-glo-diaspora-problems-hardcore-punk-review\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cGold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmyass?)\u201d is an opening salvo for the ages. Bong rip, into a catchy-as-hell hardcore riff, with frontman Pierce Jordan ranting. 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