Fucked Up – “Hidden World”

This cd? Oh, man… epic hardcore that despite most of the tracks being well over five minutes (and some in the 7-9 minute range) never bores. It’s like the antithesis of Paint It Black.

Whereas Paint It Black strips down hardcore to its base elements and plays songs that mostly clock in under two minutes, Fucked Up takes it to this whole new level of grandiosity. Amazing. It’s rare that I would use genius to describe anything, especially a hardcore cd, but this band has genius in spades.

Drawing lyrical inspiration from politics to the Bible, yet never preaching, Hidden World is one of those rare cds that had me digging out the encyclopedia to understand more fully from where the band was coming. I’ve looked forward to this album since its announcement six months ago, and it did not disappoint me for one split second.

Jade Tree officially has a solid gold, A+, #1 record on their hands. If you like hardcore, punk, phenomenal lyrics, or just fucking music at all, for the love of God… go get this record. it’s in stores now, and it will be the best money you’ve spent on a new release this year.

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