Shit For Brains
Self-Released, 2024
8/10
A punk trio from Brooklyn, Cullen Gallagher, Phil Harrington and Chris Hopkins, i.e. Demoted, tear through 9 tunes of charged and diverse rock.
The buzzing and hard hitting “I Feel Like Shit” makes an impression in under a minute, where shouted vocals declares a sentiment that we can all relate to, and the razor sharp guitar of “Stare At The Walls” follows with the dense rhythm section emitting much melody.
“Twitching Eye”, the longest song and yet under 3 minutes, leads with a hint of atmosphere before a sludgy, powerful climate, while the lively bass of the title track creates a raw and thundering punk anthem that warrants leaping into a pit.
“Gulfax” and “Demoted” exit the listen, where the former is calm, intimate even, before short bursts of fury, and the latter is more throaty, as an early punk mood sets in, intensely.
Demoted consider themselves the laziest band in show business, since this was recorded in 2022 but only saw an official release recently, but you certainly wouldn’t think so based on these energetic and timeless punk tunes that sound as great today as they would have in ‘83.
Travels well with: The Drowns/Plizzken- 7”; Seized Up- Modify The Sacred