Spine: Raíces 12" post-punk Formed in the summer of

Formed in the summer of 2001

Memphis then was like Seattle with grunge or Brooklyn with hip-hop—except the change was more than musical: Underground Memphis embraced black American culture when dominant society simply ignored or abhorred it

Albert Ayler found himself at the center of major transformations within jazz

" songs like "Orphaned" and the intense "Plagues" prove that breakneck speed and heaviness aren't necessarily interrelated

Spine: Raíces 12" post-punk Formed in the summer ofLongevity is rarely achieved in hardcore but SPINEs third LP, Races is a testament to a band as uncompromising and aggressive as they were over 10 years ago. In fact, Races may be the bands most aggressive output to date, presenting the bands usual blend of classic USHC and early west coast powerviolence at its most raw tipping the scale to the latter influence. Lyrically, the record grapples with the interplay of heritage and identify, family, and