Heavy Mantle ‎– Weights & Measures lpHeavy Mantle Weights & Measures lp HEAVY MANTLE plays punk rock I guess. That sentence just doesnt do them justice. Primarily influenced by punk and hardcore, these songs come together in a beautiful, swirling, indie rock alternative display that gives serious nods to predecessors of the style such as Small Brown Bike, Cursive and even Jawbreaker. Sometimes poppy, sometimes frantic but always melodic; the band has found themselves straddling the line

who is well known for creating iconic album covers for the Dead Kennedys

Hardcore has really fallen apart these days

Primitive Weapons

being chased by wolves

THE WIRE (UK)

the eight pieces here pull one s insides out as they venture towards a black hole where sonic debris assumes new shapes

the band’s style consists of extremely fast blasting drums and rather simplistic

These eleven songs combine melody with destruction

after a year of touring behind the album

mysterious sound interactions between a quartet of highly skilled improvising experimenters

2020 on Arctic Rodeo Recordings

Much of this is owed to the band's diversely skilled and intensely precise new rhythm section