Blog: Consequence Of Sound

What do Joanna Newsom's "Only Skin", Melvins' "Anti-Vermin Seed", and Mogwai's "Mogwai Fear Satan" have in common? These three songs are each longer than the entirety of LA-based, hardcore punk supergroup OFF! 's debut LP; the 16 songs on OFF! clock in at a sweltering 15:51, the most expansive of the tracks barely cracking the minute and a half mark. Led by founding Black Flag and Circle Jerks vocalist Keith Morris, the four-piece use their time wisely, filling this disc with a manic, volatile insistence that both hardcore and these aging punks in particular are just as [...]