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There is a new force in punk and hardcore and alternative. Scowl combines all three into one perfectly blended green haired smoothie. Are We All Angels was boasted big time by the singles, especially “Tonight, I’m Afraid” and “Not Hell, Not Heaven”. The 33-minute run time helped prove the singles are not just one-offs. This album has strong writing and hooks, great basslines, and Kat Moss who is proving to be a force both lyrically and vocally. Through all the speed changes and tones within the album, you never feel anything is out of place or the band is reaching to do something they are uncomfortable with. If anything this album shows how much Scowl are capable of while still bursting with identity. The lyric line of “I don’t want to be special.”, Scowl’s Are We All Angles is special and I hope this album draws the attention of every type of punk and hardcore fan. 9/10.
“Scowl is an American rock band from Santa Cruz, California. The band consists of singer Kat Moss, guitarists Malachi Greene and Mikey Bifolco, bassist Bailey Lupo, and drummer Cole Gilbert. Scowl has toured and shared the stage with bands like Circle Jerks and Negative Approach, System Of A Down, Korn, Turnstile and Deftones, Limp Bizkit, and toured Australia in May and June of 2023 with Sunami and Speed. The band also played the 2023 edition of the famed Coachella festival. In a 2022 interview with hardcore magazine In Effect singer Kat Moss said about touring: “We are focused heavily on touring as much as possible! We are trying to hit all the places in the US that we haven’t played yet as well as across the pond!” (Wikipedia)
