Sometimes albums take you by surprise. Four teens from Denmark, aged somewhere between 18 and 19, took the internet over for what seemed like an eternity. Who were they? Were their bloody shows any indication of the chaos that would come with them? Was their debut any good? While the verdict is still out of the first two questions (they just played their first American shows), the last is answered with a resounding yes. New Brigade is a fast, loud, twenty-six minute or so blast of Joy Division/Wire inspired hardcore/punk. But what really differentiates the record from the crop of similar sounding records is the hooks. It grabs you by the neck and never lets go. "Broken Bone" starts off like a demented surf rock jam and divulges into angular, spiky territory, the title track has easily the best madolin-sounding breakdown I've ever heard in hardcore, and "Never Return" clocking in a hair over three minutes, slows things enough to show you that these tough teens have a soft side (albeit a noisy one). A band to watch.
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