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Being slightly too old and disconnected from the hardcore scene or history, I’ll typically be at a loss to frame bands like Tightrope within some fractured niche of the genre. (Um.. melodic hardcore? Ahhhh…) So why bother? I’ll just enjoy the tunes on their own merit and energy. Blasting outta dank basements and crusty nooks of Montreal, Tightrope is a snappy, heavy and tight fist of fury, their self titled 7” packed with breakneck speed limblifters. Conjuring youthful anger and frantic moshpits, standout bangers like “Jerry” and “Breakthrough” elevate the band from a morass of bands that attempt for this sound but simply don’t have the chops.
Brash, heavy, fast and melodic, a promising and gratifying release that’s maybe produced a touch too clean for my filthy tastes, but this doesn’t detract at all from the overall success of the 7”, which launches thick, fast and snotty balls of punk fury at the listener and is sure to pummel any would be moshpit into happy submission.
