CLITERATI: Ugly Truths / Beautiful Lies Vinyl LP

Portland crust punk fronted by women who are angrier than you, faster than most bands you know, and not remotely interested in making it comfortable.

Cliterati play D-beat the way it was meant to be played, with the amp in the red and something real to say. Ugly Truths / Beautiful Lies arrived in 2019 on a wave of genuine fury, drawing on the Discharge lineage while keeping it firmly in the feminist hardcore tradition that runs through bands like His Hero Is Gone and Tragedy. The title does a lot of work. The riffs do the rest. If your punk collection is heavy on the social consciousness and light on polish, this belongs there.

Vinyl LP, 2019 pressing. Genre: Crust Punk, D-Beat, Hardcore Punk. Country of origin: USA (Portland, Oregon).

Fans of: Discharge, Tragedy, Amebix