ST EP2 - 7" on Taken By Surprise Records

by Piss Test

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Limited Edition 7" Vinyl - Tour Pressing
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
European tour edition of ST EP2 with hand stamped center labels, limited to 100.

Includes unlimited streaming of ST EP2 - 7" on Taken By Surprise Records via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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7" Vinyl (Regular Edition)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

4 rippers on a 7" with pro-printed labels, with love from Germany.

Includes unlimited streaming of ST EP2 - 7" on Taken By Surprise Records via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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	1.	Leather Jackets in the Heat 01:14
	2.	Nick Cave Phase 02:16
	3.	Bad Seed 01:54
	4.	Used to Skate 01:27

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Released as ST EP2 by Taken By Surprise Records: 45 RPM on Black Water Black vinyl; limited edition tour press of 100 with hand stamped center labels; 500 with pro-labels.

BUY HERE: store.gravemistakerecords.com/products/piss-test-second-7

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released November 13, 2014

All songs by Piss Test.
Recorded by Evan "Maus" Mersky at Red Lantern Studios .
Mastered by Hajji Husayn at North London Bomb Factory.
Artwork by Jenn Calloway. Insert photo by Rita Gonsalves.

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Maximum Rocknroll said:

PISS TEST – “Leather Jackets in the Heat” EP
Right out of the gate, we’re treated to a witty and scathing indictment of the codification of punk fashion and culture. “Punk’s not dead/ it’s just boring / New York’s Alright / but I’m snoring.” Most of the time, I can’t stand this self-referential nonsense, but they pull it off with tact. I also agree a lot of the time, and if I lived in Portland, I’d probably feel suffocated by superficiality, too. The A-side reminds me of a more pissed PROLETARIAT at their most straight forward, especially the Boston Not LA tracks, with a slight amount of angularity and angry, quasi-accented snarling vocals with reverb, and most of the songs driven by the repetitive bass hooks. With the exception of the vocals, the B-side listens like a completely different record, though one that’s just as good. Scrappy, melodic, melancholy early ‘80s style hardcore that could’ve come from LA or Chicago or Texas, or none of these, and is moving in its bleakness. I legitimately can’t tell if the lyrics to “Used to Skate,” as in “I’ll always drink / I used to skate” are about the singer or someone else, but either way, that’s some honesty. (DG) (Taken By Surprise)

... the 7" also made the top tens of Grace Ambrose, Lydia Athanasopoulou, Dan Goetz, Robert Collins and Fred Schrunk.
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Razorcake said:

PISS TEST: Self-titled: 7” EP
At its core we’re talking about (mostly) mid-tempo punk stuff with a serious yen for early ‘80s hardcore. Something about the way the singer barks the lyrics, though, adds a bit of Proletariat to the proceedings, which is a nice additional dimension. Four tunes, not a clunker in the bunch. – Jimmy Alvarado (Taken By Surprise)

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OX Fanzine said:

PISS TEST s/t Taken By Surprise • takenbysurprise.net • New York’s alright if you like saxophones, aber wenn man seine Klatsche gerne mit einer deftigen Summe gegärten California Punk und Hardcore einfährt, muss man sich dieser Tage an PISS TEST halten. „Leather jackets in heat“ hätte selbst Lee Ving zu Ehre gereicht, um seinerzeit den Mob at „Saturday Night Live“ in den Riot zu treiben, die „Nick Cave phase“ wird via Mr. Biafra verabreicht, der Rest zerschrubbt sich die Knie im Circle Pit zu den ANGRY SAMOANS und zerstört die menschliche Rasse getreu der SICK PLEASURE-Linie. Dirk Klotzbach PROTOKUMPEL (8/10)

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