Hardcore D.C. based quartet Pickaxe have bottled righteous anger on their Provocateur EP. Vocalist Emily Rainey takes a swipe at toxic relationships and gun violence, while shouting at the heavens - mostly at Melpomene, the muse of tragedy and song. The music is in-your-face, goes straight for the gut (or the neck when not paying attention).
Hitting a listener over the hard with hard facts is not really fashionable (was it ever?), but punk and hardcore never gave a fuck about what John Doe and soccer moms might believe in. Provocateur is a roundhouse kick and sometimes that is what is needed for people to get their attention.
Provocateur is a self-released EP (CD, digital). Buy it from their website.
Tracks:- Mercy Killing
- Walmart Suicide
- Drugs Like Me
- Melpomene
- 11/19 Philadelphia, PA @ The Palace
- 11/20 Brooklyn, NY @ Our Wicked Lady
- 11/22 New Windsor, NY @ OCNY Veterans Center
- 11/23 York, PA @ Skid Row Garage
- 12/01 Washington, DC @ Smash Records 40th Anniversary in-store
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