Fox Face “End of Man” 2021. Dirtnap Records. Red/black swirled vinyl (exclusive from Green Noise Records). I literally just grabbed this from my porch – released on January 22nd, I’ve been anticipating Fox Face’s second LP delivery and holy shit does it deliver! Blistering female-forward Milwaukee punk, Fox Face can stand toe-to-toe with their Riot Grrrl foremothers L7, Bikini Kill, Babes in Toyland, etc. We’ve seen Fox Face play around town several times (not recently, obviously) and their record stands up to their excellent live shows; they successfully harness the noise and fury onto vinyl that often is only captured on stage. And there’s been A LOT to be furious about this past year…Fox Face channeled that rage onto so many great tracks that I’m tempted to name every single one. But if I have to choose: “SWF” for sure, “Fan the Flames” definitely (shredding guitar solo!). “Johnson Death Farm” is an ass-shaker, catchy as hell with an excellent bass groove. Then there’s the malicious slow-churn of “We Do Nothing,” the break-neck lead single “Not Your Home” and the head-banging title track “End of Man.”

While probably a bit biased, the reviewer on the Green Noise Records website totally nails it and is worth quoting here: “…holy fuck, holy fox face, this album rips, ripped out my brain and made my day, scraped my brain from my skull and slapped it on a platter, red and black swirl indeed, stick my head in that batter and call me baked, slap a bow on my ass and call it an early Christmas, these women are obviously not messing around, the goods have been delivered, teeth fang and claw, once bitten twice delighted, welcome to the planet of Fox Face, this is obviously their world, and I’m just happy I get to live on it…As the sleeve art suggests this is a monster from the Rust Belt, impossible to ignore as it thunders into your eardrums, driving riffs into the punk rock, lifting it up on a bottom thick as plate iron and powering forward, shaking like an earthquake.  Take cover, a big one is coming.”