Fox Face “End of Man”

sfilzen — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:29:54 +0000

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.”

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Fox Face “Spoil + Destroy”

sfilzen — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:48:22 +0000

Fox Face “Spoil + Destroy” 2017. Dirtnap Records. We caught Milwaukee’s Fox Face this past weekend at Mittenfest where they absolutely killed with their fierce punk riot grrrl revival set (not that riot girrrl ever really went away, but it is needed now more than ever), playing several of the songs from their latest release Spoil + Destroy.

From their liner notes: “The term spoil + destroy is taken from a witch-hunting manual that, to paraphrase, states that even good witches who do not ‘spoil and destroy, but save and deliver’ should be killed. That resonated with us – the idea that, as a woman, your achievements are irrelevant because of your gender.” The tracks on the album back up this sentiment, with grit and without apology, a giant middle finger fuck you to the age of Trumpism. “(What You’re) Good For” leads off the record, bouncing with infectious rage. “Clever Girl” has an ominous groove and seethes with glorious feminist fury (this is probably my favorite track on the record but there are several runners-up). “Hiawatha” is beautifully haunting, deliciously dark. “Boogie Man” and “Girl Hater” are even darker, violently so as the beat revs up to head banging punk. The hashtag of 2016 appears on “Nasty Woman” as does the sane person’s response to climate deniers on “I Believe in Science.” While not my favorite song on the LP, Fox Face’s cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” is intriguing, reimagining the princess hit as a witchy antidote to pop poison.

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