I haven't felt this way since the very first time i heard Rudimentary Peni, just dirty and pessimistic but somewhat enlightened afterwords. Crazy Spirit is a newish band from the NYC area and I think they have managed to create something unique without being pretentious about it(they come off as a band you would just want to party with) and at the core you can tell that this is just raw punk.
The Record starts out with a slow dragging hard rock riff that would have you believe you are in store for some Tee Pee records stoner jams. Then the song "The Burning Churches" kicks in with a little more speed but the riffs are just as catchy as the intro. The vocals tear in and take you by surprise its like if Darby Crash and Nick Blinko had a baby and raised it in the south.
The A-side and B-side are a little different from each other and i mean that in a good way. You get the tribalistic hard rock Gismish stuff on the A-side and just when you think you have the bands sound pegged down they switch it on you. The B-side brings on the crust/raw punk influence that many have already compared to Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers. The band burns through this side of the record like its made of napalm and the pay off is huge.
I have heard that Crazy Spirit has got more planned for the future and i cant wait to get my hands on what they do next. The packaging that holds this 7" is great, comes with an envelope so if it turns out this isn't your thing you can just seal it shut forever. Released on Toxic State records. Get on it cause this band is about to blow up.
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