Black Radical Love
| Black Radical Love | ||||
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| Studio album by Move | ||||
| Released | August 11, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk[1] | |||
| Length | 26:25 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Triple-B Records | |||
| Producer | Charlie Abend | |||
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The record deals with our current position living underneath the US Imperialist state specifically a Black experience. The need for revolutionary change and the fact people are actively building a better future right now. It’s a tale of two records, Side A expresses our current frustrations and anger. Side B focuses on where we are going and the joy the journey brings us as we move towards a tomorrow where all people have their needs met to live their best lives.
—A statement from Move on the purpose of Black Radical Love.[2]
Black Radical Love is the 2023 full-length studio album debut by American hardcore punk band Move. It has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
[edit]At BrooklynVegan, Black Radical Love was shortlisted as one of the best albums of the week and critic Andrew Sacher called it "an overt piece of protest art" that is "also a fiery hardcore album that makes it impossible to stand still" that mixes anger and joy.[3] Sacher also chose this as one of the top ten hardcore albums of mid-2023.[4] In The Fader, Jordan Darville wrote that "not since the early days of Code Orange has a genre-skipping band sounded this fierce, with its flesh-rending combination of metal, hardcore, and noise-rock".[5] A brief review of the best albums of the week from Em Shadows of Metal Sucks praised the release for mixing serious political themes with "catchy songwriting [that] is also just fun".[6] Editors at Stereogum chose this for Album of the Week, with critic Tom Breihan comparing this work favorably to Zulu's A New Tomorrow for its punk activism and writes that it "hits with a physical ecstasy that never dims the anger" and continues that the album works both as a political statement and a musical one.[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Move (Devon Austrie, Corey Charpentier, Andrew Crumby, Nick Hochmuth, and Jake McLean).
- "Double Death" – 1:45
- "Imperialist Reign" – 2:19
- "Statement: Lee Lee" – 0:32
- "Trojan Horse" – 2:39
- "Summer Trend" – 2:31
- "Ode to the Pit" – 1:57
- "Statement: Deja" – 0:32
- "For All Not One" – 2:15
- "Comrade" – 2:55
- "1,000,000 Experiments" – 2:07
- "Ascent" – 2:04
- "Black Radical Love" – 4:43
Personnel
[edit]Move
- Devon "Dev" Austrie – drums
- Corey Charpentier – vocals
- Andrew Crumby – guitar
- Nick "Nicko" Hochmuth – guitar
- Jake MacLean – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Charlie Abend – production
- Christine Cadette – vocals on "For All Not One"
- River Elliott – vocals on "Summer Trend"
- Aaron Heard – vocals on "Double Death"
- Kayla Philips – vocals on "Summer Trend"
- Gjared Robinson – vocals on "Ode to the Pit"
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cordova, Daniel (August 11, 2023). "New Releases From KATAKLYSM, TARJA & More Out Today 8/11". Weekly Injection. Metal Injection. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (July 19, 2023). "MOVE – "Imperialist Reign" & "Summer Trend" (Feat. Kayla Philips & River Elliott)". New Music. Stereogum. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (August 11, 2023). "Album Reviews: Noname, Bandmanrill, Bonnie Prince Billy, more". Notable Releases of the Week. BrooklynVegan. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (September 18, 2023). "10 hardcore albums you need from spring & summer 2023". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ Darville, Jordan (August 11, 2023). "New Music Friday: This week's essential new projects". Music / Hip-Hop. The Fader. ISSN 1533-5194. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ Shadows, Em (August 11, 2023). "Sh*t That Comes Out Today – August 11, 2023". Shit That Comes Out Today. Metal Sucks. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 8, 2023). "Move 'Black Radical Love' Review". Album Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Black Radical Love at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
