Album Type : EP
Date Released : 24/10/2013
Label : The
Compound/EarSplit Distro
Buried Beneath White Noise, track listing :
1) Bear Witness 02:35
2) From Within 02:48
3) Who Really Pays? 01:38
4) American Spring 03:15
Bio :
Recorded in early September with renowned engineer/producer Will Yip (Paint It Black, Circa Survive, Balance & Composure) at Studio 4 in
Buried Beneath White Noise is the follow-up to COP PROBLEM’s critically acclaimed, self-titled debut EP in 2012 (War Torn/Prejudice Me), also recorded by Yip at Studio 4. The EP saw rave reviews from leading online outlets such as BrooklynVegan, MetalSucks, American Aftermath, Cvlt Nation, Exclaim!, and many more while the band broke off scathing regional performances with the likes of Converge, Trap Them, Dropdead, Code Orange Kids, Comadre, Enabler, Heartless, Centuries, Burning Love, Resistant Culture, Coke Bust, Leftover Crack, Meek Is Murder, and many others. A series of tours would also be punctuated by appearances at Fest in Gainesville 2012 and
The Band :
Deb Cohen | Vocals
Joshua Cohen | Drums
Randon Martin | Guitar/Backing vocals
George Grimaldi | Bass
Joshua Cohen | Drums
Randon Martin | Guitar/Backing vocals
George Grimaldi | Bass
Review :
Philly might be the city of brotherly love, but some people have a
problem with authority apparently. Cop Problem play a truly ferocious blend of
good ol' fashioned Hardcore, combined with some D-Beat tendencies and sharp
punk attitude. They have an outstanding new EP out called 'Buried Beneath White Noise', and it can be found throwing a trash
can through the window of your local McCorporation or corrupt government
institution.
Four tracks long, ten minutes in total length. A short, quick
kick-start to the heart in the truest sense of the expression. 'Bear Witness' is an incendiary start to
the EP, dusted with rage and featuring a gooey centre of pure rage. It's a rage
cake overdose that you'll wanna smash into your face. Furious hardcore riffs,
kinetic ADD drumming and vocalist Deb, who I'd wager could strip paint off a
wall at ten paces. Brilliant.
'Who Really Pays?' is more of
the same, excellent guitar work. There's a true sense of good groove in their
at times, even when it's trying to cave your skull in. Hell, there's even a
mini solo. All the while those vocals come off like Michael Douglas doing
spoken word in a deleted scene from Falling Down.
'American spring' rounds out
the release in fine form, leaving you salivating for more. Like I said, short
and sharp and brilliantly paced. It really is just what you want from this kind
of thing, determined and in your face and seriously pissed.
Cop problem quite frankly rule. They manage to sound fresh within the
confines of a sound that is by no means the same - this has been done before
many times. They're not out to reinvent the wheel, but they are interested in
running the fucker into the ground. Check them out today.
Words by : Matt Fitton
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