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Cassette from this noisy garage/punk/hardcore band from New England.
Our take: Another Massachusetts punk demo from the new label Clacker Recordings. While their labelmates Austerity are a straightforward hardcore band, Sap have a more varied sound. They can lurch like Flipper, glide like Uranium Club, and rip like Career Suicide, all of which they do capably. The vocals are snotty and raw, reminding me of Chris Thomson of Skull Kontrol and the Monorchid… unfortunately my brain is not bringing a comparison to mind that someone under the age of 35 might understand. I like that Sap doesn’t stick to one particular style. They sound like people full of energy and open to the wide musical possibilities for DIY punk. If you like your punk loose, raw, and progressive this may well catch your ear.