‘Cuándo murió la coherencia? Cuándo murió el sentido común? Cuándo restaron todas la fuerzas? Y enterraron la lucha en un ataud’ (Molestia) / ‘When did coherence die? When did common sense die? When did all strength fail? And they buried the struggle in a coffin’ (Inconvenience)

Hailing from Mallorca, this is Lakra’s debut release and it’s an absolute banger.  The gnarly, desperation soaked vocals sit right up in the mix, supported by occasional flares of energetically contrasting support.  Meanwhile the guitars are tautly stripped back and underpinned by a fiercely primitive rhythm section.  The key lies in the fizzing dynamics of Lakra’s song writing as they deftly marshal these core elements.  Each of the EP’s five tracks seethes with a primordial energy and an uncompromising clarity of intent.

From the savage climax of Desconocimiento General (General Ignorance) to the jags of wiry post-punk melody that define Molestia, and from the stomping fury of Muerta (Dead) to the menacing vehemence of La Sonrisa (The Smile), the band’s intensity is as invigorating as it is unforgiving.  The searing rage is provoked by the stifling conventions and self-interest that seek to repress difference, strangle the expressions of youth, and suffocate the aspirations for social change.