BLXPLTN’s ‘No English’ Is Eclectic Punk with Industrial and Hard Rock Leanings

<p><img class&equals;" wp-image-5073 aligncenter" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;rockthepigeon&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;09&sol;9-30-18-bxpltn&period;jpg" alt&equals;"9 30 18 BXPLTN" width&equals;"471" height&equals;"471" &sol;>BLXPLTN&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;No English&&num;8217&semi; is a strong&comma; fuzzy middle ground between bluesy hard rock and vibrant&comma; industrial punk&period; &&num;8220&semi;Of all the punk rock bands who’ve turned their derision against the current authorities&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the group says&comma; &&num;8220&semi;none are more ferocious – or unsparing in their contempt – than BLXPLTN&period;&&num;8221&semi; These guys fuse &&num;8220&semi;examinations of race&comma; class&comma; gender&comma; and sexuality with incendiary music that kicks hard at conventions and boundaries of all kinds&period;&&num;8221&semi; This tune covers a lot of ground &&num;8211&semi; both ideologically and musically&period; These guys oscillate between slightly-off kilter blues riffing&comma; hardcore-inspired power chord verses and eclectic&comma; punishing industrially-oriented electronic phrases&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s feels like they&&num;8217&semi;ve grabbed elements of Blue Cheer&comma; The Casualties and Death Grips and brought all that together into a unique&comma; cohesive piece of work&period; That takes compositional chops&comma; technical talent and a striking willingness to take risks&period; This is an awesome track from a truly creative band&period; Check out &&num;8216&semi;No English&&num;8217&semi; below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"embed-youtube" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; display&colon; block&semi;"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"7ig70wCwGtA" data-param-rel&equals;"1" data-param-showsearch&equals;"0" data-param-showinfo&equals;"1" data-param-iv&lowbar;load&lowbar;policy&equals;"1" data-param-fs&equals;"1" data-param-hl&equals;"en-US" data-param-autohide&equals;"2" data-param-wmode&equals;"transparent" width&equals;"730" height&equals;"411" layout&equals;"responsive"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;7ig70wCwGtA" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;7ig70wCwGtA&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;7ig70wCwGtA&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">Noah Zucker &sol;&sol; IG &&num;8211&semi; &commat;zucker&period;n &sol;&sol; Twitter &&num;8211&semi; &commat;zuckern13<&sol;p>&NewLine;