A band that played fast and died equally as fast, Head Wound City was a strange supergroup made up of members of The Locust, The Blood Brothers, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Now they've returned, with their first full-length album and first release in eleven years. It's a loud, explosive, and occasionally obnoxious affair, with twenty-four minutes of hardcore punk bordering on grind in some spots, complete with a bouncy drum performance and some very distinct (and yet, unfortunately, this is where the "obnoxious" comes in) vocals. The shorter, catchy, and spastic numbers like "I Wanna Be Your Original Sin" are the best ones, but a couple of the longer ones like lead single "Scraper" can pack a punch in a catchy way as well. It's a debut faithful to its roots, but with a crisper, modern production job, which adds some nice punch to the already forceful music on display.
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