Soul Glo releases new hardcore album Diaspora Problems

Album release details and tracks

The record arrives on Bandcamp and major streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music. Two singles have already dropped before this full collection launches in January next year. Frontman Pierce Jordan rants about topics ranging from leftist rhetoric to struggles with depression throughout the songs. Track six titled Driponomics includes a guest verse from Mother Maryrose alongside trap snares and 808 kicks.

Musical style and influences

The opening track Gold Chain Punk whogonbeatmyass begins with a bong rip followed by a catchy hardcore riff. The music shifts through different sections while maintaining high energy without letting up for the listener. Later songs feature gently echoed guitar melodies and dub-inspired grooves before guitars turn punishing around the two minute twenty mark. The horn section kicks in almost a minute later to complete the final form of those tracks.

Live performance history

The band has played at least four live shows according to reports from independent outlets. They recently performed an incredible Tiny Desk Concert that opened up a mosh pit inside NPR offices. Soul Glo might seem like traditionalists heavily influenced by the DC scene compared to modern hardcore standard bearers like Turnstile. The group shows ambition and willingness to take risks while playing with genre in their music.