Kim Phuc - Copsucker LP

As one of the many “music listeners” or “dipshits” (as Kim Phuc lovingly put it on their blog) that take pleasure in crafting an admittedly pointless top whatever list of records at the end of the year, I held out starting work on said list until I had a chance to hear the bands full-length debut Copsucker. C’mon guys, I was smart enough to not make one until I heard YOUR record! But anyway, holding out hope that it would arrive sometime by the end of the year, the album was originally slated to be released what seems like eons ago on Parts Unknown. However, shit happened and that fell by the wayside until Iron Lung announced sometime mid this year that they would be releasing the bands debut. Fantastic. It’s certainly been a long time coming and holy shit were those first three singles a killer precursor, right? It’s mid-December now and Copsucker is officially out there. I can start my list. Thanks guys.

I imagine it’s pretty easy to figure out what I think of this record based on what’s already been said. But if not, well then it’s fantastic and pretty much what I had hoped in hearing from the band. I hadn’t anticipated in seeing all three a-sides from their singles ending up on the record, but really those songs are so gosh darn good that for those that haven’t heard them they absolutely need to be on here. As for the new tracks, well they aren’t too shabby either. Crafted in the same ominous mold of ringing noisy post-punk as before, as a combination of new and old here, this record absolutely rips. The track “Yeti” that was previewed on Youtube a month or so ago certainly stands as one of the highlights here, but only by a small margin, and that says plenty about the strength of Copsucker. There isn’t a single lull to be found on here, just a pure straight through blast of intensity/energy. This certainly comes highly recommended.

Kim Phuc – Yeti (stream)

Those looking to pick this up can do so through Iron Lung. However, if digital is your thing then it’s available through Bandcamp. Either way, don’t sleep on this one.