Useless ID took the stage at Tel Aviv’s The Barby in August 2019 for their hometown show at the end of a 25th Anniversary tour. They caught lightning in a bottle.
This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”
This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”
They nailed the heartachy pop punk formula from the get-go, releasing two great records in the past few years to arrive at the excellence of Redemption.
If I have to listen to one more “Punk Rock Sampler” as punk as Christina Aguilera and Backstreet Boys, I will rip out every hair on my head, very slowly.
Melodies – both guitar and vocals – wrench your heart like a good tragic movie, while the speed and adrenaline of the performances are scathingly tight.
The biggest, brightest, and not-so-bright names in independent music, offering multitudes of subgenres to chose from. Most songs are previously released.
Of the 19 songs, there are teasers from up-coming records, demo versions, and unreleased tracks, and some songs are just hard to find. The usual appeal.