The sounds of Rager are latest thing in hardcore to hit the mean streets of Chicago. They like drinking, partying, and setting fire (musically speaking) to the stage.
Andy (the drummer) is a long-time friend of mine and formerly of art-noise-core legends xHIKEx. Murty plays bass while Tim and Maggie both play guitar. Everyone sings different parts (a la Spazz) except Andy. I mean, he certainly ain’t Tim Rogner.
Anyhow, their sound is that of spastic hardcore, but hard to describe. I’ll try though. Think 88 Fingers Louie is dating the Locust and they go to a ballgame at Wrigley Field. They get sunburned and drunk on Old Style and then (for some unknown reason) get to sing the 7th inning stretch. Yeah. Rager sounds kinda like that. So in plain English, they fuckin’ slay.
They just recorded a 7 song demo called What Would You Do Last Summer? and will be raging (playing out) across Chicagoland and the Midwest this summer. Be their friend on Myspace.
MP3 | Rager – Rear End Career Ender Demo
MP3 | Rager – So What Who Cares Demo
I like his old band, xHIKEx, better. I think they raged more. But this Rager stuff is pretty good (good enough that someone came by my office and asked if I could shut the door or turn the music doen).
I guess it’ll have to tide me over until the xHIKEx 10th anniversary reunion tour.
I meant down. Doen ain’t really a word.
xhikex makes my ears bleed. rager makes my nose bleed because it hits me so hard.