Brainhandle - Smiling // Smiling Again 7"

The Smiling/Smiling Again 7" is newest release from the mighty Brain Handle, who feature ex-members of the awesome Warzone Womyn. For those of you unfamiliar with Brain Handle, the band plays chaotic hardcore with a somewhat weird, yet muscular edge. I hear these Yinz dudes are total jagoffs and often putzie around with the crowd, but I personally find that to be an endearing quality. The fact that the band's brand of hardcore (as well as its members) is somewhat off-kilter makes perfect sense when one takes into consideration the band's origin: Pixburgh, PA. While I mean no offense to the great Steel City, the place is filled with some of the weirdest, shittiest, and plain scummiest people around.After releasing an excellent self-titled LP earlier this year, the band has actually bested itself with this release, which is no doubt not only the best thing Brain Handle has done, but is one of the best hardcore releases in alls of 2008. Wouldn't you know it, I can't decide which song of the two is better (both are jaggers to the ear), but the way the pummeling rhythm section, crookit guitars and Eddie's odd and snotty drawl sharhs don on you is something else. Anymore, there aren't many releases of this quality. If yous guys can't get into this, you must be a half a fag and might as well gedaht and go back to Norside.