Los Angeles punk outfit Hit Bargain released their debut self-titled EP last week. But, they have posted the EP in its entirety so you can stream it via Soundcloud below and/or buy it via iTunes.
Hit Bargain are the progenitors of a new genre – “queencore”, the intersection of queer, queening and hardcore. They’re as much a part of the LA underground, as an answer to it. Their song Circuits That Cannot Be Cut is a reimagining of the major motion picture, Die Hard, disguised as wry social commentary on gun and police violence. Bruce Willis is their spirit animal because he represents the sensitive everyman, called upon to be a hero–much in the way that Hit Bargain’s feminist anthems are a call to awareness for their listeners.
Track list:
The Circuits That Cannot Be Cut
Song For Fainting
Cheap Death
Major System
No Body
Queening
Hit Bargain are Nora Singh (vocals) Mike Barron (guitar and vocals), Anton Hochheim (drums), and Mike Stoltz (bass). Their collective resume includes These Are Powers, North Highlands, Teenage Waistband, and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.
Tour dates:
03/25 Eugene, OR @ The Boreal
03/26 Oakland, CA @ The Purple House
03/27 Pomona, CA @ The dA Center For The Arts
03/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Cha Cha Lounge
