{"product_id":"speed-only-one-mode-2","title":"Speed- Only One Mode ( Vinyl )","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo catch everyone up: Australian hardcore band Speed\r\nis putting their foot down on the world. For hardcore kids \r\nfrom Sydney, which is where Speed's from and what they \r\nrepresent, this is a first. Everyone in the band has been \r\ngoing to shows for years-'real moshers,' always up front, \r\ndancing. (The full lineup: Aaron Siow and brother Jem, on \r\nbass and vocals respectively, Josh Clayton and Dennis \r\nVichidvongsa on guitars, and Kane Vardon on drums.) \r\nDuring a lull period in their home scene-'there were no \r\nnew bands going on'-the guys stepped up and tapped in. \r\nSpeed decided to start out hard and traditional-a highlevel aesthetic decision that, every five years, an all-time \r\nhardcore band does. A reset. For their first year, the group \r\nreferred to itself on flyers and in interviews as two words, \r\n'Speed HARDCORE,' to make things extra simple. This is \r\nwhat they're about: hardcore, played hard, played fast, 'for \r\nus, by us'-explicit, immediate, definitive-hinting at all \r\nthe crucial bands that have come before them.\r\nTheir new debut full-length, Only One Mode, exemplifies \r\ntheir growth and distillation. It's a concept album in one \r\nsense: a manual that explains, directly, Speed's beliefs, \r\nthe five guys' personalities, what they bring to the table, \r\nand what's special about their scene. Topics are sharp: \r\n'Real Life Love,' about the loyalty and realness they've \r\nlearnt from hardcore, shows how Speed connected \r\nthrough showing up; a depth of expression and emotion \r\nset against very punishing music. 'The First Test' is full of \r\ndynamics-held notes, a tasteful flute break-and speaks \r\non finding oneself as a marginalized individual-in Siow's \r\ncase, as an Asian-born Australian: striking out alone and \r\ngrowing in a beautiful and ugly world. 'Kill Cap' displays \r\nreal vulnerability-heartache, regret, spiritual themes, an \r\nhomage to the friends and family lost to suicide. Lyrics on \r\nOnly One Mode embrace perspectives, pore over big ideas \r\nand small detailed moments. About the tunes on the record: \r\nHarder than the single-more breakdowns, and longer \r\nones; it's heavy '90s metallic hardcore, in conversation \r\nwith HATEBREED, MERAUDER, BIOHAZARD. There are \r\nmore groove parts; vocals are tough and emotive, there \r\nare none of the longer melodic parts that hardcore bands \r\noccasionally give in to when they rise to a popular level; \r\nall artistic decisions that are new for hardcore bands from \r\nAustralia.\r\nAbout that popularity: It's new for a hardcore band to be \r\nbig, unprecedented for one from Australia. Big in two \r\nways-for hardcore kids from Sydney, playing good shows \r\nworldwide, proudly representing their scene. And second, \r\nfor any band from the scene playing hard music, crossing \r\nover hard into the larger world. It's quick work to find \r\nSpeed doing both: headlining shows in England, New York, \r\nJapan, globally, turning in blazing sets at Sound \u0026amp; Fury \r\nand This Is Hardcore, among other massive heavy-music \r\nfestivals. Seven-figure viewed videos-their set at S\u0026amp;F, \r\nshort films for their songs-and tunes headlining video \r\ngame soundtracks. Famous folks wearing their jerseys, \r\npeople new to the scene showing up to more gigs. Speed\r\nknow that because of these global crossover moments, they \r\nmight be some people's first hardcore band; the idea is that \r\nthey'll get introduced not only to Speed, but also to the \r\nscene and the people behind it. Find Speed, and you'll find \r\nSydney hardcore; find a band making hard music, find more \r\nenergy back home.\r\nWhich is what's happening. Only One Mode, like their \r\nprevious records, is being released on Last Ride and \r\nFlatspot Records, their homes from the start. The album \r\nwas produced by Elliott Gallart, Siow's oldest high-school \r\nfriend. Jack Rudder, a longtime partner and collaborator, \r\nhas directed all of Speed's music videos. The cover photo \r\nwas taken by James Hartley, the prolific Australian hardcore \r\nphotographer from the 2000s, when Speed first started as \r\nyoung hardcore kids going to shows.\r\nSpeed isn't 180-ing, but is going deeper into hardcore, into \r\nSydney-now the world has caught up. This is a hardcore \r\nband from Australia who surpassed what they thought they \r\nmight do at the start, and has since doubled down, Only \r\nOne Mode, as fast and as hard as possible. Speed is doing \r\nwhat they do for the love of their friends, family, and the \r\nculture of Australian hardcore. They're under the global \r\nspotlight for now, bright enough that their whole scene's \r\nright there with them.\r\n\r\nTRACK LIST\r\n1. Real Life Love\r\n2. Don't Need\r\n3. No Love But For Our Ow\r\n4. Only Foes...\r\n5. The First Test\r\n6. Kill Cap\r\n7. Send Them 2 Sydney\r\n8. Shut It Down\r\n9. I Mean It\r\n10. 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