SPEED - "ONLY ONE MODE" LP

SPEED - "ONLY ONE MODE" LP

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To catch everyone up: Australian hardcore band SPEED is putting their foot down on the world. For hardcore kids from Sydney, which is where SPEED’s from and what they represent, this is a first. Everyone in the band has been going to shows for years—”real moshers,” always up front, dancing. (The full lineup: Aaron Siow and brother Jem on bass and vocals, respectively, Josh Clayton and Dennis Vichidvongsa on guitars, Kane Vardon on drums.) During a lull period in their home scene—“there were no new bands going on”—the guys stepped up and tapped in. SPEED decided to start out hard and traditional—a high-level aesthetic decision that, every five years, an all-time hardcore band does. A reset. For their first year, the group referred to itself on flyers and in interviews, as two words—SPEED HARDCORE—to make things extra simple. This is what they’re about: Hardcore, played hard, played fast, “for us, by us”— explicit, immediate, definitive—hinting at all the crucial bands that have come before them.

Their new debut full length, ONLY ONE MODE, exemplifies their growth and distillation. It’s a concept album in one sense: a manual that explains, directly, SPEED’s beliefs, the five guys’ personalities, what they bring to the table, what’s special about their scene. Topics are sharp: “Real Life Love,” about the loyalty and realness they’ve learnt from hardcore, shows how SPEED connected through showing up; a depth of expression and emotion set against very punishing music. “The First Test” is full of dynamics—held notes, a tasteful flute break—and speaks on finding oneself as a marginalized individual—in Siow’s case, as an Asian-born Australian: striking out alone and growing in a beautiful and ugly world. “Kill Cap” displays real vulnerability—heartache, regret, spiritual themes, an homage to the friends and family lost to suicide. Lyrics on ONLY ONE MODE embrace perspectives, pore over big ideas and small detailed moments. About the tunes on the record: Harder than the single —more breakdowns, and longer ones; it’s heavy ‘90s metallic hardcore, in conversation with Hatebreed, Merauder, Biohazard. There are more groove parts; vocals are tough and emotive, there are none of the longer melodic parts that hardcore bands occasionally give in to when they rise to a popular level; all artistic decisions that are new for hardcore bands from Australia.

ONLY ONE MODE, like their previous records, is being released on Last Ride and Flatspot Records, their homes from the start. The album was produced by Elliott Gallart, Siow’s oldest high school friend; Jack Rudder, a longtime partner and collaborator, has directed all of SPEED’s music videos. The cover photo was taken by James Hartley, the prolific Australian hardcore photographer from the 2000s, when SPEED first started, as young hardcore kids, going to shows.

Track Listing:

1. REAL LIFE LOVE
2. DON’T NEED
3. NO LOVE BUT FOR OUR OWN
4. ONLY FOES…
5. THE FIRST TEST
6. KILL CAP
7. SEND THEM 2 SYDNEY
8. SHUT IT DOWN
9. I MEAN IT
10. CAUGHT IN A CRAZE

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AS Colour Size Guide
AS Colour Block Tee
Size S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 46 51 56 61 66
Body Length (cm) 71 74 77 80 83
Staple Tee
Size S M L XL 2XL 3XL
Body Width (cm) 47 52 57 61 64 68
Body Length (cm) 71 75 79 82 84 85
Long Sleeve
Size S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 49 53 57 61 65
Body Length (cm) 73 76 78 81 83
Barnard Tank
Size XS S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 45 48 51 54 57 60
Body Length (cm) 69 72 75 78 81 84
Lowdown Singlet
Size S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 46 49 52 55 58
Body Length (cm) 74 77 80 83 86
Tall Tee
Size S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 48 52 57 61 66
Body Length (cm) 82 85 89 92 94
Ringer Tee
Size S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 47 52 57 61 64
Body Length (cm) 71 75 79 82 84
Wafer Tee
Size XS S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 42 44 47 49 53 57
Body Length (cm) 68 69 70 71 72 73
Organic Maple Tee
Size XS S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 46 48 51 53 56 58
Body Length (cm) 64 65 66 67 68 69
Tulip Singlet
Size XS S M L XL
Body Width (cm) 44 47 49 52 54
Body Length (cm) 70 72 74 76 78
Gildan
Adult T-Shirt
Size S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL
Body Width (cm) 46 51 56 61 66 71 76 81
Body Length (cm) 71 74 76 79 81 84 86 89
Adult Long Sleeve
Size S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XL 5XL
Body Width (cm) 46 51 56 61 66 71 76 81
Body Length (cm) 71 74 76 79 81 84 86 89
Adult Tank Top
Size S M L XL 2XL 3XL
Body Width (cm) 46 51 56 61 66 71
Body Length (cm) 71 74 76 79 81 84
Ladies T-Shirt
Size S M L XL 2XL 3XL
Body Width (cm) 41 43 47 50 56 60
Body Length (cm) 64 67 69 71 72 74
Adult Ringer Tee
Size S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 46 51 56 61 66
Body Length (cm) 71 74 76 79 81
Adult 3/4 Raglan T-Shirt
Size S M L XL 2XL
Body Width (cm) 46 51 56 61 66
Body Length (cm) 71 74 76 79 81

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