War On Women’s Brooks Harlan lists his favorite albums, EPs & singles of 2020
Shawna Potter remains a masterful vocalist who can mix stadium-sized choruses, hardcore punk grit, and unflinching lyricism, and she s matched in intensity by guitarist Brooks Harlan, who nails the balance between punk simplicity and metal riffage. Throughout the album, they take on police brutality, mistreatment of indigenous peoples and immigrants, sexist remarks about female politicians, and more, and the answer to all of it comes in the chorus of the title track: let s raise some wonderful, beautiful hell.
Baltimore punks
War On Women returned this year with their killer third album