Under The Shadow: Vinyl LP

Label: Salina Records
Release Date: 8th November

I knew I'd love this record when the sales blurb mentioned Husker Dü and The Replacements, that's quite simply enough for me to place an order for stock from the supplier. Saying that, they're not entirely like their fellow Minneapolis soundwise but they do embody the same DIY hardcore punk, straight to the heart of the matter economy of song and playing like their lives depend on it. I absolutely LOVE THIS RECORD, it really is the kind of album that if you're into it, you really are deep into it.

Comparing Miracle Debt to bands like the Replacements or Husker Du is a cheap shortcut - It's not totally wrong; the three piece are a band making melodic punk and their songs do have distinct hardcore influences - But it's mostly just a geographically reference since Miracle Debt are from Minneapolis - The songs on their new LP, Under the Shadow are at their core short, DIY punk songs with riffs and twang that bleed through each and every one of the thirteen tracks
Since forming in 2019, the band played locally, and toured regularly. By the time they were ready to record their second LP, Under the Shadow. In those years since the band started, Minneapolis and its punk scene have endured profound tragedy. As singer and guitarist Forrest Jedediah said of the record, "It's about moving forward, to keep some love in the face of horrible odds and traumatic loss. Holding on to what's good despite a spinning compass."