BAND OF THE DAY: OFF!

Anyone who likes hardcore should have a whole corner of their heart sectioned off for the love of original Black Flag vocalist and head of the raucous Circle Jerks, Keith Morris.

Forming the LA quartet Off! in 2009 with guitarist Dimitri Coats, bassist Steven Shane McDonald of misfit punks Redd Kross and drummer Mario Rubalcaba of the much hyped Hot Snakes and Rocket from the Crypt, the comparisons to early Black Flag's stripped down irreverence go beyond the humming basslines, coppery guitar tones and the snarlalong discontent, to the Raymond Pettibone artwork and the mere fact their first CD release is a collection of four EPs, a bizarre distinction given only one of the four was actually released separately as a 7”, but who are you to judge KEITH-FUCKING-MORRIS?

You can get the the whole thing as a 7" box set from Vice Records along with a download code, so that's clearly the way to go.