DONT NEED
Speed
Speed strips everything to bone. The Sydney hardcore quartet operate at a speed and density that leaves no room for decoration, and "DONT NEED" exemplifies their philosophy of maximum impact in minimum real estate. The guitars don't so much play riffs as carve them — short, percussive, almost percussive themselves in how rhythmically precise the attack is. The drums are relentless, a kind of organized fury that drives the track forward without ever feeling mechanical. Vocalist Jem Siow delivers the lyrics with a physical rawness that suggests the words are being torn rather than sung, a quality that separates genuine hardcore from its more polished imitators. The song's message is one of deliberate self-sufficiency edging toward defiance — a severing of need, an assertion of self that reads more like damage control than triumph. It belongs to the lineage of classic straight-edge and NYHC while sitting firmly in the present, with a production clarity that lets each instrument hit distinctly even amid the chaos. This is music for the weight room at 6am, for the walk through a crowd where you need to feel like nothing can reach you.
very fast
2020s
raw, punishing, tight
Australian hardcore, drawing from NYHC and Japanese hardcore traditions
Hardcore, Punk. Straight-edge hardcore. defiant, aggressive. Launches immediately into full-force assertion of self-sufficiency and sustains that intensity without arc or release, ending as abruptly as it began.. energy 9. very fast. danceability 5. valence 4. vocals: aggressive male, physically raw, words torn rather than sung, confrontational delivery. production: percussive rhythmic guitars, relentless driving drums, production clarity lets each instrument hit distinctly. texture: raw, punishing, tight. acousticness 1. era: 2020s. Australian hardcore, drawing from NYHC and Japanese hardcore traditions. Pre-workout at 6am or walking through a dense crowd when you need to feel like nothing in the world can reach you.