Hazen Street - Hazen Street

While punk rock spent the better part of the '90s enjoying a revival of sorts, hardcore music-punk's louder, faster, street cousin-spent the decade burgeoning underground, where it's always been. But where some of the era's better-known punk groups reveled in their youth & determination to stay young, hardcore's introspective tenor encouraged it's stalwart descendants to walk brazenly in the opposite direction. Enter Hazen Street: The sound of New York City hardcore's second generation getting older, wiser, & clearly more experienced. Comprised of current & former members of H20, Madball, Box Car Racer, & the legendary Cro-Mags, Hazen Street's line-up reads more like a veteran hardcore roll call than a brand new band adding unique relevance to the punk lexicon. But make no mistake: On the group's debut self-titled album, Morse-along with fellow vocalist Freddy Cricien, bassist Hoya, guitarist David Kennedy, & drummer Mackie - successfully outstretches the confines of traditional hardcore, fusing their street punk history with elements of dub, hip-hop, metal, & a reverence for pop hookery that translates into genuine emotional resonance.

1) Are You Ready?
2) Fool the World
3) Written
4) Sorry
5) Trouble
6) In Memory of
7) Tomorrow
8) All That
9) Back Home
10) Crossroads
11) Stick Up Kid
12) Hazen (Outro)