GIVE THANKS (LIMITED PINK & WHITE COLOURED VINYL)

Futurismo are thrilled to present Give Thanks, the long out of press 1984 hardcore classic by Articles Of Faith. Produced by Bob
Mould, and newly remastered directly from the original tapes, this powerhouse of a record is now coming on both LP and CD
after being unavailable for decades.
Originally released in 1984, the debut LP Give Thanks by Chicago hardcore legends Articles Of Faith, is proof a hardcore record can
be both political and poetic. Fuelled by rage, introspection and a musical progression that could be seen as a blueprint for what would
later become known as post-hardcore, this album ticks every box you want from a record of the era: intense, emotive, scathing,
unpredictable, all topped off by the masterful production of Bob Mould (Husker Du/Sugar).
Give Thanks is perhaps overlooked in many top ten''''s of the genre, but leaving the bands debut LP off that list would be a mistake. A
demonstration in raw emotion and political angst, Give Thanks harnesses a sound that could have only happened during the Reagan
era. Hardcore was of course a musical explosion built upon aggression and discontent, yet Give Thanks forcefully fuses this concept
of raw power with a multitude of musical influences at a time when some of their contemporaries perhaps seemed to tread water.
Whilst the principles and sonics harnessed on AOF''''s debut album may have had more in common with the sounds coming out of
Washington D.C., this record has an authentic Chicago savvy running through it, effortlessly projecting a street level tone whilst
simultaneously aiming to show the possibilities of what a hardcore record could be.
In retrospect, AOF''''s debut was a hardcore album ahead of it''''s time, perhaps the reason it''''s fervent themes and artistry still feel so
fresh and relevant. Whether that''''s due to Vic Bondi''''s gravelly tones geared to critique the societal regime at play, or the considered
guitar work aimed to both blast and texturize, or the intense drums rhythms inspired by jazz and dub, there is a depth to the final
album that feels like a band testing their parameters, one listen to '''Every Man For Himself'''' and you know you are listening to
something special. Familiarity and originality rarely crossover, but in this case they coexist to leave us with a forward thinking punk
record that is more interested in shouting it''''s emotions from the street, than it is screaming into a vacuum. A true American hardcore
record, and a must for fans of Minor Threat, Dead Kennedy''''s, Bad Brains and Fugazi.