Meat Wave – Meat Wave

Chicago punk trio Meat Wave create intense, frenetic post-hardcore so engaging and artfully melodic that it’s hard to believe they’re self-titled debut is their first release. Having been in several bands together, Chris Sutter and drummer Ryan Wizniak started Meat Wave as an outlet to create fast, sophisticated punk akin to influences Les Savy Fav and Hot Snakes. With the addition of Joe Gac -their first choice of bassist- and his highly capable talents as a recording engineer rounding the band out, Meat Wave have already managed to establish themselves as a band with a sound and presence as immediate and difficult to pigeonhole as their influences. “Meat Wave” was recorded by Gac early last year and was originally given away for free online and available physically on a small cassette-only run. Now Hawthorne Street Records is proud to release this incredible debut record that shows a bright and burgeoning new band already capable of sharp, evocative rock that transcends influence and categorization. For Fans Of: Les Savy Fav, Hot Snakes, Marked men