When panic hits and the room starts spinning you either crumble under the pressure or you scream right back at it, which is precisely where Baffo D’oro step in with their explosive new single Pain and Rain. From the very first thumping bass groove and angular guitar riff the track grabs you by the throat and drags you directly into the sweat-slicked chaos of a panic attack in full tilt. The Italian independent outfit refuse to soften their sharp edges and instead construct a ferocious vehicle for physical purgation that feels entirely necessary in our current age of constant overstimulation and existential dreadful noise.
Baffo D’oro take immediate inspiration from the jagged art-punk lineages of Gang of Four and the dark driving persistence of Joy Division. Yet they channel those historical sounds with a furious modern aggression that sits comfortably beside contemporaries like Viagra Boys or DITZ. The rhythm section lays down a steady relentless pulse that feels like a racing heartbeat inside a crowded train while sharp razor guitars slice across the top with angular precision.
