When the Berthold City 'When Words Are Not Enough' LP was released in early 2022, it felt like it sold like hot cakes. I remember being in Programme Skate & Sound in California and talking to the guy who played bass on it. Three years later and I got around to picking up a copy whilst on my California trip last month.
When this came out I remember all the colours looked pretty ugly, and it was enough to put me off completely from buying a copy. But fast forward two years, and the label made a limited sleeve which was sold at the Rev market on 14th April 2024. A friend of mine went and picked one of these up for me and a little over a year later I was able to collect it in person from the exact place that it was sold (RevHQ). There were only 25 copies made, and this is number 10.
Truth is that I was never overly excited by this band when they appeared out of nowhere back in 2018 or so. At the time I thought the name was kinda stupid, and it just felt like they were trying to be as generic a straight edge band as possible. But finally getting around to listening to them, and I can see why their records seem to sell lightning fast. They do straight edge hardcore, but they do it well, and I guess there really aren't too many bands doing this style these days. So if you enjoy drawing fat X's on your hands with black marker pens, this could well be the band for you.
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