The proFESSional's most recent single, "In The City," is a rallying cry, an exasperated but affectionate howl into the abyss that is urban life. You are not some sweet, abstract child with this scene, undulating in a cloying product of pop into a billion sweet product of pop. You are a punk, and Lee Greenwood is playing on your radio. If you've ever cursed your city but also swore you wouldn't leave, this is the anthem for you.
"In The City" bites down from the first snarling guitar lick and won't let go. It's an audial gut punch, a love-hate letter packaged in distortion and delivered with the reckless abandon of a band wearing its influences on its sleeve while forging an unmistakably own sound. Imagine The Hives at their most unhinged, The Buzzcocks at their most urgent, and The Stooges at their most primal. The guitars are aggressive, serrated, and relentless, echoing the city's ceaseless vibe. Each note, every beat, like a step above the cacophony of honking horns, yelling vendors, and pushy tourists, breathing in the grit, fumes, and electricity that propels the chaos.
"In The City" from another post-punk banger to something more is its embrace of chaos with a sense of purpose. That cacophony hides a palpable passion, a fundamental love of the thing that drives them crazy. The city has its difficulties, but it's home. And for all the unrelenting aggravation, the traffic, the noise, and the unpredictability, there's an intoxicating quality to it.
"In The City" doesn't stop to give you a moment to catch up. It seizes you by your collar and hauls you right into the chaos. It accompanies late-night mischief, abounding trains, neon lights, and cigarette smoke swirling through alleyways. It's swift, it isn't quiet, it's relentless, much like the city itself.
"In The City," is the sound of a band that knows precisely what it wants to say and how it wants to say it: no compromises, no apologies, no holding back. If you've ever experienced the push and pull of city life, boredom, beauty, and madness, you'll feel this one deep in your bones.
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