Admittedly, I was not a huge fan of Fucked Up when I first heard them.  I bought their 7″s as they came out, but they never got more than a couple spins on my record player.  That all changed when they released their first full length album, Hidden World.  Up until then, it had been a long time since a record blew me away.  With Hidden World, I felt Fucked Up took hardcore to a whole new level.  Maybe it was just because I was more into the band at this point, but I also felt their live show was brought up a notch as well.

Ever since Hidden World dropped, fans have been clamoring for the next full length.  The wait is almost over because on October 7th, Matador Records will be releasing The Chemistry of Common Life on CD and double LP.  Although the cover of “Chem Com” isn’t as majestic as Hidden World’s, i’m sure the vinyl packaging will once again be awesome.

The biggest concerns most fans have when a band releases a new album is will it be as good as the last album?  Will they have a sophomore slump as many bands do?  Luckily, Fucked Up has not let us down.  I never thought it was possible, but The Chemistry of Common Life is better than Hidden World.  This record is a lot more experimental than the last, but in a good way.  It’s a really strange feeling listening to a brand new record for the first time and realizing that it is a modern classic.  I’m counting the days until October 7th to get my hands on a copy of this record (on vinyl of course).

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