{"product_id":"only-one-mode-843563176337","title":"Only One Mode","description":"To catch everyone up: Australian hardcore band Speed is putting their foot down on the world. For hardcore kids  from Sydney, which is where Speed's from and what they  represent, this is a first. Everyone in the band has been  going to shows for years-'real moshers,' always up front,  dancing. (The full lineup: Aaron Siow and brother Jem, on  bass and vocals respectively, Josh Clayton and Dennis  Vichidvongsa on guitars, and Kane Vardon on drums.)  During a lull period in their home scene-'there were no  new bands going on'-the guys stepped up and tapped in.  Speed decided to start out hard and traditional-a highlevel aesthetic decision that, every five years, an all-time  hardcore band does. A reset. For their first year, the group  referred to itself on flyers and in interviews as two words,  'Speed HARDCORE,' to make things extra simple. This is  what they're about: hardcore, played hard, played fast, 'for  us, by us'-explicit, immediate, definitive-hinting at all  the crucial bands that have come before them. Their new debut full-length, Only One Mode, exemplifies  their growth and distillation. It's a concept album in one  sense: a manual that explains, directly, Speed's beliefs,  the five guys' personalities, what they bring to the table,  and what's special about their scene. Topics are sharp:  'Real Life Love,' about the loyalty and realness they've  learnt from hardcore, shows how Speed connected  through showing up; a depth of expression and emotion  set against very punishing music. 'The First Test' is full of  dynamics-held notes, a tasteful flute break-and speaks  on finding oneself as a marginalized individual-in Siow's  case, as an Asian-born Australian: striking out alone and  growing in a beautiful and ugly world. 'Kill Cap' displays  real vulnerability-heartache, regret, spiritual themes, an  homage to the friends and family lost to suicide. Lyrics on  Only One Mode embrace perspectives, pore over big ideas  and small detailed moments. About the tunes on the record:  Harder than the single-more breakdowns, and longer  ones; it's heavy '90s metallic hardcore, in conversation  with HATEBREED, MERAUDER, BIOHAZARD. There are  more groove parts; vocals are tough and emotive, there  are none of the longer melodic parts that hardcore bands  occasionally give in to when they rise to a popular level;  all artistic decisions that are new for hardcore bands from  Australia. About that popularity: It's new for a hardcore band to be  big, unprecedented for one from Australia. Big in two  ways-for hardcore kids from Sydney, playing good shows  worldwide, proudly representing their scene. And second,  for any band from the scene playing hard music, crossing  over hard into the larger world. It's quick work to find  Speed doing both: headlining shows in England, New York,  Japan, globally, turning in blazing sets at Sound \u0026amp; Fury  and This Is Hardcore, among other massive heavy-music  festivals. Seven-figure viewed videos-their set at S\u0026amp;F,  short films for their songs-and tunes headlining video  game soundtracks. Famous folks wearing their jerseys,  people new to the scene showing up to more gigs. Speed know that because of these global crossover moments, they  might be some people's first hardcore band; the idea is that  they'll get introduced not only to Speed, but also to the  scene and the people behind it. Find Speed, and you'll find  Sydney hardcore; find a band making hard music, find more  energy back home. Which is what's happening. Only One Mode, like their  previous records, is being released on Last Ride and  Flatspot Records, their homes from the start. The album  was produced by Elliott Gallart, Siow's oldest high-school  friend. Jack Rudder, a longtime partner and collaborator,  has directed all of Speed's music videos. The cover photo  was taken by James Hartley, the prolific Australian hardcore  photographer from the 2000s, when Speed first started as  young hardcore kids going to shows. Speed isn't 180-ing, but is going deeper into hardcore, into  Sydney-now the world has caught up. This is a hardcore  band from Australia who surpassed what they thought they  might do at the start, and has since doubled down, Only  One Mode, as fast and as hard as possible. Speed is doing  what they do for the love of their friends, family, and the  culture of Australian hardcore. They're under the global  spotlight for now, bright enough that their whole scene's  right there with them.  TRACK LIST 1. Real Life Love 2. Don't Need 3. No Love But For Our Ow 4. Only Foes... 5. The First Test 6. Kill Cap 7. Send Them 2 Sydney 8. Shut It Down 9. I Mean It 10. 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