{"product_id":"northeast-regional-fitness-7-record","title":"Northeast Regional – Fitness 7\" record","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1228821801\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNortheast Regional – Fitness 7\" record\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNortheast Regional, the noisy power-punk band from Richmond, VA and Washington, DC return with a fierce new three-song EP, Fitness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOff the back of 2023’s flooring debut album, Brand Managers of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast Regional bring a leaner, meaner sound to Fitness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNortheast Regional build on Lungfish’s “less is more” songwriting approach but increase the BPMs and volume. In lieu of hypnotic arpeggios, Northeast Regionals’ three-guitar attack echoes Rocket From the Crypt’s hefty rock riffs, Party of Helicopters’ metallic leads, The Hives’ hyper punk energy, Meneguar’s sense of melody, and even elements of Danzig all to coalesce into a colossal wall of sound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the rhythm section holding down a groove amidst the feedback, Fitness holds the listener in a vice grip as the band, appropriately, locks in without ever letting up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title alludes not just to the playlist-ready nature of the songs for your next HIIT session but also the lyrics, which explore the idea of being fit for society through expectations and rules — explicit or unwritten — among communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile drawing influence from the past, Fitness is not a throwback. It’s a soundtrack for a moment of modern living, complete with mass layoffs, polarization, economic uncertainty, and going against the grain of an “always on” culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans of hardcore-adjacent take note.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48036901650724,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2606\/0952\/files\/ner.jpg?v=1707433162","url":"https:\/\/www.stickfiguremailorder.com\/products\/northeast-regional-fitness-7-record","provider":"Stickfigure Mailorder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}