Tape Review: Passionless Pointless - Passionless Pointless (2021)

Picture Credit: Passionless Pointless
Artwork: Andie Riekstina

Passionless Pointless - Passionless Pointless
Release Date: February 06, 2021
Label: Vinyldyke Records
Format: Cassette + Zine / Digital
Length: 30:47
Genre: Grunge / Stoner Punk / Noise
Origin: Berlin, Germany

About a month ago, Passionless Pointless had their first appearance on MangoWave, when their song 'The Joy of Missing Out' was featured in the Discoveries of the Week. The #projomo song is the opener of the self-titled debut album by Passionless Pointless which is now out via Vinyldyke Records. The eight-track cassette comes with a DIY zine. On the first page, I learned that the band name Passionless Pointless is a reference to a PJ Harvey song.


The trio from the German capital does not beat about the bush, and directly jumps into action instead. Passionless Pointless provide us with a massive wall of sound. Fuzz-laden Stoner Rock starts a joyful dance with some heavy Punk Rock and together they discover their love for Noise. And after all the outcome of this party is Grunge as hell. Passionless Pointless often remind me of Grunge Punk legends L7.


But can the lyrics compete with the powerful sound? Hell yes, they can!
By the power of an honest punk rock attitude and with the force of a wrecking ball, Passionless Pointless spread their word. Hence, they are shooting whole salvos of middle fingers against patriarch structures in culture ('Great Art'), homophobia in our society ('When I was straight'), or toxic people in our lives ('Cross 'em out').  With the final track 'Another Dinner Ruined', the trio musicks thoughts inspired by theessay of the same name by Australian scientist and author Sara N. Ahmed.


Passionless Pointless combine the content and the music by Crass, L7 and Slo Burn, and put them into a contemporary context. Their self-titled debut is a stunning release and an important and loud "Fuck Off" against right-wing conservatives, racist, sexists, homphobes, and other arseholes.

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