Album lore

Socially Retarded, Mentally Unstable, issued mid-2021 on the band’s own Social Retards imprint, captures the blunt force of Brussels street punk with a dozen tracks of snarling urgency. Social Retards, a trio rooted in the city’s punk milieu, deliver songs like “We Are the Retards” and “Police Violence” with an unvarnished rawness, each cut defined by choppy riffs and shouted vocals that echo the working-class grit of their surroundings.The album’s lean fifteen-track lineup, which includes demo versions of “Once Upon a Punk” and “Cunt Boss,” offers a document of punk’s enduring confrontational spirit. Its modest presence on Last.fm—44 listeners and just under 300 scrobbles—belies its commitment to the street-level energy typical of the Brussels punk canon. This record stands as a direct, no-frills statement from a band entrenched in their locale’s underground scene.

Album lore

Socially Retarded, Mentally Unstable, issued mid-2021 on the band’s own Social Retards imprint, captures the blunt force of Brussels street punk with a dozen tracks of snarling urgency. Social Retards, a trio rooted in the city’s punk milieu, deliver songs like “We Are the Retards” and “Police Violence” with an unvarnished rawness, each cut defined by choppy riffs and shouted vocals that echo the working-class grit of their surroundings.The album’s lean fifteen-track lineup, which includes demo versions of “Once Upon a Punk” and “Cunt Boss,” offers a document of punk’s enduring confrontational spirit. Its modest presence on Last.fm—44 listeners and just under 300 scrobbles—belies its commitment to the street-level energy typical of the Brussels punk canon. This record stands as a direct, no-frills statement from a band entrenched in their locale’s underground scene.