The HIRS Collective - "We're Still Here" (CD)

HIRS Collective's 2023 album, which had a great influence on SRA Records along with Soul Glo, has sold well at 3LA in the past, but this time it is a domestic CD release on Nu-Dada.

There have been CDs with 100 songs in the past, but this time, after moving to Get Better Records, the number of songs on this CD has become much more commonplace. The album also features a large number of musicians, including Maha Shami, vocalist of NOMAN (#2), and anyway, there is someone participating in every song, so it might be interesting to refer to the list below.

They are often talked about as emerging from the LGBTQ community, which is of course an important part of their story, but musically they are much more than that. They started the band at a not-so-young age, and their goal is to create a community where everyone can participate/be safe/not be denied, and this kind of collective style is a project where many people become involved, which is their very expression. The sound is based on hardcore, but also intersects with metal, grind, and various other styles (e.g. HIPHOP in collaboration with Ghösh, which is also available on 7” in 3LA), which is called mutual respect. This is a perfect piece of music to present to a world that is in turmoil because each individual believes what he or she wants to believe. Melt Banana from Japan is also on this album.

The live video is really great!

Tracklist
1. WE’RE STILL HERE (ft. Shirley Manson/Garbage)
2. SWEET LIKE CANDY (ft. Maha Shami and Bryan Funck/THOU)
3. BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN (Ft. Jessica G.Z. and Christina Michelle/Gouge Away)
4. N.O. S.I.R. (Ft. Justin Pearson/The Locust)
5. WASTE NOT WANT NOT (Ft. Escuela Grind and Pierce Jordan/Soul Glo)
6. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (Ft. Dan Yemin/Paint It Black and Dark Thoughts)
7. JUDGEMENT NIGHT (Ft. Ghösh)
8. TRUST THE PROCESS (Ft. Frank Iero/My Chemical Romance and Rosie Richeson)
9. XOXOXOXOXOX (Ft. Melt Banana)
10. YOU ARE NOT ALONE (Ft. Lora Mathis and Chip King/The Body)
11. APOPTOSIS AND PROLIFERATION (Ft. Nate Newton/Coverge and Full Of Hell)
12. SO, ANYWAY… (Ft. Geoff Rickly/Thursday and Kayla Phillips/Bleed The Pigs)
13. A DIFFERENT KIND OF BED DEATH (Ft. Anthony Green/Circa Survive)
14. NEILA FOREVER (Ft. Jeremy Bolm/Touche Amore and Jordan Dreyer/La Dispute)
15. LAST KING MEETS LAST PRIEST (Ft. Derek Zanetti/The Homeless Gospel Choir and Chris No. 2/Anti-Flag)
16. UNICORN TAPESTRY WOVEN IN FIRE (Ft. Marissa Paternoster/Screaming Females, Damian Abraham/Fucked Up, and Pinkwash)
17. BRINGING LIGHT AND REPLENISHMENTS (Ft. Sunrot and The Punk Cellist)