Antoine You Twat The Best Of The Home Office

Nothing cuts through like furious political 2000s punk rock and Antoine You Twat The Best Of The Home Office by THE HOME OFFICE is exactly that. The opening track, Fellatio is all about the truth and the people in power’s tenuous relationship with it immediately the vocals cut through. They have a rawness and a charisma that makes the album really fun to listen to but also makes you buy in thematically because of the deep and infectious conviction you feel the vocalist has. It really feels like he means what he’s saying, having a far better relationship to the authenticity and the truth than the people the song is about. The instrumentation also has a real sense of cohesion from the opening bell.

You get the sense that the band has been playing together for years. You can hear there’s a tightness to the tracks that only comes from endless sessions together and the deep musical trust that forms from it. Each aspect of the rhythm and melody supports excellently but then when they do have a moment to shine, they step up to the plate and excel. That mixture of being able to support, shine and knowing the right time to do each is the clearest way to explain the connection you can feel between the band during the whole project. The Bones was a standout for me.

I love the guitar so much. It has this unapologetic screechy, crunchy sound that stands out. It is to the point that the distortion sort of becomes its own instrument in this instance, allowing for a wholly unique texture by playing into what would be traditionally seen as unappealing or imperfect. Narcoleptic feels like the most furious, acerbic and political track on the project. There is this desperation that comes through in the pace, showing how important it is that people must wake up to the evil in politics that complacency allows to creep in. 

This project is unapologetic and fun but also has something to say.