Being dependable isn’t really punk as fuck, but Grade 2 never seem to care about any of that shit. All the British band does is bang out street punk ripper after street punk ripper, taking the classic sound of their shore’s genre strain and filtering it through a piss n’ vitriol lens for the modern day. The trio’s 2023 self-titled record should hold firm as one of the decade’s finest and furious long-players, and we’ve entered the realm where anything Grade 2 unleash is worth the time and effort.
Now they’re back with a new string of sonic punches. The latest is “Cut Throat,” a blistering sprint about perseverance that arrives today (November 12) on Epitaph. The title of the track tells us what we’re in for, pretty much.
“’Cut Throat’ is about a world that takes more than it gives,” the band elaborates. “It’s a commentary on striving for more in situations where most people are out for themselves. It’s personal perseverance in a time that feels so empty and cold.”
Feel that. Fire up “Cut Throat” via the official lyric video, directed by Jason Link with live footage by Flo Ehlich, below, and shout it out with the best of them.