National Music Reviews
Hard Left
We Are Hard Left
Future Perfect Records
Street: 05.12
Hard Left = Cock Sparrer + Para Elite + The Business
“Hard Left Rules OK.” With song titles like that, you can safely assume that they are confident in themselves and their music. Hard Left do their best throughout the album to make sure that you know who they are through their chants, one of which pays homage to The Casualties’ intro to “Die Hards”—“We’re Hard Left! We’re Hard Left! We are, We are, We’re Hard Left!” “Hand in Hand,” “New Year” and “Red Flag” execute the messages of standing united as a society and taking stands against such issues as corruption, conformity and obsession with profit. We Are Hard Left is a blistering punk record whose mission is to invigorate rebellion and call people to action. –Eric U. Norris