Year of the Pig 12

Kings of punk and hardcore Fucked Up return with a mammoth single, second in a series of records based on the Chinese Zodiac. 'Year of the Pig' is an 18 minute 34 second long prog-punk masterpiece featuring lush piano and organ arrangements by Max Danger (The Deadly Snakes) and guest vocals by Toronto's Jennifer Castle. 'Year of the Pig' starts with gentle guitar and soothing organ before heading into darker territory with gruff male vocals offset by Castle's angelic singing and a meandering bassline. It's not until a full 7 and a half minutes in that the track explodes into a keith moon-esque drum workout, which is followed by a one note neu trick that builds up to a thrash attack. It's 'The Wall' as written and recorded by Poison Idea. Single on What's Your Rupture?, the label that introduced America to Love is All, The Long Blondes, and so many others.