THE BCASA – Fuck It Up Hard

The BCASA represent a big part of the Montreal punk scene, but to every other city, they’re just another band with an unusual long name: The B*ll C*sby Anarchist Society of America (censored after receiving a cease and desist order from Bill Cosby’s lawyers). Well, that’s soon to change after the BCASA released their debut album, Fuck It Up Hard.

The cover art is simply of a dinosaur playing a guitar against a neon green background drawn on MS Paint, but like the old saying goes, don’t judge by the cover. The album contains almost three years worth of hard work, even if the content might sound like a joke; there are two songs about video games, three songs about food, three songs about the advance and obsession of technology, and other many other songs with titles like “Double Hitler Violation” and “George Harrison and the Future Beatles.” Listening to the album creates nostalgia of the ‘90s, not only for the subject matter, but because of the recording quality. All songs were recorded on analog tape, which leaves a hiss whenever there’s a silence. It has an old-school sound we’ve forgotten about, but it makes us wonder whether it’s really necessary.

Over the past week I’ve observed different reactions to the release of Fuck It Up Hard. The guys at Little Baby Records are very excited about their first official record under their label. A friend of mine, however, isn’t so pleased about the mixing and production value, saying that it lacks punch. Another friend actually took the time to learn some of the songs on guitar, so a couple days ago, we were singing BCASA on the streets. Personally, I’m addicted to BCASA. Others are oblivious to its existence, which is why I’m determined to bring it beyond the realms of Montreal.

(Little Baby Records, 8022 Avon Montreal-Ouest, QC H4X 1L5 Canada)