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Harsh Reality

from Harsh Reality by Stress Positions

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    Harsh Reality, as the name might suggest, is an unrelenting, thought-provoking, intense album from start to finish. Most of the songs were either finished or conceived of early in the pandemic: a time when everything was amplified, a constant reminder that "this is how things are." Subject matter varies from poverty and the firm grip capitalism has on our lives, to personal conflicts and police brutality, particularly in the band's home city of Chicago. Stress Positions intelligently uses the trappings of hardcore punk to address sexuality, finding freedom from religious oppression, guilt, and shame, and the resulting auditory assault is an apt reflection of the world around us. It feels as if you never get a chance to breathe, and when you do, it’s a brief, desperate gasp. Enjoy it while you can- It won’t last long.

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    Harsh Reality, as the name might suggest, is an unrelenting, thought-provoking, intense album from start to finish. Most of the songs were either finished or conceived of early in the pandemic: a time when everything was amplified, a constant reminder that "this is how things are." Subject matter varies from poverty and the firm grip capitalism has on our lives, to personal conflicts and police brutality, particularly in the band's home city of Chicago. Stress Positions intelligently uses the trappings of hardcore punk to address sexuality, finding freedom from religious oppression, guilt, and shame, and the resulting auditory assault is an apt reflection of the world around us. It feels as if you never get a chance to breathe, and when you do, it’s a brief, desperate gasp. Enjoy it while you can- It won’t last long.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Harsh Reality via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics

Bound to a fate you didn’t decide

A waking nightmare where you reside

Skin worn thin, blistered by time.

A Harsh reality. Toe the line.



Consensus reality

You toe the fucking line




Crushed in the palm of the invisible hand.

The cursor dictates, it’s part of the plan

Sisyphean circle, an endless race

Tethered and bound you’re tied in place



Conditioned to consume

A technicolor tomb.

Paid admission, locked in.

A losing battle, you won’t win



Same thing, day in-day out

Under the thumb and under the gun

Damned if you do, dead if you don’t

A waking hell ceases to release

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from Harsh Reality, released December 8, 2023

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Chicago Hardcore Punk
No sympathy for police

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