Diaspora Problems
by Soul Glo
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Mar 25, 2022
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
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  1. highballslider
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    When I think of all the bands and genres that had to exist for this album to exist it blows my mind. I literally loved 12 out of 12 songs. This Album is gonna be on repeat for quite a while.
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 31, 2022
    7
    7.8/10
    This is what punk has been missing. Rocks seen an unfortunate decline in quality, urgency and politics. Originally punk was a vehicle for protest and provocation but it's been domesticated into vapid rifts and soulless rifts. That's not the case with this epic assault of noise that feels inspired by Barteese Strange inventive mix of a stereotypically black genre with a white    7.8/10
    This is what punk has been missing. Rocks seen an unfortunate decline in quality, urgency and politics. Originally punk was a vehicle for protest and provocation but it's been domesticated into vapid rifts and soulless rifts. That's not the case with this epic assault of noise that feels inspired by Barteese Strange inventive mix of a stereotypically black genre with a white adjacent one and presenting a successful compound ,this is mist apparent on the mad swagger of "Driponomics" that tackles trickledown economics and black disenfranchisement or on "jump!!" that takes an existential fall into identityand demand. Soul Glo are a furious body barreling from song to song with barely a break in between . As the title suggests the record explores the lives and problems of people who's families lineage was removed from it's homeland. Using it's rage to hold a mirror America would much rather leave shattered. Definitely essential listening for lovers of music and rock.    … Expand
  3. MusicGuyMack
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    Though certainly something of an acquired taste, as its in-your-face intensity and aggression aren't likely to be to everyone's liking, the blistering scream-rapped vocals and ferociously propulsive punk instrumentals of "Diaspora Problems" nevertheless make for both an improbable but highly moshable match made in Heaven as well as a brutal and exhausting but ultimately rewarding listenThough certainly something of an acquired taste, as its in-your-face intensity and aggression aren't likely to be to everyone's liking, the blistering scream-rapped vocals and ferociously propulsive punk instrumentals of "Diaspora Problems" nevertheless make for both an improbable but highly moshable match made in Heaven as well as a brutal and exhausting but ultimately rewarding listen and mark Soul Glo as a group to watch moving forward.

    Choice Cuts: "Coming Correct is Cheaper." "Jump! (Or Get Jumped!!!) ((by the future))," "(Five Years And) My Family," "The Thangs I Carry"    … Expand
  4. extintordodidi
    May 9, 2022
    8
    Não tenho palavras pra descrever o quão bom é esse álbum. Era exatamente o que estava precisando pra relaxar.
  5. AShinyG1ratina
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    A modern landmark of hardcore punk and the album that the genre has desperately needed for years. Arguably the most perfect album released so far this decade.
  6. oolivverr
    Apr 29, 2023
    9
    We need more of this kind of energy in punk! Abrasive and unashamed. So memorable, cool and unique

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86

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Apr 5, 2022
    84
    The sum total of their 2022 opus is a straight upgrade to SOUL GLO’s already brilliant back catalog, bursting with scorching new takes on old ideas and enough spirit and passion to set the entire scene ablaze.
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  2. Kerrang!
    Mar 31, 2022
    60
    The one thing holding Diaspora Problems back, save for its disappointing lack of hooks, is that it doesn’t exploit its strengths as fully as it might.
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  3. Paste Magazine
    Mar 30, 2022
    88
    On Diaspora Problems, Soul Glo have caused a clearing in the forest with an album so boundless in its creativity that it cannot be ignored. This is the shape of hardcore that we had been promised.
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