Scowl is rip a roaring hardcore band from Santa Cruz, California. Their visceral attitude and shrieking delivery makes for a no holds barred, in your face breakaway from safety into an unapologetic breakdown of emotional transparency. Their latest full length, How Flowers Grow, is an old-school romp through ten quick thrashing tracks sure to leave the uninitiated in a daze and hardcore veterans dizzy from relinquishing their inhibitions. Kicking off with “Bloodhound,” Scowl stomps into the grounds with swelling anticipation before letting loose. Vocalist Kat Moss growls with the best of them, drawing inspiration from the 80’s hardcore scene in style and harshness of delivery. Emotions run high in what feels like an attempted escape from life’s oppressive forces. There’s a sense of liv...