At first glance/listen XL-Life are a hardcore punk band that seem to fit the badly perceived mantra that hardcore is a male dominated chest beating genre, but thankfully this is 100% not the case, this band has angst, it has plenty to say, the empathy and conscience can be felt like a stake to the heart, oh and yes there are way more fully inclusive bands now that buck that archaic thought. I remember the days when punk first arrived (yes that old), it was a time of standing up and out, it gave a voice to those who never had one, it gave a stepping stone into the world for those who wanted to be heard and those who wanted to create change. XL-Life have within this album, given time to say the things that still matter today, the things that still need fighting for, but the also show t...