{"product_id":"illiterates-does-not-compute-lp","title":"Illiterates - Does Not Compute LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe “dumbest band in hardcore” returns with twelve more rampaging tracks. While Illiterates’ last record, 2023’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Experts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, trimmed their compositions to the bone, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoes Not Compute\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e widens the scope just a hair, making room for anthemic mid-paced parts (see “Remember When” and the epic title track), blazing Straight Ahead-esque crossover rippage (“Sustainability”), and even a touch of trad youth crew (the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan’t Close My Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e influences were all over \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Experts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but “No One Wants To” is pure Revelation Records circa 1988). Illiterates have also added a new guitarist since the last record, which they’re so excited about they wrote a song about it (“Hig Champion”), though they tastefully limit themselves to just a few eruptions of fret-melting lead licks. And while Illiterates insist they’re dumb, their lyrics are full of wisdom you don’t get at the library, like the anti-pretension anthem “Read the Room” (my favorite lyric: “one thing school didn’t teach you is how to read the fucking room”). Hair-splitting aside, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoes Not Compute\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is another great hardcore record from one of the best bands in the game right now. –Sorry State Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=247855197\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/illiteratespgh.bandcamp.com\/album\/does-not-compute-2\"\u003eDoes Not Compute by Illiterates\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Midheaven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44462583120054,"sku":null,"price":44.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/9119\/8390\/files\/a2935360616_10.jpg?v=1765776494","url":"https:\/\/repressedrecords.com\/products\/illiterates-does-not-compute-lp","provider":"Repressed Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}