Baltimore garage punks Darker Than come out swinging with their debut full-length It’s Your Funeral, a snarling, no-frills blast of fast, unfiltered punk album. Rooted in the city’s underground scene, the album captures everything the band’s about: speed, sarcasm, and a sharp eye for the chaos around us.
The standout track I Wish My Mom Was An Anarchist is a perfect example of what Darker Than do best—mixing frustration, humor, and raw honesty over gritty, driving riffs. It’s short, smart, and impossible to ignore. Elsewhere on the album, cuts like “Hell Chose Me” and “It’s your funeral” pile on the intensity, weaving together themes of disillusionment, anger, and DIY defiance.
Darker Than’s sound is lean and direct, pairing classic garage-punk energy with the kind of lyrical bite that cuts through the noise. Fronted by Hanna’s commanding vocals and backed by a tight rhythm section, the band makes every second count—It’s Your Funeral doesn’t waste a breath.
For fans of stripped-down punk with something to say and no time to waste, this debut hits the spot. If I Wish My Mom Was An Anarchist doesn’t grab you, check your pulse.
