HANDSTAND RECORDS

Harvey Pekar

Paris Green CD

300 copies

Harvey Pekar help anchor a thriving hardcore punk scene in a Cleveland, Ohio, a city with storied and legendary roots in punk rock and hardcore (Integrity, 9 Shocks Terror, Dead Boys, etc.), and continually explicate and expand the confines of both genres. The band mirrors the modus operandi of their namesake, acclaimed comic book writer and Clevelander Harvey Pekar, who claimed, “It’s about staying alive. Getting a job, finding a mate, having a place to live, finding a creative outlet. Life is a war of attrition. You have to stay active on all fronts. It’s one thing after another.”

“Paris Green” is a thoughtfully brutal collection of seven new songs that explicate and expand the boundaries of punk and hardcore. Produced and engineered by Ryan Foltz at Cleveland Audio (Dropkick Murphy’s, Rancid).