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'''The HIRS Collective''', formerly '''+HIRS+''', is an American [[queercore]] musical collective based in [[Philadelphia]]. Founded in 2011 by vocalist Jenna Pup and guitarist Esem, the group is known for their long list of prestigious guest collaborators and abrasive [[grindcore]] sound fueled by outspoken [[Anarchism|anarchist]] |
'''The HIRS Collective''', formerly known as '''+HIRS+''', is an American [[queercore]] musical collective based in [[Philadelphia]]. Founded in 2011 by vocalist Jenna Pup and guitarist Esem, the group is known for their long list of prestigious guest collaborators and abrasive [[grindcore]] sound fueled by outspoken [[Anarchism|anarchist]] and [[Gay liberation|queer liberationist]] politics. The group's name is derived from the eponymous [[neopronoun]] commonly used by [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]] people. |
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== Overview == |
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** first two ''100 Songs'' albums were released on SRA Records |
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** also released "a slew of [[Cassette tape|tapes]], [[Single (music)|7-inches]], and even a [[MiniDisc|minidisc]]" |
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** group considers itself a collective but mainly consists of JP and Esem, who are semi-anonymous |
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** formed in Philadelphia in 2011 |
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** developed a following "in [[Extreme metal|extreme music]] circles but also, and more importantly for the band, in the burgeoning [[Queercore|queer punk]] scene." |
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** toured in Philadelphia, [[Australia]], and the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] |
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** JP: "I've been calling it a collective as of recently because we're not the only people that make this shit happen in the band. And sometimes we're not the only people who make the music." |
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** "[[Grindcore|political grind]]" |
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** most songs are 30 seconds or less |
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** "[[Sampling (music)|Sample]] from a movie. Heavy [[Blast beat|blastbeats]]. Fast and pounding [[Riff|guitar riffs]]. [[Screaming (music)|Screamed]], mostly unintelligible vocals. Repeat." |
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** JP: "I wouldn't even call it grind. It's punk. I understand, there's blastbeats and people want to call it grind and all these other genres, but we've always just agreed that any band that we're ever in is a [[Punk rock|punk]] band." |
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** "The idea of the ethics… I don't know, it's a word that doesn't have the same definition or meaning any more. We're just aggressive, fast, and trying to be better people and burn the bridges of all the awful people and make sure to leave them behind." |
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** "There's two reasons we use samples: one, I should never have a microphone, ever. I talk into them like an idiot. So we use samples that go with the song. The sample explains the song. Two, I feel like we're at the point where enough people know what we're about." |
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** "We never did [get booked with [[pornogrind]] bands]. Those are the people… it shouldn't even have a fucking subgenre! If anybody's ever, like, "I really love pornogrind" just stop talking to that person!" |
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** "I think that there are very few bands that have our sound or have the same kind of setup or anything that we do that want to support any kind of queer or trans community. One of my favorite things about playing queer shows rather than a more standard metal show is that nine times out of ten the shows we play are really fucking diverse. We're not just playing with the same sounding bands with the same shitty dudes." |
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* <ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Yoni |date=March 7, 2015 |title=Philadelphia Duo +HIRS+ Talks Queer Punk, Inspiration, Pornogrind, and Survival |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/r3zq8j/hirs-interview-2015 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |language=en}}</ref> |
* <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Yoni |date=March 7, 2015 |title=Philadelphia Duo +HIRS+ Talks Queer Punk, Inspiration, Pornogrind, and Survival |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/r3zq8j/hirs-interview-2015 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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* <ref>{{Cite web |last=Gotrich |first=Lars |date=April 12, 2018 |title=The HIRS Collective's Ruthless Mixture Made Sweet By 'Friends. Lovers. Favorites.' |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/12/601199902/first-listen-the-hirs-collective-friends-lovers-favorites |access-date=Apr 21, 2023 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> |
* <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Gotrich |first=Lars |date=April 12, 2018 |title=The HIRS Collective's Ruthless Mixture Made Sweet By 'Friends. Lovers. Favorites.' |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/04/12/601199902/first-listen-the-hirs-collective-friends-lovers-favorites |access-date=Apr 21, 2023 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref> |
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* <ref>{{Cite web |last=River |first=Julie |date=April 30, 2018 |title=The HIRS Collective - Friends. Lovers. Favorites. |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/15745/the-hirs-collective-friends-lovers-favorites |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Punknews.org |language=en}}</ref> |
* <ref>{{Cite web |last=River |first=Julie |date=April 30, 2018 |title=The HIRS Collective - Friends. Lovers. Favorites. |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/15745/the-hirs-collective-friends-lovers-favorites |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Punknews.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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* <ref>{{Cite web |last=Riedel |first=Samantha |date=2019-09-04 |title=Seeing This Queer Grindcore Band Live Changed My Transfeminine Life |url=https://www.them.us/story/the-registry-hirs-collective |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=[[Them (website)|Them]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
* <ref>{{Cite web |last=Riedel |first=Samantha |date=2019-09-04 |title=Seeing This Queer Grindcore Band Live Changed My Transfeminine Life |url=https://www.them.us/story/the-registry-hirs-collective |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=[[Them (website)|Them]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:45, 22 April 2023
The HIRS Collective | |
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| Also known as | +HIRS+ |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | SRA
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| Spinoffs | Jenna and the Pups |
| Members |
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The HIRS Collective, formerly known as +HIRS+, is an American queercore musical collective based in Philadelphia. Founded in 2011 by vocalist Jenna Pup and guitarist Esem, the group is known for their long list of prestigious guest collaborators and abrasive grindcore sound fueled by outspoken anarchist and queer liberationist politics. The group's name is derived from the eponymous neopronoun commonly used by non-binary people.
Overview
- [1]
- first two 100 Songs albums were released on SRA Records
- also released "a slew of tapes, 7-inches, and even a minidisc"
- group considers itself a collective but mainly consists of JP and Esem, who are semi-anonymous
- formed in Philadelphia in 2011
- developed a following "in extreme music circles but also, and more importantly for the band, in the burgeoning queer punk scene."
- toured in Philadelphia, Australia, and the West Coast
- JP: "I've been calling it a collective as of recently because we're not the only people that make this shit happen in the band. And sometimes we're not the only people who make the music."
- [2]
Musical style and ideology
- [1]
- "political grind"
- most songs are 30 seconds or less
- "Sample from a movie. Heavy blastbeats. Fast and pounding guitar riffs. Screamed, mostly unintelligible vocals. Repeat."
- JP: "I wouldn't even call it grind. It's punk. I understand, there's blastbeats and people want to call it grind and all these other genres, but we've always just agreed that any band that we're ever in is a punk band."
- "The idea of the ethics… I don't know, it's a word that doesn't have the same definition or meaning any more. We're just aggressive, fast, and trying to be better people and burn the bridges of all the awful people and make sure to leave them behind."
- "There's two reasons we use samples: one, I should never have a microphone, ever. I talk into them like an idiot. So we use samples that go with the song. The sample explains the song. Two, I feel like we're at the point where enough people know what we're about."
- "We never did [get booked with pornogrind bands]. Those are the people… it shouldn't even have a fucking subgenre! If anybody's ever, like, "I really love pornogrind" just stop talking to that person!"
- "I think that there are very few bands that have our sound or have the same kind of setup or anything that we do that want to support any kind of queer or trans community. One of my favorite things about playing queer shows rather than a more standard metal show is that nine times out of ten the shows we play are really fucking diverse. We're not just playing with the same sounding bands with the same shitty dudes."
- [2]
Members
- Jenna "JP" Pup – vocals, beats
- Scott "Esem" – guitar
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The First 100 Songs | SRA | |
| 2015 | The Second 100 Songs | ||
| 2018 | Friends. Lovers. Favorites. | SRA/Get Better | |
| 2021 | The Third 100 Songs | Get Better | |
| 2023 | We're Still Here |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Sexxxy Flexxxi | Get Better | |
| 2016 | Build Your Own Bro Smasher | ||
| You Can't Kill Us | |||
| 2017 | How To Stop Street Harassment | ||
| 2018 | Coming Out of the Coffin |
Split recordings
| Year | Title | Split with | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +HIRS+ / Towers | Towers | self-released |
| Involuntary Splits | The Immaculates | ||
| Maradona / +HIRS+ | Maradona | Bastard Tapes | |
| 2012 | Live From Motel Hell | Drums Like Machine Guns | |
| Dlmg/+HIRS+ | |||
| Shit Weather / Hirs | Shit Weather | ||
| +HIRS+ // Tooth Decay | Tooth Decay | ||
| Hulk Smash / +HIRS+ | Hulk Smash | ||
| +HIRS+ / Nimbus Terrifix | Nimbus Terrifix | ||
| 2013 | Destroy the Scene | Bros Fall Back | |
| +HIRS+/Bubonic Bear | Bubonic Bear | ||
| Hirvana / Very Ape | APE! | ||
| 2014 | Water Torture / +HIRS+ | Water Torture | Nice Dream |
| Cocaine Breath / +HIRS+ Split 2" | Cocaine Breath | Bastard Tapes | |
| The HIRS Collective/Peeple Watchin' Split | Peeple Watchin' | ||
| Needle Breaker | Deceiver | ||
| Shit Split | Heavy Medical | ||
| +HIRS+/Heavy Medical Split | |||
| Sloth Esteem | The Slothspring | Self-released | |
| 2016 | Split | Lifes | Get Better |
| 2017 | Hiromanticstates | Romantic States | |
| Happy Holidays from the Hirs Collective and Toxic Womb | Toxic Womb | ||
| 2018 | Split w/ Godstomper | Godstomper | |
| I Have Become Your Pupil | Thou | ||
| Jenna and the Pups/The HIRS Collective Split | Jenna and the Pups | ||
| Love Ya Like A Sister | Night Witch | ||
| 2020 | There's Good in All of Us | Thou | |
| 2022 | Cowboy Wisdom | Jenna and the Pups, Hank V | Sisters in Christ |
Singles
| Year | Song | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Say Her Name" | The Third 100 Songs | Get Better |
| 2017 | "Magical/Wanderful" | ||
| 2021 | "Love," | ||
| "Affection & Care." | |||
| "Staying Alive" (ft. Stephen Inman) | |||
| 2022 | "We're Still Here" (ft.Shirley Manson, AC Sapphire) | We're Still Here | |
| "Sweet Like Candy" (ft. Nø Man, Thou, Jessica Joy Mills) | |||
| 2023 | "Trust The Process" (ft. Frank Iero, Rosie Richeson) | ||
| "XOXOXOXOXOX" (ft. Melt-Banana) |
(source notes)
References
- ^ a b c Kroll, Yoni (March 7, 2015). "Philadelphia Duo +HIRS+ Talks Queer Punk, Inspiration, Pornogrind, and Survival". Vice. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ a b c Gotrich, Lars (April 12, 2018). "The HIRS Collective's Ruthless Mixture Made Sweet By 'Friends. Lovers. Favorites.'". NPR. Retrieved Apr 21, 2023.
- ^ River, Julie (April 30, 2018). "The HIRS Collective - Friends. Lovers. Favorites". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Riedel, Samantha (2019-09-04). "Seeing This Queer Grindcore Band Live Changed My Transfeminine Life". Them. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (Apr 20, 2021). "The HIRS Collective announce 'The Third 100 Songs,' share "Love"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Gentile, John (Apr 20, 2021). "HIRS collective to release new 105 track album". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Bloom, Madison (2022-10-31). "The Hirs Collective Announce New Album Featuring Members of My Chemical Romance, Soul Glo, Thursday, Touché Amoré, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Staff (2022-10-31). "The HIRS Collective announce new album We're Still Here, featuring members of Garbage, Converge, Soul Glo and more". Treblezine. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (Oct 31, 2022). "The HIRS Collective (feat. Shirley Manson), 'We're Still Here'". NPR. Retrieved Apr 21, 2023.
- ^ Moore, Em (Oct 31, 2022). "The HIRS Collective announce new album, release "We're Still Here (ft. Shirley Manson)"". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Darville, Jordan (Oct 31, 2022). "The HIRS Collective announce new album, share "We're Still Here" featuring Garbage's Shirley Manson". The Fader. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Disalvo, Tom (2022-11-01). "The HIRS Collective announce new album featuring members of My Chemical Romance, Soul Glo and Thursday". NME. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (2022-12-07). "The HIRS Collective Team With NØ MAN, Thou, & JJM On New Song "Sweet Like Candy": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Shutler, Ali (2023-01-21). "HIRS Collective release 'Trust The Process' featuring My Chemical Romance's Frank Iero". NME. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Moore, Em (Feb 15, 2023). "Videos: The HIRS Collective: "XOXOXOXOXOX" (ft. Melt-Banana)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Moore, Em (March 23, 2023). "Interviews: Having compassion with JP of The HIRS Collective". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Lacuna, Nat (March 24, 2023). "Interview: The HIRS Collective Discuss New LP". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Gregory, Allie (March 24, 2023). "Toronto's New Friends Fest Gets the HIRS Collective, Gulfer, pageninetynine for 2023 Edition". Exclaim!. Retrieved Apr 21, 2023.
- ^ Levinson, Leah B. (2023-04-05). "HIRS, "We're Still Here"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Sommerfeld, Seth (April 20, 2023). "The HIRS Collective and its deep roster of famed pals help deliver messages of trans survival via hardcore punk". Inlander. Retrieved 2023-04-21.