''Diaspora Problems'' is the fourth studio album by American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (commonly abbreviated to hardcore or hXc) is a punk rock music genre#subtypes, subgenre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots ...

band Soul Glo. The album was released on March 25, 2022, through

Epitaph Records Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. A large portion of the record label, known as Hellcat Records, is owned by Tim Armstrong, frontman of the punk rock band Rancid. Several ...

, their first release with the label. Two singles were released ahead of the album: "Jump! (Or Get Jumped by the Future!)" and "Driponomics".

Critical reception

''Diaspora Problems'' received critical acclaim upon its release. On review aggregator website

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, ''Diaspora Problems'' has an average rating of 86 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim". On AnyDecentMusic?, the album has an average of 8.0 out of 10 rating based on eight critic reviews.

Year-end lists

Track listing

Personnel

The following individuals were credited for their roles in the recording, composition, or mastering of the album. ;Soul Glo * GG Guerra — Bass, vocals, programming * Pierce Jordan — Vocals * Ruben Polo — Guitar * T. J. Stevenson — Drums ;Additional musicians * Bearcat — Vocals (on "The Things I Carry") * Hakim Diran — Saxophone (on "Thumbsucker" and "Spiritual Level of Gang Shit") * McKinley Dixon — Vocals (on "Spiritual Level of Gang Shit") * Dave Heck — Trombone (on "Thumbsucker" and "Spiritual Level of Gang Shit") * Kathryn Edwards — Vocals (on "John J") * Lojii — Vocals (on "Spiritual Level of Gang Shit") * Mother Maryrose — Vocals (on "Driponomics") * Noah Roth — Trumpet (on "Thumbsucker" and "Spiritual Level of Gang Shit") * Zula Wildheart — Vocals (on "John J") ;Recording and Mastering * Evan Bernard — Assistant production, engineering * GG Guerra — Production, engineering * Noah Roth — Assistant engineering *

Will Yip William Yip ( Chinese: 葉浩仁; born February 18, 1987) is an American record producer, audio engineer, songwriter and musician. Yip is an owner of Studio 4 Recording in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Yip is also the owner of Memory Music, an indep ...

— Mixing, mastering

References

External links

* {{Discogs release, 22694168 2022 albums Soul Glo albums Epitaph Records albums Albums produced by Will Yip