The new NORTHERN LIBERTIES CD has come out and it is amazing! Really, it is so good. If there was ever a band in Philly that gets overlooked it’s NORTHERN fuckin LIBERTIES. They have a sound that goes beyond explanation. Similar to the band that once called Philly home, MACHINE THAT FLASHES, NORTHERN LIBERTIES is a percussion and bass combo overlaid with vocals. A fellow named Justin belts out bizarre lyrics with a sense of infectious madness. Here are the words to Midnight Train To The Dogfood Factory – “O canned food, Broken hearts, Heads on sticks + burning cars, Flightless birds + sightless worms, Fly into a black sun, that never burned – Midnight train – pulls away – Destination: Death Factory.” Yes, their words are out there. Seeing them live sometimes gives me goosebumps it is so- so- fuck, words fail me to get the right mood, and the sound they build. Comparisons – humm. a bit Joy Division, with part Fugazi and an added touch of heaviness, it’s damn intense. Definitely if you want to check out a band that is pushing boundaries that need to be pushed, it is NORTHERN LIBERTIES. The recording they built sounds real good and the CD is filled with Justin’s artwork – intricate drawings that make me think of what Nick Blinko would do if he ended up squatting in Philly during his formative years…
— reviewed by – MIKE STRAIGHT from SLUG AND LETTUCE number 87, Spring 2006.