The Washington Post, May 14th, 1999
The name of H 2 O's third album, "F.T.T.W.," which stands for "faster than the world," is also the title of the opening song, which is basically the "We're an American Band" of New York hardcore: "Worldwide hardcore punk, you can't slow down," declares singer Toby Morse. "The world will try to catch up/ When they think it's a trend/ But we'll keep moving fast enough/ And they'll never comprehend." Actually, hardcore punk first became a trend two decades ago, so a band like H 2 O is not exactly difficult to comprehend. The quintet purveys hard, fast but frequently tuneful tracts about opposing ...
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