SINGLE REVIEW: Dead Air Network – No Hassles

Dead Air Network aren’t here for finesse — they’re here to shout, stomp, and spit their message in your face. ‘No Hassles’ is a slab of loud, brash, unapologetic punk that drags the old school snarls of the late ’70s into the now with no frills and no apologies. There’s Oi in its DNA — working-class grit, blunt-force gang vocals, and a repetitive structure that does exactly what it should: hammer the point home until you can’t help but yell along.

It’s a track built on the kind of blunt honesty that punk was born for. There’s no overthinking or posturing, just a straight-up boot to the ribs of toxic relationships and the emotional sludge they leave behind. The gang shouts have bite. The riffs are hooky but ragged. The whole thing tears past like a runaway train held together with duct tape and disdain, and it sounds bloody great for it.

The more melodic sung interlude towards the end brings some classic Grock flair, adding a surprising layer of texture without losing the track’s rough edge. Then just when you think it’s done, the pace ramps back up, unleashing waves of psychedelic chaos that swirl around the driving punk core, giving the close a fresh and unexpected kick.

‘No Hassles’ isn’t reinventing punk — it’s revelling in its roots. Gritty, fast, and full of conviction, it captures the raw defiance of the genre’s earliest days without sounding like a museum piece. It’s confident. It’s cathartic. It’s the sound of a band who know exactly who they are and don’t care who that bothers. And that’s exactly the point.