SPEED - Don't Need

1. Who are SPEED?

SPEED are a hardcore punk band from Sydney, Australia. They formed in 2019 and Don't Need (June, 2024) is the third single from their debut album Only One Mode (July, 2024).

2. What does Don't Need bring? 

Don't Need is a hardcore punk song with more twists and turns than a rabbit being chased by a greyhound. It is ten modes in one song and it slaps you in the face with it's wild variations in tone and pace. Don't Need is sophisticated, innovative and aggressive and SPEED are a politically conscious band with integrity and morals. The real deal.

3. Which bands are SPEED similar to? 

Turnstile, High Vis, Angel Du$t.

4. Which bands have influenced SPEED? 

The singer Jem Siow mentioned some love as a young'un for Linkin Park and Parkway Drive. 

5. What have people said about Don't Need?

"Another swaggering, chest-thumping anthem" - Stereogum.

"Showing the true meaning of hardcore" - Kerrang!

"Tough-as-nails hardcore anthem bursting with NYHC toughness" - Alt Press.

"You keep runnin and runnin that mouth,

Don't waste your breath on me"