The International Noise Conspiracy- Capitalism Stole My Virg - The International Noise Conspiracy- Capitalism Stole My Virg

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Released in 2001 on Burning Heart/Epitaph Records, 'Capitalism Stole My Virginity' emerged during a peak moment of the early-2000s garage punk and post-hardcore revival. The (International) Noise Conspiracy — formed in Umeå, Sweden in 1998 by Dennis Lyxzén following the breakup of Refused — fused garage rock, 1960s soul, and mod aesthetics with an explicitly anticapitalist, Situationist political ideology. The…

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The video documents T(I)NC at the height of their international profile, capturing the band's synthesis of political hardcore heritage and accessible rock-and-roll delivery. Sitting at the intersection of the Umeå post-hardcore lineage (Refused) and the early-2000s garage revival, the track and…