Liteweight Champion - 'Geronimo Hardstyle' 8/10

Ohio outfit captivate on their raw and explosive new album

by Chris Bound: October 21, 2026

'Geronimo Hardstyle' opens like the world is ending and spends the next twelve tracks deciding whether that's actually a good enough reason to give up. And for Liteweight Champion, the answer is no.

The Columbus band's second album, and first as a fully formed four-piece, wraps that stubborn optimism inside huge shoegaze guitars, grunge abrasion and bright power-pop melody. The result is heavy without becoming joyless, melodic without softening the impact, and far stranger than a straightforward wall-of-sound rock record.

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