# Soul Glo fuse hardcore, rap and dub on ambitious Diaspora Problems

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/soul-glos-diaspora-problems-is-a-hardcore-record-like-no-other/
- Published: 2026-11-08T22:37:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T22:47:56+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1029579/soul-glo-diaspora-problems-hardcore-punk-review
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- *Diaspora Problems* pushes hardcore into rap, trap and dub.
- Pierce Jordan’s delivery combines political anger with vulnerability.
- The album closes with a dramatic shift into horns and hardcore.

## Summary

Soul Glo’s 2022 album *Diaspora Problems* is presented as an unusually ambitious hardcore record, mixing the genre’s intensity with rap, trap and dub influences. Its confrontational politics, shifts in sound and frontman Pierce Jordan’s expressive delivery make it stand out among contemporary hardcore bands.

The article highlights the relentless opening tracks, including “Gold Chain Punk (whogonbeatmyass?)” and “Coming Correct”, as well as “Driponomics”, which features Mother Maryrose and trap-style production. The album closes with “Spiritual Level Of Gang Shit”, featuring McKinley Dixon and Lojii, where echoed guitar and a dub groove give way to punishing hardcore and horns. The writer also points to Soul Glo’s live performances and Tiny Desk Concert as examples of the band’s force.

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