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In the broad pantheon of post-punk bands who probably have record covers with high-contrast monochromatic, archive photographs there's a tendency towards introspection. Self-abnegation, hatred and all that. The sole song on the Primary's SoundCloud, 'The Gift', differs from the mode. Feels like I'm being told something unpleasant about myself and, though I might not like it, I'm going to hear it anyway. Maybe the manic to PiL's depressive. KATE DANIEL- THE THOUSANDS Melbourne band The Primary have been kicking around the scene with their brand of noise-laden ferocity for a few years now, and have now offered the first preview of their soon-to-be-released EP The Gift with the straight-shooting lead single, ‘What You Leave Behind’. A two-versed bombardment of alternating chaos and restraint, the track certainly is a tense listen. With vocals channeling John Lydon in full PiL mode and a gnarly, warped guitar stabbing repeatedly throughout, the trio very quickly prove their chops in