The final recordings by Annapolis early emo pioneers The Hated. “Flux” compiles their 1989 acoustic and electric sessions, home demos, and live shards from their extensive archive. The accompanying 24-page book outlines the last year of the band with essays from founders Dan Littleton and Erik Fisher, a track-by-track oral history, photos, flyers, and lyrics from this vital post-hardcore unit. “Hostile and magnetic – like perfume wafting through a barbed wire fence” – Washington Post.