Modern music is notoriously known among the past generation as "awful ear-splitting racket." And punk rock is a large offender to the past generations. However, as a member of the "awful ear-splitting racket" generation, I have devoted countless hours listening to HN-88, a punk rock quartet from Santa Fe.

I got the opportunity to have the band come onto my radio show, The Delirious Duo, which airs Wednesday nights on KSFR.

Nate King, Kyle Tapia, Bobby Strait and Tim Brown decided to start a band when they were in high school. The group lists Blink-182 and Sum 41 among its influences.

While interviewing them, I realized that they are not only a fun group of friends, but a band with big dreams and big hopes. It was inspiring to hear the group's music.

I have listened to numerous '90s era-punk songs, and I will claim that HN-88 has captured that particular sound.

All 10 tracks highlight the talents of each band member. My favorite track, "The Great Panic," tells a tale of a zombie surviving the apocalypse. Sounds awesome, right? The chorus is incredibly catchy, and the verse consists of a lone singing voice, causing the listener to feel the emotions of the lyrics.

The songs also are very well written.

You can download the band's music off iTunes, or off the website, www.hn-88.com. Not only would you be supporting a local band from Santa Fe, but you would help HN-88 reach its dream.

Yujie Ding is a sophomore at Santa Fe High School. You can reach him at gnrocks2846@gmail.com.