Bart and the Brats – Boiler
Assorted Cuts releases June 23rd via No Front Teeth Records & Big Neck Records.
Private Lives – Trust In Me
Hit Record releases July 14th via Feel It Records.
Power Pants – F.T.G
Hellco – Hellco
A simply delightful debut LP by this Philadelphia group, brought to us via local label SRA Records. I wanna describe this shit as a mixed bag in the best sense possible, an eccentric repository of slightly cowpunk-infused art punk hovering somewhere between garage- and noise-heavy hardcore shit with a certain KBD-extension somewhat reminiscent of early Electric Chair plus a touch of Soupcans on one hand, and then on the other, there are some ubiquitous echoes to be found of old acts on the intersection of ’80s noise rock and proto-grunge like, say, U-Men, Scratch Acid, Volcano Suns, Butthole Surfers, Minutemen, Saccharine Trust, Feedtime and very early Meat Puppets, just to name a couple of the most obvious references.
Album-Stream →Tropicana – Eight Minutes
The debut EP of this New York group frequently conjures up a melancholy vibe not quite unlike what we’ve heard on the recent Shop Talk EP, backed by similarly flawless songcraft. This stuff has a more pronounced post punk feel to it though, bringing to mind – aside from the inevitable Wipers comparisons – the likes of early The Estranged, Nervosas, or Piss Test.
Album-Stream →Beer – Beer I
For our weekly dose of egg-related brainfuck, some dude or group from Charleston, South Carolina is volunteering and they’ve brought beer with them, nice! Though not exactly reinventing the wheel here, this is another rock solid new package of quirky funky lo-fi garage pop goodness that fans of shit á la Prison Affair, Set-Top Box, Nuts, Eugh or Pringue are guaranteed to have a massive ball with.
Album-Stream →Crossed Wires – Rain
Ellipsis releases August 4th via Noyes Records.
It Thing – Constant State
Constant State / P.C.H 7″ releases June 23rd via Feel It Records.
Longings – Expensive Graves
Dreams In Red releases July 7th via Don Giovanni Records.
John (Timestwo) – Service Stationed
A Life Diagrammatic releases August 22nd via Brace Yourself Records.
