Nag & Astio – Split
A neat split release via Berlin’s order05records. The opening track by Atlanta post punk institution Nag surprises with some synth-equipped psychedelic vibes á la Mononegatives or some later stuff by Useless Eaters, while detonating another charge of their rough and abrasive sound we’ve come to know and love in the other song. On the flipside then, Italy’s Astio complement the sonic assault with a slightly more conventional but no less classy, mature make of moderately melodic oldschool post punk energy, the kind we’ve heard before from the likes of Criminal Code, Sievehead or, more recently, Pyrex, Body Maintenance or Schedule 1.
Album-Stream →Bad//Dreems – Hoo Ha!
This Adelaide group has been around for well over a decade by now, yet it almost appears as if they’ve finally found their own groove just now on LP number four – or at the very least i can say, having taken a perfunctory glance over their previous records, that their newest one is playing in a different league altogether as everything here from the songwriting to the arrangements and production smoothly assembles into a way more realized vision while keeping things interesting with plenty of stylistic variety. I’m reminded of a whole bunch of other Australian groups in the garage-/post punk spectrum, among which are garage-/pub rock-leaning acts á la Mini Skirt, Hideous Sun Demon and Pist Idiots, post punk/-core acts like Batpiss, Bench Press or Rip Room aswell as some traces of classics from the likes of (’80s) Scientists and The New Crists.
Album-Stream →Repulsion Switch & Klint – Split
Another beauty from italian powerhouse label Goodbye Boozy Records. You might remember Buenos Aires group repulsion switch from their 2019 demo and a bunch of EPs they put out since then. Here, we’ve got easily their strongest batch of tracks so far of their refreshingly simple yet equally explosive, garage-flavored oldschool hardcore sound. Another known quantity here at 12XU headquarters is synth punk guru Klint from Schleswig, Germany who takes charge of side b here with his usual workmanlike precision, curious experimantation and a new couple of tunes mostly on the rougher edge of the spectrum, perfectly complementing the RS tracks.
Album-Stream →TV Cult – Party’s Over
Colony releases November 24th via Flight 13 Records.
Organs – Anhedonia
Daiistar – Burning Wheel
Soapbox – Value Added Glasgow
Payphones – No Change
Self Immolation Music – Kaleidoscope
Infinity Trip releases June 9th via Delicious Clam Records.
