Krause – The Stuff of Tired Eyes
The Art Of Fatigue releases May 20th via Venerate Industries.
Verspannungskassette #32 (C-60)
Dante Freakee Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Society Loser
Vision 3D St Nic
Reckless Randy Gone Stealin
Cluttered Grotto Pest
Real People Cracking Codes
Rude Television Distractions
Ädwud The Thom Yorke Remembrance Parade
The Anomalys Steppin’ Out
Snooper Powerball
Air Vent Dweller Fork and Spoon
Lassie Temporary Cemetery
Cromosoma Fuera Plutón
Moplo La leí (Tu mente)
Viceprez Rice
Fuera De Sektor En La Oscuridad
Beta Maximo Hellraiser II
1-800 Mikey Pumpkin
Funny Faces Hell
Canadian Rifle Over The Brink
The Neuros Orchids On A Budget
TV Cult Hong Kong Song
Erik Nervous Leather Liquid
Joker Circus Comes to Town
Stereo Joy Catharsis
Big Bopper Missed Connections
Feed Bully Me
The Waterheads Fracking
Zhoop Cataclysmic Meltdown
Desborde Frakase
Science Man The Want
Liquids 2
Djinn Relapse
Lasso Amuo
Ceramics False Prophet
No Future Death
Glowing Orb Orb Beat
Weak Pulse Prisoners of Urges
Klonns Ghoul
The Assault MKU
Bloody Keep Max Schreck’s Dead
Steröid Let’s Rock, Loud Rock
Fuera De Sektor – El Mundo Sigue
Not sure where these folks are based – La Vida Es Un Mus Discos’ bandcamp page mentions uruguayan bands as an inspiration so maybe that’s where the good shit is happening? Their facebook profile might clarify things but these days, i’d rather stay in the dark forever than logging onto that stinking heap of crap one more time (speaking of which… C’mon fuckers, what are all of you still doing over there? Move your punk asses over to the open, independent, non-corporate fediverse! Bring your friends over too!). Well, whether that’s the case or not, their style of post punk reminds me quite a bit of Barcelona punks Algara for more than just their spanish vocals, albeit with a nice melodic street punk vibe and a slight touch of The Estranged on top.
Album-Stream →Vision 3D – Hypnose
Pretty fucking amazing shit, the second long player of this group from Tournai, Belgium. Right out of the gate i’m reminded of so much good stuff both ancient and contemporary on the intersection of art-, post- and garage punk, rounded out by a distinctly dissonant no wave-ish, noise rock-y edge. Sometimes they sound a bit like as if the americana-infused post punk of Angst were to collide with the simplistic beat of Man Sized Action and a good measure of early The Fall strumminess. Other moments, i imagine to hear echos of Membranes, Gordons or Swell Maps, while you might just as well draw comparisons to more recent acts such as Honey Radar, Toe Ring, Lithics, Germ House, Shark Toys and Subtle Turnhips.
Album-Stream →Bloody Keep – Bloody Keep
Now what kind of black death is this shit supposed to be again? The Bandcamp-bred dungeon punk (micro-)genre rarely fails to amaze when its over-the-top absurdity collides with such top-notch performances and quality songcraft repeatedly. What kinda starts out like an oldschool black metal-infused bastardization of Chubby and the Gang and early Sheer Mag subsequently throws quite a bit of (neo-?)folk punk RNA into the mix, dares to build up kinda elaborate and flexible song structures while never neglecting its pop qualities, making for a both dread- and joy-inducing soundtrack for a doomed humanity on its way towards the new post-apocalyptic dark ages.
Erik Nervous – Halfass
Another release by Kalamazoo, Michigan garage punk luminary Erik Nervous is always a rusty bucket full of of pure joy to behold. Largely delivered with a borderline-hardcore energy level (halfass my ass!), this EP is without question among his most direct, compact and streamlined batches of tight-ass smashers to date. Oh, and what would an Erik Nervous release be without the promise of a yet-to-be-recorded vaporware song that might or might not crop up at some point?
Album-Stream →Society – All Flies Go To Hell
Four-and-a-half fun litte strumming excercises of the heavily proto punk inspired kind, done by a dude who also happens to be a member of Toe Ring. Sounds a bit like a mix of Peace De Resistance, Woolen Men and Honey Radar with a hint of Modern Lovers on top.
Album-Stream →Rogue – Rogue
Quality shit from Phantom Records once again. The culprits, this time, are yet another Berlin group playing a breed of post punk (really, who’d have guessed….) which proudly wears its origins on its sleeves yet manages to put an inventive and playful spin on every single track. Funky but thankfully not too polished, there’s also a prominent surf rock vibe at play here ricocheting through their arrangements like a steel rod willfully thrown into the spokes, always making for some delightful stunts and maneuvers. Sometimes we also get a touch of rockabilly as put through a Gun Club-meet-The Fall meatgrinder. My personal fave here is a little banger called Angerman which perfectly applies the carrot-and-stick approach in its juxtaposition of dissonant noise and melodicism.
Album-Stream →Nothingheads – Digging
Digging releases May 5th via Just Step Sideways.
The Hazmats – Empty Rooms
Empty Rooms 7″ releases April 22nd via Static Shock Records.
