Algara – Absortos En El Tedio Eterno
Barcelona group Algara initially burst onto the scene last year with a four track demo as an electro punk duo, which then quickly grew into a four-piece group and promptly released another tape consisting of a re-recording of the first EP’s songs as well as some tracks meant for their first longplayer, which we finally get to witness in its full glory now. In the meantime their sound has evolved into a compact and effortlessly flowing fusion of post-, garage- and electro punk that might be described as a mix of ISS, Straw Man Army, Rank/Xerox and UZS, only broken up right in the middle by the strong synthwave flourishes of Hedonistas.
Album-Stream →3D & The Holograms – 3D & The Holograms
A new Warttman Inc. release by a group made up of some of the usual suspects known from bands such as Research Reactor Corp., Satanic Togas and The Gobs, so you already kinda know what to expect. Needless to say, this is some gloriously dumb and rippin’ shit.
Album-Stream →Cherry Cheeks – Cherry Cheeks
Orlando’s Cherry Cheeks aka some dude by the name Kyle Harms has already made some waves last year with a string of four increasingly awesome EPs, yet his debut full length on Total Punk feels a bit unexpected as it, for the most part, departs from the heavily synth-based garage- and power pop sound of its predecessors for a somewhat more conventional, guitar-centric DIY garage punk aesthetic. That certainly doesn’t mean these new songs were lacking any of the earlier releases’ thrills – this shit’s a rather inventive and unpredictable affair once again, quirky and catchy as fuck, bearing some similaritiy to acts like Freak Genes, Powerplant or Set-Top Box.
Album-Stream →Big Bopper – New Mutations
Doesn’t look like these texans are gonna run out of tunes anytime soon, having just cranked out their second album over the course of just a few months. Thankfully the mix is a bit less tinnitus-inducing this time while the new songs seamlessly continue the wonderful chaos Big Bopper established earier this year, made up of post- and garage punk, noise- and math rock elements roughly in the vein of Patti, Rolex, Cutie, Mystic Inane or Brandy, plus some traces of early Minutemen.
Album-Stream →Smirk – Smirk
In an act of criminal negligence i somehow failed to post any of the previous EPs by Smirk, the solo Project of Nick Vicario whose other groups Public Eye, Crisis Man and Cemento might ring a bell with regular visitors of this blog. After both EPs were compiled into an LP by Drunken Sailor Records earlier this year, we already get to enjoy his newest extended play via Total Punk / Iron Lung Records on which his ultra laid-back though never sleepy take on sample-backed garage punk sounds the most mature yet, more to the point and catchier than ever before.
Album-Stream →Dudd Dilemma – Figure It Out / Dream Dilemma
Perfectly exhilerating shit, the first crumbs of noise we get from some group or project that might or might not be based in Los Angeles. The first two tracks deliver a flavor of electrically driven garage punk taking cues from acts like Mononegatives, Useless Eaters, Powerplant, RRC or Alien Nosejob while the closing track ups the weirdness considerably, going all-in on pure synth punk mayhem.
Low Life – Agony & XTC
From Squats To Lots: The Agony And XTC Of Low Life releases November 5th via Alter.
Nasti – Self Sucker
Life Is Nasti releases October 15th via Iron Lung Records.
Verspannungskassette #23 (C-90)
Side A
Tracklist:
María en Drogas Bulldog
Big Jar Of Mayo Shit City
Spit Kink Get It
Tommy Cossack Anti Mold Paint
Frvits Your Shopping Cart Misses You
Gluer The Room
AJ Cortes And The Burglars Energy Blast
Lafff Box Master
Fix Sinn
Silikon Armes Tier
Pork Belly Scab Picker
Coax Tenement
The Q-Tips Idiot Savant
Gorilla Knifefight You Won’t Forget Milwaukee Again
Cyborg 1-12 Pissing On The Pavement
Abandoned Planets Dumpster Cosmetics
Badge Grabber Men In Black
The Gobs Friends With Joan Jett
Bad Anxiety No Shit
Spodee Boy Dark Days
Motor Corp Twice As Violent As I Was (Revisited)
The Freak Fractures
Personal Damage Control of You
Antibodies Boat Burner
P.S.Y.W.A.R. His Masters Voice
Imploders Shoot To Kill
Precipice In The Depth Of Well
Stunted Youth Stunted Youth
Strong Boys Pink Death
Zhoop Who?
Fright Eye Glad I´m Not You
Chubby and the Gang It’s Me Who’ll Pay
Side B
Tracklist:
Amyl and The Sniffers Security
Elephant Rifle A Bird, A Plane, A Stupid Man
Ilusión Metiche
Pist Idiots Deadshit
Sex Work Secrets
Cere Uncanny Valley
Macros Iron Fucker
Power Balance Hola Escoliosis
Stuck Serf the Web
Fashion Pimps And The Glamazons V.R.
Yes I’m Leaving Swamp
Heavy Metal I Am Something
Deck In The Pit Click (And They Go Clack)
TV Dust Good For you
Elastic Heads Pariah
Death Gang Remains
Chain Cult We’re Not Alone
Oi Boys 200km/h
Raw Plastic Handle With Care
Crescent Ridge Wrong Number
Tough Cuffs Do It On Your Own
