Cryptic Rot – Demo

The excellent 2-song demo by this Philadelphia group has me hooked already with Head Full Of Glue being a deliciously spiky and abrasive lump of noisy dungeon-esque, blackened hardcore punk with vague similarities to groups like Piss Wizard, Dick Hick and Jeg Hüsker, wrapped in a thick layer of white noise. The second track Stone Fruit is even better - a clearer sound lets even more weirdness bubble up to the surface in a post punk-ish tune seamlessly fusing the aesthetics of egg- and dungeon punk, which among other thinks i'm pretty sure will thrill fans of that recent Molbo comp on ETT.

Raya – Malas Noticias

This Madrid group's third short-form artifact is their strongest one yet i'd say, delivering two explosive new charges of what you could describe as textbook eggpunk in the vein of Beta Máximo, Beer, Pringue, Prison Affair, Möney, Goblin Daycare and Hugayz, that has the aesthetics down perfectly while bringing enough substance of its own to the table to stand on its own two feet. Niebla is the true standout track here though, which dares to go just a little harder to places a little darker than we're used to in this genre, in what amounts to a perfect miniature post punk assault.

Motorbike – Currency

Kick It Over releases March 21st via Feel It Records.

The Hell – Circling The Drain

The Hell releases March 14th via Sorry State Records (US) & Drunken Sailor Records (EU).

Isotope Soap – Diamond and Arms

The Rise of the Centaur releases soon™ via Push My Buttons.

Cheap Heat – Night Life

Blank Void releases April 28th via Brain Slash Records.

Pyrex – Coma

Body releases March 7th via Total Punk Records.

Loins – Set Like This

Afterglow releases April 11th via Reptilian Records.

Club Night – Palace

Joy Coming Down releases May 2nd via Tiny Engines.

Evinspragg – Soliloquy Part One: Thinking Out Loud

Eggpunk died April 18, 2025 from complications related to a pair of short, exceedingly self-important and pretentious essays so dumb even i couldn't have written them, declaing it dead. It died peacefully laughing its ass off.