Knee – Knee

The Debut EP of this Brisbane group delights with four energetic blasts of no-frills garage punk/-core, a hint of death rock in the opening- and closing tracks, some distinct proto punk feel and constant flourishes of sleazy '70s and '80s cock rock - a somewhat unreal sounding mix that reminds me a lot of groups like Cement Shoes, Golden Pelicans, Tarantüla, Flea Collar, Polute and the early days of Electric Chair.

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The Idgets – Demo’d

Quality shit from a Salt Lake City, Utah group on their second tape. Fuzzed-out Lo-Fi hardcore punk whose rough parameters feel kinda predestined for a cassette release on Impotent Fetus or Deluxe Bias, having as much of an oldschool west coast tendency to it as a rough and shambolic KBD vibe, a bit of a Flipper and Broken Talent-style eccentricity and further similarities to more recent groups ranging from the more garage-leaning Launcher, Liquid Assets and Freakees to hardcore artifacts by the likes of Insane Urge, Youth Regiment, Motor Corp und Tupperware.

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Chimers – 3AM

Through Today releases November 8th via Poison City Records.

Kool-Aid – Small Talk

Straight-Up releases November 1st via Flippin' Freaks.

Psychbike – Living In A Shadow

Psychbike releases November 15th via Tetryon Tapes.

Heavy Lungs – Get Out

Caviar releases April 18th via Fat Cat Records.

Second Death – Sycophant

Second Death releases November 15th via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos.

Verspannungskassette #83 (C-90)

Tracklist

Munchkin Head Bimbo
The Caries Company Amor Prohibido
Dick Hick On The Internet (How Did You Know I’m A Neet)
Завірюга Ai, Fuck You
Temporary Curse Not Good Vibes Guy
Oh Telephone Feed Me
T.T.T.T. Mountain King Killed My Car
Outside View Freedom
Midgee I Hope You Get Injured
Krise feat. Sucker Midlife Crisis
Crackups Sgt. Haze
Coffer Cups
Tripe Chip 4 Brains

The Antics Stuck
Gold Cup Honey Boy
The Dumpies Hot Wash
Brass Lip Domestic Splendour
The Losers Working Woman
No Wrong Bottle Opener
Minds Controlled Wasted Life
S.H.I.T. Rotten Column
Faze Cloud 9
Bleaks The Mess
Centipede Turn Around And Die
Pied-de-Biche Cercueil
Conifère IV - Décombres Fumants

Tracklist

The Lipschitz Interestingly
Faux Départ Si tu disparais
Why Bother? Out of Tune
Strange Visitors Death Masque
Human Pyramid Time Skips
Jealous Yellow Baker's Dozen
Data Animal Crime Or Bust
Black & White Cat / Black & White Cake Slipping Away
Coded Marking Amnesty
Glas Nost Gun Haver

Medium Peeking Through The Blinds
Corker Dependency
Metro Amor
Snooper Relay
Lower Slaughter All The Day Long
Cyber Twin I Feel Awful
Stiff Richards GFC
Street Sweeper Don't Wait
1-800-Mikey Digital Pet
Sex Mex Too Young

The Dumpies – Gay Boredom

Astoria, Oregon group The Dumpies have been around for a bit already and have been a thoroughly lovable force ever since, yet their recent split EP with Night Court (of which most songs are also included here) signaled a huge leap forward in terms of energy, stylistic diversity and songwriting potency - a promise they certainly make good on with this incredible new LP, cycling through endless iterations of power pop-infused (garage-)punk, melancholy indie rockers and also numerous attacks of straight-up hardcore punk in a single impressive burst of uncontainable creativity, crude humor and eccentricity. There's not a trace of filler to be found on this record. Every song hits home without fail.

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Corker – Hallways Of Grey

While the previous LP of this Cincinnati, Ohio group - sharing a bunch of members with The Drin of all things - was already an outstanding, albeit not terribly original post punk record, their newest one sees them ascend to a whole new level as their songs and arrangements come accross a lot more focused, eleborate and deliberately built than before, the somewhat overwhelming barrage of the predecessor giving way to a newfound clarity, concise structures and a whole new sense of melody and melancholy most noticeable in tunes like Distant Dawn, Dependency and Nothing in None. Overall, this record is somewhat akin to the most recent Marbled Eye LP, which similarly saw an already pretty fucking awesome group transcend the confines of their genre surroundings. Given all that, it feels a bit cheap and reductive to come up with comparisons but for the sake of orientation i'm just gonna say this is mandatory listening for fans of groups like the aforementioned Marbled Eye, Waste Man, Negative Gears, Rank/Xerox, Tube Alloys, Nag, VR Sex and Public Eye.

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