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.
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.
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
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.
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.