Dollhouse – I Hate You Dont Leave Me

This New York group's third EP once again showcases them as an overwhelming rowdy force to be reckoned with, made up of equally smart and furious postcore with some surface-level similarities to groups such as Mystic Inane, Wymyns Prysyn, Launcher, Cement Shoes or Liquid Assets. New to me from this group is some pronounced melodic vibe á la Drive Like Jehu-goes-Leatherface in the title track... surprisingly, this too works flawlessly!

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Jean Mignon – Dirty Mean Fast

The follow-up to last year's sensational debut tape AN/AL by new york garage punk wizard Jean Mignon somewhat dials down the stylistic variety factor but absolutely makes up for it by considerably upping the average energy level of his straightforward punk smashers, propelled forward by an unstoppable, combustive drive with more than just a little undercurrent of proto punk in general and the '74-'77 New York scene in particular.

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Balaclava – The 1/4 Inch Almanac

A bucketload of unhealthy sugary joy, the second EP by this NY act delivering a quirky and catchy mix of synth- and garage-, art- and eggpunk that skillfully and precisely hits kind of a sweet spot inbetween the sonic worlds of, say, Metdog, Smirk and Cherry Cheeks, more or less. Good shit!

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Antenna – Lost

Antenna releases March 8th via Urge Records.

Busted Head Racket – Need For Speed

Go! Go! Go! releases April 21st via Erste Theke Tonträger.

Fen Fen – Bub

National Threat releases May 3rd via Sweet Time Records.

JJ And The A’s – Generation

Eyeballer releases March 15th via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos.

Hood Rats – Fuck The Police

Crime, Hysteria & Useless Information releases April 5th via Dirt Cult Records.

Dog Date – Nuff Said

Zinger releases April 12th via Pop Wig Records.

L’appel Du Vide – Nacht

Metro releases March 29th via Sabotage Records & It's Eleven Records.

Glycereens – Last Exit

Glycotherapy releases May 2nd.

Frustration – State Of Alert

Our Decisions releases March 29th via Born Bad Records.

Slender – Up In The Air

Learn To Die releases March 15th via Digital Regress.