C.O.F.F.I.N – Sleep In It
Out In Oslo releases September 18th via p(doom) Records.
The Goods – Summers Almost Gone
Goodbye Summertime releases September 16th via Dandy Boy Records.
Apéro – The Rent Is Too High (And I’m Too Fucking Sober)
Dragons & Eels releases July 31st via RilRec.
Kylmä Krypta – Rituaali
Lauluja Kryptasta releases October 16th via Brainwasher Records.
Clamm – Rats
And In Glue releases October 16th via Poison City Records.
Credit Card – Harsh Times
Devil's Night / Dead Internet releases August 14th.
The Bungholes – The Government Puts Lead in the Tap Water
Lizard Larry's Roadside Abortion Clinic releases August 1st via Static Reflection Records.
The Odyssey Cult – The Yeti’s Eyes
Vol. 3 releases August 21st via Silver Current Records.
Arse – Arse World
2nd Grade – Cellophane Girls
Invertebrates – Accosted
Moyamoya – Unaustralian
Verspannungskassette #109 (C-90)
Tracklist
Evil Eye Unknown Title
Pothole Macho Man / Pale Blue Screen
Sound Effects Fully in the Mode
Twit Tiny Mitts
Bart and the Brats Three coffees before noon
Grogg Eyebrows
TJ Cabot Stuck in the Truth
Repo Boys Unknown Title
Cherry Cheeks Spying Eyes
Dope Smokin Homos Chain Smokin' Homos
Curleys Bug
Piss Poor Lawnmower man
Total Vacation Chimera
Sympathy Wreath Cowards Crying
Alien Nosejob Widespread Allegations
4d8K Ladder Death
Old Yeller Hot Knife
Animated Violence Shux
High Ideals 1945
Submission What You Get
Cause Of Death See You Dead
Peace Cross Die 4 Yourself
Crying Form Contempt
Disillusioned Time To Know
Wasted Boys Right Or Wrong
Hez Jaula Personal
Orc Sent(i)ence
Zorn Return to Castle Death
Tower of One Fog of War
Hot Load Realized
Tracklist
Celebrators 0821
Electric Prawns 2 City Streets
Golden Pelicans Stray Dogs
Domo Self Service
Body Suit Back On The Strip
WWW Vigilancia
Gummi Heat Stroke
Wax Minds Synthetic Dreams
Drastic Plastic Property
Finale Pues pues pues pues
Deathfakers Vampire Stomp
Window Phase Rock and Roll Revolution
Surf I Find Your Tattoos & Piercings Boring
Diät Youth Of Neukölln (Live)
The Carp Rapid Station
Smirk I Shall Be Released
The DOJD Calvin and Hobbes
Vital Stress Vestigestability
Hard Looks Butcher's Twine
Oddfellows It Kills
Sex Mex At the End
The Carp – Tangled Up With The Two Tailed Rat
When the Carp released their first demo 2021 it was love at first sight but still the group felt a bit like a fifth wheel as far as Nathan Ward-Fronted bands are concerned, kinda like a slightly too logical middle ground between the jaggy post punk efficiency of Knowso, the wild off-the-rails energy of Cruelster and the rougher garage edge of Perverts Again. Their excellent debut LP in 2024 then saw them branch out a little, though still sounding kinda noncommittal to any clear direction that would differentiate them from the established Cruelster and Knowso blueprints. Now this new one for the first time sounds to me like the group is slowly starting to develop an identity of their own marked by a more rustic, wilfully dumbed-down garage punk undercurrent and a way less brainy and detached, more earnest and unfiltered heart-on-your-sleeve approach to their tunes. Anyway, as pretty much anything these dudes have touched so far, this yet another essential nugget for admirers of their particular strain of highly structured and sturdy post punk cubism with a fuzzy garage edge.
Album-Stream →Total Vacation / Animated Violence – Split
Two bands from the greater Los Angeles area have pooled their resources for a true god-tier hardcore split here that shall one day be regarded as one of the great roaring '20s split releases in a leage with, say, last year's Stunted Youth & Save Our Children LP. Naturally, the Animated Violence tunes garner most of my initial attention for not only did these dudes already catch my ear with two kickass tapes since 2022 but also considerably upped their craft and insanity on here with a sound as eclectic, playful and inventive as it's catchy, melodic and noisy-as-fuck nonetheless, making for a wild and bumpy unpredictable ride. But as much as this shit is right up my alley, that should by no means lead me to discount the Total Vacation tracks here which on the surface revel in a simpler early '80s oldschool direction yet are in no way less thrilling and packed with bright ideas and weird flourishes, only these tend to be more spread out here over roughly double the amount of shorter tunes and there's absolutely no arguing with instant hits like Chimera and Perspective / For Once.
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