A beautifully out-of-fashion 7" by a Leeds group creating a sound located amidst the rough coordinates of math rock, postcore and noise rock, obviously paying trubute primarily to the 90s-to-2000s era of Dischord Records and in particular to groups of the Jawbox, Autoclave, Hoover, Lungfish, Q and not U variety.
More beautiful delightful garage punk mayhem by the dungeon-dwellers from Karlsruhe, Germany, this time in a slightly less lo-fi yet perfectly potent sound aesthetic. Once again you might be remembered of acts like Strange Attractor, Salamirecorder and, most of all, various incarnations of Thee Oh Sees over the years. My Spell, then again, sounds a bit as if the latter had been crossbred with the no-wave infused drones of noise rockers Spray Paint.
Album-Stream →Glittering Insects releases April 7th via Total Punk Records.
High-Tension Situation releases February 24th via Sweet Time.
Real Romancer releases April 14th via Dig! Records.
Monochrome releases February 25th via Alien Snatch! Records.
Smile Building's Exit releases March 1st via Gilgongo Records.
Welcome To Redacted City releases March 10th via Midnight Cruiser Records.
You're Welcom releases April 19th via Big Scary Monsters.
Charivari releases March 3rd.
Oh look, one of my favorite pieces of punk rock vaporware finally got released! How long has it been… two years at the very least since this thing has first been teased in form of the (digital) Uncontrol single. Ultimately it was worth the wait though as the australian group's first LP packs the same kind of savage garage punk assault we've witnessed on their previous EPs while expanding on it further, carrying an unexpectedly melancholic vibe throughout, best exemplified by the melodic pop smasher Strange Motel while Work and Military Boy remind me of Jackson Reid Briggs & The Heaters both in terms of vibe and energy levels. This is also required listening for fans of shit like Civic, S.U.G.A.R., Lysol, Split System, Mini Skirt, Institute and Living Eyes.
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Italia 90 Competition
Larochs Sea Creatures
Bzdet Husaria
John (Timestwo) Theme New Bond Junior
Nick G Bells
Static Means Pitchforks
Prisonnier Du Temps Lion En Cage
Chimers Generator
Black Button Correction
Tetnis Ballistics
Kudzu Dang Me
Zoids Terror Vision
Neon Kittens Frozen Peas
Property Dance Flaw
Dadgad Fuck You Up
Big Fyg Letters From Cooper
Zhoop RIP
Gorgojo nph
Sirkka Hyvä Ehdokas
Dead City Greyhound
Simulation Bodies
Straight Arrows Fast Product
Saucermen Sick
Tricks Decisions
Wayne Pain & The Shit Stains The Zoo
Jeffy & The Sunken Heads Barf Cars From Mars
Strange Attractor Baby Jesus Head
Qinqs The Great White Wonder
Aminoacidclub Sirens & Horns
Liquids Head Hang Low
Tee Vee Repairman Organic Mould
Silicone Values Bystander Apathy
A new LP by Italia 90, best kept secret of contemporary british post punk, who so far have managed to completely avoid as well as outlive the hype cycle some of their peers have been riding hard over the past few years. Hard to believe at this point that this is actually their first full length release. Overall, they're staying true to themselves here without making things too easy either for themselves or the audience, striking a delicate balance between catchy tunes á la New Factory, Tales From Beyond and more cumbersome sonic assaults like Magdalene and Golgatha. Otherwise, a slightly Wire-esque opening track gives way to a more familiar soundscape owing a lot to the classics of, among others, Swell Maps and Membranes, the occasional hint of Crass. Or alternately, you might also draw some comparisons to more recent acts like Exek, early Protomartyr.
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