Ghost Woman – Demons
Lost Echo's releases August 12th via Full Time Hobby Records.
Delivery – Floored
Yes We Do releases June 25th via Spoilsport Records.
Constant Cold War – Swarm
Tape II releases June 20th via Cosmic Brood Records.
If So Why – World Eater
World Eater releases August 6th via Dirt Frame Recordings.
DEB5000 – Rats
Night Lunch – Table For Two
On their latest EP this Dunedin, New Zeeland power duo unleashes a bloody hell of noise rock with a vagely industrial feel to it, but also of the somewhat sludgy variety that always takes a lot of refinement to not bore me to death. Yet these guys effortlessly pull that thing off, reminding me - among other things - of groups like Haunted Horses or Wax Chattels.
Album-Stream →Las Hiedras – Contradicciones
An awesome little debut mini-LP by a Buenos Aires group. Revolving around a more-or-less oldschool-ish, brass-enhanced style of garage- and art punk vaguely reminiscent of Downtown Boys, they certainly like to mix things up a bit here and there when they occasionally enter post punk territory or try on a '77-touched Buzzcocks-meet-Undertones powerpop vibe like in Sin tu amor, keeping this a fun and entertaining ride throughout. While not everything hits the bulls-eye quite yet (Ya no soy is simply too little of an actual song), most of it works out just beautifully.
Album-Stream →Full Toilet – Why
As a counterbalance to my last post, here's kind of a musical shitpost created by some seattle dude who also happened to play in one or the other local legend you might have heard of. A fourteen-act rock opera of 7"-sized proportions that kinda plays out like an odd fusion of 80's Nomeansno, early Minutemen and Saccharine Trust… chances are i'm already overthinking this though.
Album-Stream →Needles//Pins – Needles//Pins
Not a whole lot ever changes in the music of Vancouver's Needles//Pins and in crap times like the past year-and-a-half, this familiarity is rather comforting. They still play that certain kind of punk rock… you know the one. The wholly unsubtle und unapologetically earnest, melodic, emotional and euphoric, the folk- and americana-infused kind. The kind that inevitably leads to embarrassing singalongs and awkward displays of emotion from concert audiences. Disgusting, man. I miss it so much...
Album-Stream →Meat Wave – Tugboat
Volcano Park releases digitally on June 11th.
Vinyl will be available August 6th via Big Scary Monsters.
John (Timestwo) – A Song For Those Who Speed In Built-up Areas
A Song For Those Who Speed In Built-up Areas 7" releases June 25th via Brace Yourself Records & Pets Care Records.
Smirk – Staring At Screens
Smirk EP releases sometime later this year via Total Punk Records.
Supermilk – Pelican Pete
Four by Three releases July 2nd via Specialist Subject Records.
Satanic Togas – The Last Great Hope In The Fight Against Prog-Rock Nazis! / From Hell They’ve Risen, Too Rush They Listen
Satanic Togas / Zoids Split 7" releases June 11th via Goodbye Boozy.