Shove – King Diamond
Agency releases September 6th via Rack Off Records.
Qlowski – Surrender
The Wound releases November 1st via Maple Death Records.
De()t – Think Of Your Future
This is some top-notch, stimulating new shit on the full-length debut of this Raleigh, North Carolina group, hovering somewhere around the rough coordinates of noise-infused post-, garage- and synth Punk. Grim and furious throughout but nonetheless filled to the brim with catchy hooks, this stuff positively reminds me of such respectable forces as Freak Genes, Isotope Soap, Broken Prayer, Powerplant, Kerozine, Cthtr, Beef and S.B.F..
Album-Stream →Zippo – Zippo
The debut EP by this Denver, Colorado group executes a strikingly simple formula made up of fairly melodic (and at times quite literal) standard ramones riffs, drowned in layers upon layers of fuzz and distortion and a vocal performance that sounds detached and agitated simultaneously. There's not a lot that could go wrong here and guess what... nothing does. It's a kind of fuzzed-out garage minimalism that reminds me of recent artifacts by the likes of Robbie Thunder, Boogie Board and Corpus Earthling and Zoids.
The Gobs – Worst One Yet
Yup, it's yet another Gobs EP doing exactly what a Gobs EP is supposed to do. Quirky garage-, fuzz- and synth punk bliss obscured by a thick veil of buzz, noise and perfect Lo-Fi production values, never lacking in terms of catchy hooks and melodies. As i said, it's the fucking Gobs alright.
Album-Stream →Mitraille – Laundry Tonight
Mitraille releases September 20th via Belly Button Records.
Torx – Telephone
Torx releases September 6th via U-Bac.
Paint Fumes – Crime Of Love
Crime Of Love / Try Me 7" releases September 6th via Slovenly Recordings.
Chain Cult – What We Leave Behind
Harm Reduction releases September 27th via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos.
Gonk – Big Pig
Last Quokka – Cost Of Living
Verspannungskassette #80 (C-60)
Tracklist
Dadgad The Air Looks Crispy
Power Pants Boycott
Billiam Hydraulic Press
Media Puzzle Crime Thrills
Slugs Southern Dog
Raya Compañero
The Gobs Hologram Dame
Kitchen People Control
Big Baby Tomb In Mind
Thyroids Don't Ask, Dumbass
Easers Peaked Species
H8 Mile Go Out
Franky and the Slight Incline Second Prize
Cardi O. The Night is Here
The MFC Nightmare Baby
Citric Dummies Driving a Piece of Shit
鏡 Kagami Bear the Guilt
Parliament Ruins Victimless Crime
Wasted Age Dead End World
Human Trophy Devotion
Poison Ruïn Execute
Tracklist
Winky Frown Legs
¡Miau! El Diablo A Bajo Precio
Osees Cochon D'argent
Rixe Tir Groupé
Blitzer Smug Face
Hog Line Haul
Eyes Ninety New Sense
Ryan Kidd Glued On You
Beta Máximo Antimateria
Cowgirl Wake Up
Jrdn And The Switchblades No Sun
Temporary Curse Funny Feeling
Starburst Theres Mold
Booji Boys Hotline
Guiding Light Magpie
Cammy Cautious and the Wrestlers Distaste
Electric Prawns 2 Who I Am
Billiam – Animation Cel
I gotta say it's been an exceptionally fun and joyful ride so far tracking Billiam's progress gradually morphing from a scrappy-yet-charming eggpunk also-ran into the mighty garage-/synth punk force we know him as today, as he's only been growing and evolving his sound with every new release, a trend that continues with his newest LP. Not only is this arguably the most densely packed with catchy hooks of all his releases so far, but also the tightest he's ever sounded with his tunes and arrangements having reached a whole new level of sophistication, elegance and stylistic variety in a relentless nonstop onslaught of viciously contagious earworms.
Album-Stream →Ryan Kidd – Dead In Memphis
On his debut LP, Ryan Kidd of Memphis, Tennessee does exactly one thing and he's getting it absolutely right. That thing is simple and straightforward oldschool garage punk fare smelling strongly of The Spits, Buck Biloxi and early Sick Thoughts, cycling through just enough of the genre's tropes and iterations to keep things interesting and an undeniable knack for churning out catchy, compact tunes is certainly helping here!
Album-Stream →Temporary Curse – Beep Thrash
The two preceding digital Singles TV DVD and Frontier Days sure did a great job at making me eager to finally hear the debut EP by this group from... somewhere and it turns out these tracks aren't even the strongest this record has to offer! Granted, the egg-ish post punk of the former and the psychedelic garage stylings of the latter still very much hold their own but are certainly just a slight notch below the fluffy power-/fuzz pop of Time To Spare, the catchy garage punk propulsion of Funny Feeling and the sparkling, melancholy Lost Sounds-isms of the closing tune Suggestions. Yup, every song on this is a fucking hit.
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