Hamer – Hamer

Monday, October 28, 2019 | Records | , , ,

Whoa… three years after i first noticed this band from leeds and a quite charming, chaotic early EP of theirs, i honestly didn’t expect their debut album to blow my socks off the way it did just now. Instead of the EP’s relaxed DIY-Vibes you now find yourself in the middle of a ferocious high speed trip whose rough coordinates hover somewhere between fuzzed out space-, psych- and garage punk. Sure, these Songs won’t win any awards for their originality but totally make up for that by developing into a blast so potent and restless it doesn’t give you a second to think about such bullshit anyway. I’m reminded of bands like Destruction Unit, Wash, Flat Worms, Draggs or even japanese genre veterans High Rise.

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Uranium Club – Two Things At Once

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | Records |

Rarely in recent years has a band of its genre carved out and expanded upon their own niche in such a quick and enduring manner, has become a significant influence on seemingly every cool new garage crew in such a short time span, as everyones favorite corporate entity from Minneapolis. Seeking to expand their customer base, the Minneapolis Uranium Club Band has partnered with a well established brand to bring you their latest piece of merchandise. As we’ve come to expect of them, it’s a thing of beauty and elegance, taking you on an unexpectedly epic journey in two acts and seven minutes that feel – as always – way too short.

Bigpig – Demo

Sunday, October 20, 2019 | Records |

Although not exactly brand new stuff, i totally missed this nice Demo by St. Louis, Missouri Band/Project Bigpig. The musical compass clearly points towards garage punk and occasionally a bit of electro-/synth punk. Give it a spin if you appreciate stuff in the vein of Digital Leather, early Erik Nervous, Powerplant, Giorgio Murderer or Booji Boys.

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Nick Normal – Windows Painted Shut

Monday, October 14, 2019 | Records | ,

Portland’s Nick Normal already made a most welcome splash in the form of a handful of rather Lo-Fi sounding EPs in recent past. Not only has the dude now found a perfect home in between all the other whacky motherfuckers releasing their stuff via Discontinuous Innovation Inc, but we also get to hear his music for the first time in a sonic presentation that takes at least some advantage of the audible range. Otherwise it’s business as usual, which in this case means a shitload of off-kilter fun halfway between post- and garage punk. Add to that a hint of new wave and you might be reminded of Andy Human or Erik Nervous, also you might draw some parallels to Ausmuteants or Useless Eaters.

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