Monthly Archives: July 2011

Apache Dropout – Shot Down 7″

This new one from the Trouble in Mind label garners significant promise for the future of APACHE DROPOUT. It appears their full length from earlier this year is worth checking out also so we might just get around to that one. Continue reading

Brain Idea – Cosmos Factory EP

Considering lasts years efforts from BRAIN IDEA, you can say we’ve been waiting for this one for awhile. This is their brand new EP from the Mexican Summer label, which significantly broadens their range of exposure. Continue reading

Vernon Sélavy – Apple Seeds 7″

Coming from our friends overseas at Shit Music for Shit People is the debut 7″ from VERNON SÉLAVY, a folksy duo which is more than fitting for their unique catalog. Continue reading

Pink Reason – Shit in the Garden

Despite the abrasive title (which seems somewhat reminiscent of the garage band “Cumstain” in equalizing linguistic depravity with fantastic jams and vocals, which make their presence known by sticking to everything like gum on a shoe), the final product here induces a much more majestic and calm feeling, providing his best release to date.
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Black Elephant – Four Years CS

Papermade Music is a label that helps convince me labels save their best releases for summer. This time around they’ve served up the alluring twee pop of BLACK ELEPHANT on their debut cassette release. Continue reading

Human Eye – They Came from the Sky

Recently unleashed from the Sacred Bones camp is the third full length from HUMAN EYE, lead by Timmy Vulgar who is also known to operate under names like Timmy’s Organism and the Clone Defects which ended in 2004. Continue reading

The Dirty Nil – Fuckin’ Up Young 7″

Coming seemingly from nowhere this summer is the debut 7″ single from THE DIRTY NIL of Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Released by the Wolfshirt Records label, this powerful three piece has locked up the true premium summer jams. Continue reading

Hans Condor – Sweat, Piss, Jizz and Blood

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Who are HANS CONDOR you might ask? I’m really not sure either, but they come from Nashville and their well-deserved and ridiculously named debut from 2010 might be one of the most thrilling records from last year. Continue reading

Still Corners – Cuckoo 7″

Just released at the end of June is the first single from London’s STILL CORNERS on the Sub Pop label, which is where their full length “Creatures of an Hour” will come from later this year. Continue reading

Hoop Dreams – XCPR 7″

Just released last month from the Captured Tracks label is the debut 7″ from Blacksburg, Virginia sextet HOOP DREAMS. There’s not much else out there to find right now from these guys but an LP is said to come in the future. Continue reading