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Natural Child – For the Love of the Game

Posted on May 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

NATURAL CHILD are back with their sophomore LP For the Love of the Game on Burger Records. This power rocking trio takes their classic rock and roll sound and fleshes out with some new styles and new ideas. Continue reading →

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Thee Holy Ghosts – Thee Holy Ghosts EP

Posted on May 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

THEE HOLY GHOSTS hail from Gainesville, Florida. This is their self-titled EP on Shithouse Records which covers a wide range of influences, ranging from bluesy garage rock, 50s doo-wop and pulsing surf punk to name a few. Continue reading →

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Creepoid/ Shores – No Idea Split 7″

Posted on May 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

CREEPOID and SHORES joined forces for a split 7″ released by No Idea Records for this past Record Store Day. Both bands include a track apiece which gives us some insight to their current status. Continue reading →

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Blasted Canyons – 2nd Place EP

Posted on May 15, 2012 by | 1 Comment

After coming out of nowhere last year, BLASTED CANYONS are back a second time with their new EP 2nd Place on Castle Face Records. This new EP features the same discontented and noisy rage that characterized their debut. Continue reading →

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Nick Waterhouse/ Allah-Las – Don’t You Forget It

Posted on May 14, 2012 by | 2 Comments

NICK WATERHOUSE came back with a brand new single for Record Store Day last month. It’s a split release from Innovative Leisure on 8″ wax with the ALLAH-LAS on the B-side. Continue reading →

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King Tuff – Wild Desire 7″

Posted on May 8, 2012 by | 1 Comment

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from KING TUFF but his sophomore LP is just around the corner. Wild Desire is his latest effort coming from the Suicide Squeeze label and it’s an excellent indication of good things to come. Continue reading →

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Outside World – Outside World CS

Posted on May 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Benjamin Scott plays bass and sings in Chicago band Brain Idea. OUTSIDE WORLD is his side project which just released a brand new, self-titled cassette EP. Continue reading →

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V/A – Live at the Empty Bottle

Posted on May 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

For nearly twenty years the The Empty Bottle has remained one of Chicago’s most enduring rock and Roll venues. Beginning in 2010 audio engineer Shimby McCreery has been recording select performances and streaming them online through Bandcamp. Chicago based Hozac Records has just released a compilation entitled Live at the Empty Bottle which collects 14 highlights from the live series onto one incredible vinyl disk.  Continue reading →

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Ty Segall & White Fence – Hair

Posted on May 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

When TY SEGALL and Tim Presley of WHITE FENCE team up for a record together, it’s kind of hard to expect anything less than epic. Sure enough, this duo leaves no stone unturned in their debut album together, titled “Hair.” Continue reading →

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Song of the Day #19: Cousins – Speech

Posted on May 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

COUSINS are a four piece garage rock band that formed in Halifax in 2009 by Aaron Mangle. “The Palm at the End of the Mind” is the name of their sophomore LP on Saved By Vinyl, consisting of nine tracks of totally sharp and raucous garage-pop music that also manages to be quirky and highly energetic. Of the nine tracks, “Speech” just might be the most fitting example of this wildly frantic energy. This rowdy track starts out with a jangly bang and rarely ever settles back down afterward. The song is driven by crunchy guitars and a pounding, unpredictable drum pattern that will keep you guessing with each new pulsing measure, bringing the “manic energy and underlying calm” together in one strikingly memorable three-and-a-half minute track. You’d be a fool to miss it below – after the first 15 seconds you’ll see.

Speech –

Genre/ Tags: Pop, Garage Rock, Lo-Fi

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Read about Cousins on Pigeon Row for a bit more info.
Not sure where to buy this one…sorry folks

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