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Wondering why the ratings are all so high? You wouldn’t want us to supply you with music we thought was bad, would you?

TRMRS – Goodtime Blues 7″

Since this past summer, TRMRS are a band we’ve been following quite closely. Hailing from Costa Mesa, California, they just dropped the digitals of their latest 7″ “Goodtime Blues” which is split with Seattle band NIGHT BEATS. Continue reading

Mikal Cronin – Tide 7″

Believe it or not, this is our first time covering anything from MIKAL CRONIN. This 7″ came out at the tail end of 2011 from the world famous Goner Records, limited to just 500 pressings. Continue reading

Spider Fever – Spider Fever

Today we are proud to premier the debut LP from the one and only SPIDER FEVER. Coming from the good folks at Windian Records, Mario Rubalcaba and the gang are back to party with more of their catastrophic, pedal-to-the-metal punk rock. Continue reading

Zig Zags – Scavenger 7″

The debut 7″ from Los Angeles sludge-punks ZIG ZAGS just might be our favorite 7″ this far into 2012. Thanks to the folks at Mexican Summer, we now have the pleasure of sharing “Scavenger” with all you fine people. Continue reading

Sleep Letters – Holding Cell 7″

Hailing from Vancouver, SLEEP LETTERS are an electronic duo consisting of synth-cinema composer BARTEL and drummer Geoff. This looks like their debut 7″, coming in an edition of 300 on white vinyl from Non-Participant Records. Continue reading

Total Slacker – Thrashin’

After putting out a slew of demos, Total Slacker released their full length “Thrashin’” on September 27th on Marshall Teller Records. If you live in Brooklyn, there’s probably a chance you’ve already seen Total Slacker. Continue reading

Campfires – Slaughter Tropes CS

CAMPFIRES, otherwise known as Jeff Walls, just released his follow up cassette after releasing a pair of 7″ singles from Mexican Summer and Small Plates. The cassette comes in an edition of 100 from Priority Males Tapes featuring his folksy psych-pop sound. Continue reading

Mind Spiders – Meltdown

Mark Ryan and his pop-punk project MIND SPIDERS has yet to let us down. His sophomore effort titled “Meltdown” on Dirtnap Records is only further proof that Mind Spiders are here to stay. Continue reading

The Spyrals – Sunflower Microphone 7″

Since we know you all loved their LP so much, here’s an earlier 7″ from THE SPYRALS that helps us map out their path to where they are right now. Continue reading

The Band In Heaven – Sleazy Dreams 7″

Hozac Records has just released a self-titled 7” from West Palm Beach, Florida’s Band in Heaven. This record has a slightly bi-polar nature. It jumps back and forth between two extremes: Half the time it sounds heavy and sinister the other half of it sounds ethereal and divine. Continue reading