KNEE CHIN offer us some odd and off-kilter garage pop from down under in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It’s their first release on the Bedroom Suck label which is also based in Queensland, giving Brisbane’s hometown heros their first 7″. Continue reading “Knee Chin – Melting Upwards 7″”
It’s been awhile since their debut, but NAOMI PUNK dropped their sophomore album The Feeling on Couple Skate Records earlier this year. The LP came in a short run of just 300 copies and has since sold out, brimming with slow-to-medium paced grunge-punk dirges with a minimal approach and plenty of clangorous guitar jangle. Continue reading “Naomi Punk – The Feeling”
Hailing from Kalamazoo, MI, LEGENDARY WINGS just dropped their debut LP Making Paper Roses on Dirtnap Records. The band sent in a random CD-R of demos to the label and that’s all it took for Dirtnap to add them to their roster. Continue reading “Legendary Wings – Making Paper Roses”
SHARK WEEK of Washington DC sent over their debut EP with some of their bluesy-leaning garage rock. The nearly 13 minute EP features three new tracks, bringing in a bit of surf and doo-wop for an inviting twist. Continue reading “Shark Week – EP”
NATURAL CHILD have been at the grind through 2012 and they’re soon releasing their second LP of the year for Burger Records, Hard in Heaven. Before that, Jeffery Drag Records dropped this smoking 7″ to hold us over. Continue reading “Natural Child – Mother Nature’s Daughter 7″”
Boston bliss-pop crew EARTHQUAKE PARTY! have a new cassette to share with the world. Let’s Rock, OK? is their latest release for their current tour, featuring the same noisy pop anthems that made their debut. Continue reading “earthquake party! – Let’s Rock, OK? CS”
The good folks at Twin Lakes Records don’t drop new material very often, but when they do, you should pay attention. This peculiar new EP from SOURCE OF YELLOW is the latest to come from the Connecticut based label. Continue reading “Source of Yellow – The Said EP”
This PURITY RING album has been out for awhile now. It’s always been part of my plans to get it up here, I just didn’t know when it would happen. The reason being that, if you’re like me, you have an occasional soft spot for electronic music. This album obviously manages to hit that spot one way or another, the only difference being that this Purity Ring album is only good in small doses. If you begin to spend too much time with Shrines, things quickly go stale, kind of like you’re going around in circles lost in the woods. There’s no denying that Corin Roddick and Megan James have forged their very own sound here, but that’s also the problem – we don’t have anything for contrast, so this is all we’re left with. Which is in turn why this album can quickly go stale, unless of course, you carefully pick out each small dosage of Shrines as you go. Because once again, there’s no denying that something this calculated and something this pristine could ever possibly steer us wrong, frankly we just don’t want it to lose it’s originality.
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THEE MARVIN GAYS dropped their latest EP It’s Easier to Be Dumb via the Kizmiaz Records label (which is based in Nantes, France) back in early July. The EP comes six tracks deep for about 17 minutes of up-beat and fun-loving garage rock action from these Belgium natives. Continue reading “Thee Marvin Gays – It’s Easier to Be Dumb EP”
It’s taken some time, but the debut album from LA’s COLD SHOWERS hit record shelves this week. The LP comes from Dais Records, finally giving us all the proper dosage of this moody post-punk we’ve been looking for. Continue reading “Cold Showers – Love and Regret”
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