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Bikini Gorge – Stranded 7″ EP

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Charmes Samson and Laure Aumon make up the primitive garage duo BIKINI GORGE. Hailing from Rennes, France, their 7″ EP comes from Kizmiaz Records in Nantes and Samson is also in the band Combomatix. Continue reading “Bikini Gorge – Stranded 7″ EP” →

Posted on April 1, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in 7", ReviewsTagged garage rock, Lo-Fi, pop. Leave a comment

Friday’s Find: Useless Eaters – Hypertension

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From the raw and crudest beginnings to this third and brand new LP Hypertension on Jeffery Drag Records, Seth Sutton has brought his Useless Eaters moniker an awfully long way. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Useless Eaters – Hypertension” →

Posted on March 29, 2013April 1, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in Friday's Find, LP, Reviews, Still Spinnin'Tagged garage rock, post-punk, punk. 5 Comments

Purling Hiss – Water on Mars

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If you haven’t heard yet, Philadelphia’s own PURLING HISS just dropped a brand new album called Water on Mars from Drag City. It’s the start of what sounds like a new era of Purling Hiss recordings, but they still somehow kept their past intact. Continue reading “Purling Hiss – Water on Mars” →

Posted on March 28, 2013March 28, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in LP, Reviews, Still Spinnin'Tagged alternative, psychedelic, punk. 3 Comments

Travel Check – Wild Tropics 7″

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Howlin’ Banana Records in Paris, France just released a new 7″ from Parisian garage psych-outs TRAVEL CHECK. Wild Tropics is their first release on vinyl and they cite US bands like Thee Oh Sees and Black Lips as a source of inspiration. Continue reading “Travel Check – Wild Tropics 7″” →

Posted on March 27, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in 7", Reviews, Still Spinnin'Tagged garage rock, pop, psychedelic. 3 Comments

fairweatherfriend – You and I 7″

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Here’s a 7″ from Fort Lowell Records in Tucson, Arizona. It’s a brand new single from FAIRWEATHERFRIEND (who are also from Tucson), who take on a dreamy sound drenched in frothy haze. Continue reading “fairweatherfriend – You and I 7″” →

Posted on March 25, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in 7", ReviewsTagged dream pop, ethereal, pop. 2 Comments

Friday’s Find: Zulus – s/t LP

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Brooklyn post-punk crew Zulus dropped their debut singles a few years ago on labels like Wizard Mountain and Lemon Session – now we’re hearing from them again for their brand new debut LP on Aagoo Records. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Zulus – s/t LP” →

Posted on March 22, 2013April 1, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in Friday's Find, LP, Reviews, Still Spinnin'Tagged hardcore, noise rock, post-punk. 2 Comments

Red Hex – Shoulda Known 7″

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RED HEX is a three piece punk band from Tacoma, Washington. Their Shoulda Known 7″ was just put out by Negative Fun Records in Raleigh, NC and Enfield, NH, giving us a snapshot of their furious post-punk meltdowns. Continue reading “Red Hex – Shoulda Known 7″” →

Posted on March 21, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in 7", Reviews, Still Spinnin'Tagged Lo-Fi, post-punk, punk. 1 Comment

Young Adults – Born in ’91 EP

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Last we heard anything new from YOUNG ADULTS of Allston, MA, they were dropping their debut LP in 2010. Now it’s 2013 and they’re back with their new EP Born in ’91 that was released on Valentines Day. Continue reading “Young Adults – Born in ’91 EP” →

Posted on March 20, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in EP, ReviewsTagged alternative, ambient, post-punk, punk. Leave a comment

Top Surprise – Klouds EP

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Here’s a band we haven’t heard from in a few years now. TOP SURPRISE finally follow up their debut cassette Everything Must Go with their brand new cassette EP Klouds on Pug Records in Brazil. Continue reading “Top Surprise – Klouds EP” →

Posted on March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in EP, ReviewsTagged Lo-Fi, noise rock, pop, punk. Leave a comment

Prince Moondog – Green Walls

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PRINCE MOONDOG of Bloomington, IN sent us over their new digital single called Green Walls. It was released in October 2012 and it leads to their very first full-length album, which we can expect sometime this year. Continue reading “Prince Moondog – Green Walls” →

Posted on March 18, 2013 by styrofoamdronePosted in 7", ReviewsTagged garage rock, Lo-Fi, pop. Leave a comment

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