MINI DRESSES are a self-described “bedroom pop” band from Austin, TX. Their new 7″ Hot Sun was just put out by Manic Pop! Records, the second 7″ we’re covering from the Minnesota-based label in two weeks. Continue reading “Mini Dresses – Hot Sun 7″”
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FIDLAR – s/t LP
FIDLAR is a group of four snotty twenty-somethings from Los Angeles who sing about the important things in life: drugs, skateboarding, and, well, doing more drugs. This is their debut LP on the Mom + Pop label from New York City. Continue reading “FIDLAR – s/t LP”
Ex Con – Cuda ’82 7″
The debut 7″ from EX CON comes from the Brisbane-based label Bon Voyage. The band is led by the duo of Joanna Nilson up front and James Dalgliesh (vocalist of Slug Guts) on guitar. Continue reading “Ex Con – Cuda ’82 7″”
Negro Spirituals – Black Garden 7″
This NEGRO SPIRITUALS 7″ comes from a label in New York called A Wicked Company. From 1989 to 1994 it was better known as Vertical Records, but Tony Procaccino has kept the label dormant until now. Continue reading “Negro Spirituals – Black Garden 7″”
Friday’s Find: Trop Tard – Photodrame
In 1987 French band TROP TARD dropped their debut release in the form of a cassette tape titled Photodrame. Nearly thirty years later Sacred Bones Records in Brooklyn, NY represses their cassette for the first time on full-length vinyl. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Trop Tard – Photodrame”
Thee Open Sex – s/t LP
THEE OPEN SEX is a 5-piece band from Bloomington, IN who just released their debut s/t LP on Magnetic South Recordings. They share members with Apache Dropout (their “sister band”) and their LP was recorded entirely in analogue by John Dawson and Haley Fohr (aka Circuit des Yeux). Continue reading “Thee Open Sex – s/t LP”
Fantasmas – Static 7″
Here’s some harsh stuff courtesy of the newly launched Low Life Inc. record label in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. It’s a new 7″ titled Static from abrasive Brooklyn noise-punks FANTASMAS. Continue reading “Fantasmas – Static 7″”
Barbarian – Daze of Youth 7″
BARBARIAN of San Diego, CA dropped their debut 7″ Daze of Youth on the Loose Recordings imprint, a subsidiary label of Manimal Vinyl. It leads to their new 6-song EP which will be out later this year. Continue reading “Barbarian – Daze of Youth 7″”
Blooper – Long Distance 7″
Today we’re happy to be sharing the debut 7″ from up-and-coming Seattle pop crew BLOOPER. The 4-song 7″ titled Long Distance comes courtesy of Manic Pop! Records based in Rochester, Minnesota. Continue reading “Blooper – Long Distance 7″”
The Young Sinclairs – Hurt My Pride 7″
Today we’re happy to introduce THE YOUNG SINCLAIRS from Roanoke, Virginia. The band just dropped two brand new singles, both of which are split releases from French labels Croque Macadam and Requiem Pour un Twister Records. Continue reading “The Young Sinclairs – Hurt My Pride 7″”









