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Released in early 2012, Geelong’s HIEROPHANTS and Brisbane’s COBWEBBS teamed up for a split cassette on Anti Fade Records. Both bands bring their own spin on psych rock to the table, each supplying us with a 20 minute half on the cassette. Continue reading “Hierophants/ Cobwebbs – Split CS”
Somewhere in the process THE BABIES had to stress the fact that they were not “just a side project.” With the kind of stuff they’re churning out right now, that doesn’t really come as a surprise. Continue reading “The Babies – Moonlight Mile 7″”
After a little over a year, CULT OF YOUTH come back with their second album for the Sacred Bones Records label. Love Will Prevail offers a challenging combination of both post-punk and folk rock. Continue reading “Cult of Youth – Love Will Prevail”
THE HARLEQUINS hail from Cincinnati, Ohio with their fuzzy psych-pop. This cassette from Random Old Records & Tapes is their second full-length album to date and their third release overall as a band. Continue reading “The Harlequins – s/t CS”
King Louie’s MISSING MONUMENTS just dropped a new 7″ on Hozac Records. Clean and razor sharp pop-rock anthems fill the 7″, with this single being their first for the Hozac label and second 7″ overall. Continue reading “Missing Monuments – (I’m Gonna) Love You Back to Life 7″ EP”
If GAYTIME hasn’t already crossed your radars then please stick around. The scuzzy garage duo of Josh Jugum and Kim Martinengo operates on a long distance relationship (still?) and this is their debut LP on 1:12 Records in New Zealand. Continue reading “Gaytime – In Their Prime”
If you haven’t caught the self-titled LP from CROOKED BANGS yet, why don’t you take a seat. This Austin, TX trio just dropped their LP on Western Medical Records, serving up a tight and moody post-punk snarl. Continue reading “Crooked Bangs – s/t LP”
It’s taken some time, but COLD SHOWERS of Los Angeles make a forceful comeback with their second offering – a brooding new 7″ from the Art Fag Recordings label in San Diego. Continue reading “Cold Showers – Decay 7″”
MAGIC SHOPPE of Boston, MA is the brainchild of Josiah Webb. The Triangulum Australe EP is the bands latest effort via Optical Sounds, serving up a clean and brooding psych rock swirl. Continue reading “Magic Shoppe – Triangulum Australe EP”
It’s been an awfully long time since we’ve heard from SCRIBBLER, the noisy, experimental folk-rock crew from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Well recently they sent over this track “No Curtains” which comes from a scene-defining compilation put out by the Khyber Centre for the Arts in Halifax. It’s a 27-track cassette and the second volume of the compilation, including some names like Dog Day and Each Other amongst a bunch of others.
As for Scribbler themselves, they seem to be keeping busy as of late, because this track “No Curtains” is a sort of precursor for where the band is headed with their upcoming debut LP, Abiogenesis. “No Curtains” is their first studio recording which shows a world of difference from their My Old Lady 7″ we covered way back when. It’s a dreary and folksy number, featuring a warming guitar twang and calming boy-girl vocal pairings. Within the final minute the track splits open at the seams, revealing a thick buzz that sits heavily atop crashing drums and shredded guitar chords. It’s as pummeling as it is surprising in a track that at first seemed less vigorous, which only leaves us curious what this new LP could have in store.
You can hear “No Curtains” right below, and then be sure to keep Scribbler on your radar. There doesn’t seem to be a release date for the album at the moment, but we’ll see what happens soon enough!
Genre/ Tags: Folk Rock, Noise Rock, Pop
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