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KING TUFF comes back with his first full length LP since the initial release of Was Dead in 2008, with this now arguably being his biggest album to date. It’s simply called King Tuff and it was released by Sub Pop at the beginning of summer. Continue reading “King Tuff – King Tuff”
Adam Widener comes back strong with a brand new 7″ called Make Out on Fuzz City Records. If you dug his Cola Kids Hanging Out in the Bubble Dome single then you’re in luck as this is nearly a continuation of those songs. Continue reading “Adam Widener – Make Out 7″ EP”
Since we last heard, THE ENTHUSIASTS of Ardsley, New York have been working on their debut LP. Ever since we got wind of their most recent 7″, we’ve been (not so patiently) waiting for whatever comes next. Well, that’s slowly beginning to change as The Enthusiasts just unveiled the first new song from their most recent batch of recordings. It’s called “Better Lover” and it features that same rollicking, pulsing type of bluesy garage rock that made their 7″ so memorable. The band is currently shopping these new songs around to some record labels in hopes for their first full length record, so let’s keep our fingers crossed! In the meantime, they’re playing the Cheater Slicks 25th anniversary show on August 17th at the Parkside Lounge in NYC with The Hussy and The Living Kills. Be there!
PS – Here’s the track on YouTube if that’s more your thing
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Genre/ Tags: Alternative, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll
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Goodbye Boozy recently released a couple of new singles for the world. The first is from Orlando, Florida’s TIGHT GENES, a band that shares members with plenty of other familiar Florida bands. Continue reading “Tight Genes – Cop Again 7″”
WEIRD PARTY are back once again with their latest single The Secret Lives of Men from Twistworthy Records. The 7″ brings us four new tracks of their sinister post-punk. Continue reading “Weird Party – The Secret Lives of Men 7″”
After over two years, NICE FACE (or Ian Magee) is back again with his sophomore LP Horizon Fires on Hozac Records. For fans of the debut LP Immer Etwas on Sacred Bones, this album was long overdue. Continue reading “Nice Face – Horizon Fires”
HEROES & HEROINES are a four piece bubblegum pop band from Los Angeles. Two Weeks is their self-released, debut 7″, containing two new songs of their uplifting, button-downed garage pop. Continue reading “Heroes & Heroines – Two Weeks 7″”
GRAND TRINE hail from Montreal, Canada. Their 7″ on Almost Ready Records comes with two songs which were originally included on a single by The Bohemians from way back in 1967. Continue reading “Grand Trine – Bohemians 7″”
NICE PURSE are self-described as a “loud, dumb, garage pop band from Minneapolis.” Their sophomore LP, Slumber Girls, is their first release to come out on wax from the Forged Artifacts label which is also based in Minneapolis. As far as their own description goes, they’re pretty much dead on – they’re loud in a joyfully obnoxious kind of way due to whiny vocals, they’re definitely garage pop to keep it simple, but they’re far from dumb.
The opening track of Slumber Girls, titled “Broken Filthy Arrows,” sets us up with quite an optimistic and unsettling pop vibe. If you think like us then it’s probably pretty hard not to be hooked after a song like this. With Magic Bullet-esque guitar hooks and plenty of energetic change-ups, Nice Purse make it difficult for us to solidify any specific pattern throughout this blissfully upbeat jammer. They roll with this spastic formula, comprised of cheerfully sloppy vocals and tightly woven guitar jangles with a hint of grit, all done up with an admirably uplifting pop sensibility that makes it hard to not like these guys – hence, they’re not dumb. A short bit past the two minute mark, the song suddenly stops before they take it for another spin, hereby gracing our ears with another solid two minutes of this exemplary pop.
The best part is, aside from this lone track, there’s still six others out there just begging to be heard – for those who are curious, some are similar, but some are also very different (like “Run Tun Tun” or “Your Mohawk”). Listen to the rest of these tracks from the excellent LP on the Nice Purse Bandcamp, then head on over to Forged Artifacts to grab your very own copy of the vinyl – there’s only 250 pressed, so don’t sleep!
Genre/ Tags: Pop, Folk Rock, Indie Rock
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GUNTOWN release their new 7″ EP Chaos from Whoa! Boat Records. This San Francisco three-piece offers a grungy sound that falls somewhere between power-pop and post-punk. Continue reading “Guntown – Chaos 7″ EP”
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