Hailing from Seattle, WIMPS just dropped a 4-song 7″ EP on Help Yourself Records. Party at the Wrong Time comes on cosmic, fluorescent lemon-lime colored vinyl, following up their 2013 album Repeat on 1234 Go! Records. Continue reading “Wimps – Party at the Wrong Time 7″ EP”
Here’s one that got put off for awhile. BABES, the savage garage punk crew from New Orleans dropped their debut on Pizza Burglar Records last year. We’re better late than never to share this little monster!
Continue reading “Babes – s/t LP”
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, SHARKMUFFIN dropped 1097 back in October. It’s home to four tracks of their scuzzed-up pop, loaded with sharp-edged guitars buried by crushing metallic fuzz. Continue reading “Sharkmuffin – 1097 EP”
CHEAP TIME dropped their fourth studio album in five years in 2013 for In the Red Records. Exit Smiles is nearly 36 minutes of their self-described “progressive glitter punk.” Jeffrey Novak leads the charge with his distinctive snarl, the only constant member of the trio since their earliest singles. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Cheap Time – Exit Smiles”
Randy Records is at it again early in 2014. Opening the year with three new 7″ singles, we’re going to start with the vinyl debut from Chicago-based TODAY’SHITS. Continue reading “Today’sHits – Sex Boys 7″ EP”
Gary Records is a label based in Chicago. They specialize in international split 7″‘s and their latest release is about to be on your radar. SHAPE BREAKER (Philadelphia) and FUCK MOUNTAIN (Dublin) join forces to deliver this monster, coming limited to just 300 pieces. Continue reading “Shape Breaker/ Fuck Mountain – Gary Records Split 7″”
Recorded between March and April of 2013, BARDUS consists of three guys who live in Northeast Philadelphia. Solus is their first full-length recording, delivering over 27 minutes of hard and sludgy punk rock. Continue reading “Bardus – Solus”
SOFT SERVE sent this EP our way toward the end of 2013. They’re a trio operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia, playing their own form of jangly guitar rock. These songs were recorded with Jay Arner, who has recorded with Tough Age and a slew of other bands. Continue reading “Soft Serve – Sink Deep EP”
THE ZOLTARS’ second album, Walking Through the Dark (via the Austin-based CQ Records), is the next logical step in the band’s discography: Throughout 11 cuts of light, uplifting and texture-rich music, they bulk up their dreary pop with glistening pianos and cellos. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: The Zoltars – Walking Through the Dark”
Minneapolis-based trio RABBIT HOLES dropped It’s Not Alright at the end of 2013 and we just caught an earful. Big Action Records brings us two tracks of their ecstatic garage pop, coming on black vinyl housed in 3-color hand-screened sleeves. Continue reading “Rabbit Holes – It’s Not Alright 7″”
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