After dropping Alex Falardeau from their lineup, the remaining Plantains (Andrew Tamlyn, Josh Korf, Nolan Krebs) have spiced things up with a new band name, HEATERS. The enduring trio picked up right where Plantains left off with Brown Sugar, an EP full of 5 psych-flavored garage songs. Continue reading “Heaters – Brown Sugar EP”
COUSINS are a garage pop duo from Halifax, Nova Scotia, whose music plays considerably brighter and more summery than the cold, wet part of the world they hail from. Their third album, The Halls Of Wickwire, just dropped on Ba Da Bing and Hand Drawn Dracula Records. Continue reading “Cousins – The Halls Of Wickwire LP”
Seth Sutton and the USELESS EATERS are coming back in a wave. Desperate Living is his new EP for Slovenly Records, while there’s also new 7″ singles from Goodbye Boozy and Jeffrey Drag Records. Continue reading “Useless Eaters – Desperate Living 7″ EP”
SHANTIH SHANTIH check in with two primitive-sounding, 60’s-influenced garage sides on their recent single Ruby. They’re a four-piece band from Atlanta, GA that features the songwriting prowess of Anna Barattin. Some readers might remember Miss Barattin as a former member of the Vermillion Sands (who recorded for both the esteemed Trouble in Mind and Fat Possum labels). Continue reading “Shantih Shantih – Ruby 7″”
PROTOMARTYR’s Under Color of Official Right (Hardly Art) isn’t an opaque record; singer Joe Casey is forward with his hatred (for the other, the self and the whatever else) even when he tries to cover it with obscuring references. Continue reading “Protomartyr – Under Color of Official Right”
St. Louis garage rockers THE BRAINSTEMS just released their latest cassette tape Cold Sweatin’ on their own label Peacebath Records. Continue reading “The Brainstems – Cold Sweatin’ CS”
The TV FREAKS have a new 7″ to share from Hosehead Records in Canada. Leeches comes with three sloppy cuts of belligerent punk rock from the bowels of Hamilton, Ontario. Continue reading “TV Freaks – Leeches 7″”
For those of you unfamiliar with France, they speak French. However these guys do not, at least not on this record. It is sometimes tough to get into music when you can’t identify with the lyrics despite how good the tracks are. For our English ears, LES RIVALS, who are from Paris, present their debut record and take us a little deeper into their musical realm. Continue reading “Les Rivals – s/t LP”
Brighton, England’s THE TEEN VELVETTES craft music that effortlessly elicits a pseudo-50’s nostalgia. Each assemblage to date has represented an evolving style within a singular genre. Continue reading “The Teen Velvettes – The Teen Sound EP”
Grabbing Clouds Records just released the debut LP from Chicago duo of Chris Kramer and Brent Zmrhal – aka SLUSHY — who create sticky, candy-coated guitar pop with both surf and garage influences. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Slushy – Pastime Gardens”
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