Tag: Lo-Fi

Friday’s Find: Strange Attractor – Back to the Cruel World

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FDH, Resurrection and Mammoth Cave Records have all joined forces to bring us one of the most absurd punk records of 2013. STRANGE ATTRACTOR is the rock alias of Jeff Houle, an artist based in Sudbury, Ontario, who previously did time in Statues and the Havocs. Back to the Cruel World is his first record to be properly released in the US, and it’s a snarling batch of decrepit speed-punk that’s as angry and disgusted as anything ever committed to tape. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Strange Attractor – Back to the Cruel World” →

The Tone – Demo EP

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After the disbanding of Philadelphia’s friendly basement rockers The Eeries, guitarist Mike Kriebel packed up and headed for Los Angeles. He wrote and recorded these songs as THE TONE before moving, which will soon be a 7″ as well as a cassette tape. Continue reading “The Tone – Demo EP” →

Dumb Doctors – I Am You 7″

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DUMB DOCTORS is the moniker of Scott Dence from Charleston, SC. Originally a member of Boring Portals and Sans Jose, he has been recording these singles by himself since the beginning of the summer. I Am You is the most recent, delivering “two heart-exploding shots of pure garage psych power.”
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V/A – Philadelphia Cock ‘n’ Roll Showcase LP

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Independent Philadelphia garage rock label Piss Drink Records just dropped a compilation covering four of Philadelphia’s finest basement-dwelling garage punks. Including fan-favorites the Eeries, the Pussy Dogs, the Tight Spots and the Shakes, the LP comes on red and brown split color vinyl. Continue reading “V/A – Philadelphia Cock ‘n’ Roll Showcase LP” →