KNEE CHIN offer us some odd and off-kilter garage pop from down under in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It’s their first release on the Bedroom Suck label which is also based in Queensland, giving Brisbane’s hometown heros their first 7″. Continue reading “Knee Chin – Melting Upwards 7″”
Hailing from Kalamazoo, MI, LEGENDARY WINGS just dropped their debut LP Making Paper Roses on Dirtnap Records. The band sent in a random CD-R of demos to the label and that’s all it took for Dirtnap to add them to their roster. Continue reading “Legendary Wings – Making Paper Roses”
Boston bliss-pop crew EARTHQUAKE PARTY! have a new cassette to share with the world. Let’s Rock, OK? is their latest release for their current tour, featuring the same noisy pop anthems that made their debut. Continue reading “earthquake party! – Let’s Rock, OK? CS”
THEE MARVIN GAYS dropped their latest EP It’s Easier to Be Dumb via the Kizmiaz Records label (which is based in Nantes, France) back in early July. The EP comes six tracks deep for about 17 minutes of up-beat and fun-loving garage rock action from these Belgium natives. Continue reading “Thee Marvin Gays – It’s Easier to Be Dumb EP”
It’s taken some time, but the debut album from LA’s COLD SHOWERS hit record shelves this week. The LP comes from Dais Records, finally giving us all the proper dosage of this moody post-punk we’ve been looking for. Continue reading “Cold Showers – Love and Regret”
Thanks to X! Records in Detroit we’re bringing you another PROTOMARTYR 7″. This single comes along almost simultaneously with their debut LP No Passion All Technique on Urinal Cake Records. Continue reading “Protomartyr – Baseball Bat 7″ EP”
Unfortunately it’s not really summer anymore, but I am posting this today because it is one of those things that can’t be ignored. THE TEEN VELVETTES, otherwise known as the moniker of Michael Cotter, may be offering us one of the most legitimate surf-pop sounds to come from anyone anywhere in 2012 (save for Guantanamo Baywatch). Sadly information is somewhat sparse on the internet about Cotter and his project, but that really doesn’t make a difference. “Cruising the Surf” alone is an excellent indication of this sound, while the twelve minute EP itself is something you won’t want to miss. Most of these tracks are instrumental (except for a cover of the Surfari’s “Surfer Joe”), but all are righteously invigorating in their own right whether it’s twangy surf-pop or inviting doo-wop. The only complaint one might have, however, is the electronic percussion – it doesn’t really take anything away from the songs, it’s just a constant reminder of what recorded percussion would actually sound like with an extra crash.
It was tough to pick just one to leave you with below, but “Cruising the Surf” seemed like the right choice for it’s infinitely sunny vibes and beachy atmosphere. The other contender was EP opener “Grab Your Board” and honestly it’s just as worthy. “Cruising the Surf” puts us right in the midst of a 50s beach party, with glinting surf hooks that are just as shiny as the suns warming rays that blanket the song. Waves wash up on the beach and wet your toes as you lay back in the sun, scoping out which wave you’re catching next through the haze of your sunglasses. Perhaps this stuff is all too teasing of those summer beach visits some of us yearn for on a daily basis, but when it’s this good, it really shouldn’t matter.
Check out this track from the Teen Velvettes Soundcloud right below, then head on over to the Soundcloud where you can download the EP entirely for free, along with some older stuff too.
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SEPTEMBER GIRLS are five babes from Dublin, Ireland, dropping their 7″ on the Soft Power Records label in Scotland. Green Eyed is their vinyl debut, coming in an edition of 500 pressings. Continue reading “September Girls – Green Eyed 7″”
USELESS EATERS dropped a 7″ for their tour with Ty Segall and White Fence at the beginning of the summer. The two new tracks on Addicted to the Blade come from the Tic Tac Totally label in Chicago. Continue reading “Useless Eaters – Addicted to the Blade 7″”
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″”
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