Bloomington, IN trio APACHE DROPOUT are back again with their new album, Heavy Window. It’s their third LP since 2011 and first vinyl full-length for the Magnetic South Recordings imprint in Indiana.
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Drew Owen and his SICK THOUGHTS are back once again with a new cassette album from the freshly minted Mina’s World. It’s the first release for the Boston-based label – a hot pink cassette tape limited to just 50 pieces.
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Wisconsin-based duo THE HUSSY are back with their new single from Windian Records in Washington DC, and they’ve got a brand new music video to go along with it. EZ/PZ comes released by the label on 7″ vinyl limited to 450 pieces, with the first 150 on pink and white wax! “EZ/PZ” contains that searing mixture of guitar trash and pop ecstasy, driving us straight into oblivion in under 2-minutes time. You can hear the full, ravaging track in this twisted video below, where an obsessive fan goes off the deep end. Listen and watch now, then snag the 7″ from Windian Records before it’s too late. Continue reading “The Hussy – EZ/PZ Video & 7″”
Yoshimi has returned with Gamel, the first album in over five years from her group OOIOO. Her roots date back to 1986 when she appeared on the Japanese noise scene with legendary vocalist Eye as part of the group UFO or Die.
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WARM DELTAS enigmatically spawned from the primordial swamps of Atlanta, Georgia. For what appears to be their inaugural release, She Went To Japan, Chicago’s Grabbing Clouds Records has fabricated a hand painted cassette that genuinely resembles the way my best friend’s bike was self-painted in 1988. However, the Warm Deltas’ anechoic sound is anything but 80’s.
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Pelican Pow Wow Records in New Orleans and Red Lounge Records in Germany continue to churn out the goods. Their latest is this 7″ EP from members of Legendary Wings and Kalamazoo MENSA chapter board members, I GET MYNZE. Continue reading “I Get Mynze – Big Whup 7″ EP”
DIGITAL LEATHER and THE HUSSY come from fairly different worlds musically, but their new split 12-inch, out now on Southpaw Records, is a solid pairing. Taken as a whole, the blend of electronic minimalism and garage clamor feels more like a collaborative effort than two distinct sides, making for a gratifying listen. Continue reading “Digital Leather/ The Hussy – Southpaw Split 12″”
A few weeks back on an excursion to the local flea fair, I thought I struck gold. It was Father’s Day. As a still somewhat freshly minted Dad, my wife decided to cut me a break on this sunny Sunday morning by giving me license to zip around the dusty used vinyl stacks and milk crates with impunity while she hung back keeping a much slower pace with our 3-year old daughter. My rounds soon became a race, as there was a fellow record geek who was hot on my heels trying to nab the rare wax before I could get to each stand. I won the race – my big score was a copy of The Left Banke’s debut LP Walk Away Renee/ Pretty Ballerina, a monaural copy for $2 with some of the original shrink wrap still on. Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Left Banke’s (Not Quite) Monaural LP, Walk Away Renée”
GARY Records in Chicago just released another internationally split 7″, this time pairing together THE LEMONS from Chicago and TEEN RUNNINGS from Tokyo, Japan. Continue reading “The Lemons/ Teen Runnings – Split 7″”
Right after their third LP on Hozac Records, THE PEOPLE’S TEMPLE return with a new 7″ from Agitated Records in London. Utopia is a continuation of the group’s psych-flavored garage rock, containing three of their freshest tracks to date. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: The People’s Temple – Utopia 7″”
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