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”
THE WAVELENGTHS are a new four-piece based out of Tempe, Arizona. Their self-titled debut EP, out now on Rubber Brothers Records, rolls into shore with eight neurotic psych-pop tracks that blend inventive songcraft with garage raucousness. Continue reading “The Wavelengths – s/t CS EP”
The ever-reliable Trouble in Mind Records deliver a new LP from Chicago psych-outs VERMA. Sunrunner contains seven epic tracks that fall somewhere between progressive psych and space rock, with a heavy emphasis on improvisation. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Verma – Sunrunner”
Midnight Passenger is the sophomore LP from EX-CULT, and their second full-length for Goner Records. They build on their own catastrophic sound, delivering 10 brutal psych-stained punk assaults. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Ex-Cult – Midnight Passenger”
Aagoo Records in New Jersey is teaming up with Goodbye Boozy in Italy for a split 7″ from INUTILI and WAND. The single features a new track from each band, who hail from Teramo, Italy and Los Angeles respectively.
For Inutili, this is their first release since their previous 12″ from Aagoo. For WAND, they also appear on a split 7″ with Mikal Cronin on Famous Class Records. Their new track “Self Hypnosis in Three Days” was recorded in one day by Ty Segall at the Sweat Lodge in LA. Continue reading “Inutili/ WAND – Aagoo/ Goodbye Boozy Records Split 7″”
Sick Hyenas first US release is now in the wild. Their eponymous album is available on cassette through Dumpster Tapes in Chicago, IL, presenting eleven psych-punk, surf-stained tracks. Continue reading “Sick Hyenas – s/t CS”
Howlin’ Banana Records in Paris is at it again. They released a cassette full of demos from Brussels band MOUNTAIN BIKE, who also just released an LP on Humpty Dumpty Records. Continue reading “Mountain Bike – Early Recordings CS”
In the Red Records is gearing up for their summer season with a slew of new records, one of which is the new LP from Australian psych-punks EASTLINK, which oozes with 9 staggering psychedelic blow-outs. Continue reading “Friday’s Find: Eastlink – s/t LP”
Pearls Dissolve in Vinegar is the second album from the Philadelphia-based 5-piece THE LOVE CLUB. Together the band creates a wild sound combining punk and psychedelic elements with twangy folk rock. Continue reading “The Love Club – Pearls Dissolve in Vinegar”
PAIN DIMENSION is a trio from Melun in the suburbs of Paris, France. They just released their first 7″ EP Brainwash as a split release from Croque Macadam and Requiem Pour Un Twister Records in France.
Continue reading “Pain Dimension – Brainwash 7″ EP”
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