The Bristol-based label Stolen Body Records specializes in limited-edition vinyl releases, and they recently dropped one of their most ambitious albums early in 2014. It’s a split LP featuring the Grand Rapids, Michigan, psych crew PLANTAINS (now known as Heaters) and OS NOCTAMBULOS, who hail from across the pond in Paris.
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RANCH GHOST is a 5-piece band from Nashville, Tennessee. They have a new 7″ on Paris label Requiem Pour Un Twister, showcasing two tracks of their bluesy garage rock. It’s limited to 300 pieces with the first 100 on red vinyl. Continue reading “Ranch Ghost – Turfin 7″”
Famous Class Records in Brooklyn, NY released this whopping split 7″ at the end of January. CCR HEADCLEANER follow up their 2013 album Lace the World with Arms Wide Open with the split, while the trio in FUZZ continue their tear of psych-fueled stoner metal. Continue reading “Fuzz/ CCR Headcleaner – Famous Class Split 7″”
Chicago-based ENERGY GOWN just self-released a new lathe cut 7″. Round House follows up their 7″ from 2013, coming in a short edition of 50 square cuts with custom screenprinted art. Continue reading “Energy Gown – Round House 7″”
Brooklyn-based, Denver-born experimental psych trio WOODSMAN recently dropped their third LP on Fire Talk Records. The self-titled effort is a swirling abyss of instrumental space rock wonderment.
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Currently based in Brooklyn, Denver-born psych crew WOODSMAN just dropped their third studio album on Fire Talk Records (more on that later). Their current tour just concluded over the past weekend with their record release show in New York City. The night before they made a stop in Philadelphia, bringing their experimental psych rock to Kung Fu Necktie on a Friday night. Philly-based band SCHOOL GIRL kicked things off. They specialize in a form of primitive protopunk, playing their second show to date. Grungy punk n’ roll trio LANTERN followed up, playing some tracks from their 2013 debut and a few other choice nuggets. It was their first show in awhile but they were right on point, evidenced by these videos after the jump: Continue reading “Woodsman, Lantern, School Girl Live in Philadelphia (02/07/14)”
After dropping one of our most recommended singles in 2013, TRAVEL CHECK come back strong with their second 7″ release, an EP simply titled $66. It’s again released by Howlin’ Banana Records, which is based in Paris along with the four members of the band. Continue reading “Travel Check – $66 7″ EP”
Gary Records is a label based in Chicago. They specialize in international split 7″‘s and their latest release is about to be on your radar. SHAPE BREAKER (Philadelphia) and FUCK MOUNTAIN (Dublin) join forces to deliver this monster, coming limited to just 300 pieces. Continue reading “Shape Breaker/ Fuck Mountain – Gary Records Split 7″”
An underappreciated album from 2013, nothing captures WHITE FENCE in the live setting as accurately as Live in San Francisco. The album was first in a new series of live recordings from Castle Face Records, aiming to document bands in their finest hour.
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Born out of Indianapolis, RAW MCCARTNEY dropped their Introducing CS on Tripp Tapes in 2013. The tape offers a unique blend of fuzzy punk, psych, noise and space rock, following up their sloppy debut from 2012 that was recorded on a cell phone. Continue reading “Raw McCartney – Introducing CS”
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