Will this be the album where Chapel Hill’s SPIDER BAGS finally get the recognition they deserve? It’s hard to think they couldn’t with such an ambitious offering like Shake My Head, their third full length album from the Odessa Records label in North Carolina. Continue reading “Spider Bags – Shake My Head”
Suck On the Gun is the debut EP from San Francisco noise-punks VIOLENT CHANGE. It’s also the debut release of the San Francisco based label Melters, who released the 7″ in a short run of 300 pressings. Continue reading “Violent Change – Suck On the Gun 7″ EP”
Seth Sutton of the Nashville based USELESS EATERS hasn’t really stopped all year. Black Night Ultraviolet is at least his third 7″ of 2012 and first for Manimal Vinyl, with more already in sight. Continue reading “Useless Eaters – Black Night Ultraviolet 7″ EP”
Hailing from Philadelphia, THE RETINAS dropped their latest EP Life at Work back at the beginning of the summer. Considering we’re both from the same city, it’s a shame we didn’t hear this one sooner. Continue reading “The Retinas – Life at Work EP”
THE DIRTY NIL are back once again with a new self-released 7″. Little Metal Baby Fist comes along with three new tracks, blinding us with their punk inflected rock and roll fury. Continue reading “The Dirty Nil – Little Metal Baby Fist 7″”
It’s been awhile since their debut, but NAOMI PUNK dropped their sophomore album The Feeling on Couple Skate Records earlier this year. The LP came in a short run of just 300 copies and has since sold out, brimming with slow-to-medium paced grunge-punk dirges with a minimal approach and plenty of clangorous guitar jangle. Continue reading “Naomi Punk – The Feeling”
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”
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”
Hailing from New Milford, Connecticut, FINS dropped their new 7″ on the ObscureMe Records label and it’s picking up some momentum. They play spastic garage-punk at breakneck speeds with a bit of dirty grunge fouling the air. Continue reading “Fins – Lawnmower 7″ EP”
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″”
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