Listen: VLURE ‘Euphoria’
photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou Despite the thoughtful simplicity of their album artwork, VLURE’s debut EP Euphoria is anything but simplistic. Bringing heart and darkness to the dancefloor, they’ve...
View ArticleDeath Valley Girls and Le Butcherettes spread the intergalactic gospel of...
Celebrating the unmitigated positivity of Death Valley Girls’ empowerment anthems is a new split 7” that teams the band up with alt rock firebrands Le Butcherettes for a far-out interpretation of “The...
View ArticleListen: Eades “Delusion Spree”
Photo by Joel Johnston Leeds quintet Eades have released “Delusion Spree”, the third track off their forthcoming album of the same name out this March via Heist or Hit. Speaking to a time in their...
View ArticleBoy Harsher’s ‘The Runner’ doesn’t answer your questions and it doesn’t need to
The majority of reviews out now for noise band Boy Harsher‘s horror short The Runner question whether the 40 minute film could ever be considered true horror by anyone other than Boy Harsher’s fans....
View ArticleListen: Yard Act ‘The Overload’
We’re all at the point where if we didn’t have to utter the words “post punk” again, we could live very happily for the rest of our lives. Within the crowded genre, though, there will remain standouts...
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Premiere: Catcher “Behind A Bleeding Heart”
Photo by Julia Austin Brooklyn post punk outfit Catcher have released their latest, and maybe strongest, single yet. “Behind a Bleeding Heart” is unsurprisingly gothic and brooding, but with a piercing...
View ArticleWatch: NoSo “Honey Understand”
Photo by Bella Rose Porter Recent Partisan signee NoSo has released their latest single and accompanying lyric video, “Honey Understand”. Indulging in cinematic melodrama and rich, red moodiness, the...
View ArticleListen: The Districts “No Blood”
Photo by Ebru Yildiz Leaning into the intricacies of what it is to be “American”, The Districts are set to release their forthcoming album Great American Painting next month. Exploring the deeply...
View ArticleListen: SASAMI “Call Me Home”
Photo by Angela Ricciardi Adding some softness and comfort to the industrial mix of her forthcoming record Squeeze, SASAMI shares the latest track “Call Me Home”. Of the track, SASAMI says “’Call Me...
View ArticleAlbum review: A Place To Bury Strangers ‘See Through You’
A Place to Bury Strangers (APTBS) builds a bridge between melancholic dread and fury on their album See Through You out today via Dedstrange Records. Rage and sadness fuel a crunchy bass line and...
View ArticleWatch: Dehd “Bad Love”
Listening to Dehd’s latest single “Bad Love” would not instantly bring to mind visions of a leather-clad strip club (a scene where “Pour Some Sugar on Me” might be a more expected backing track), but...
View ArticleWatch: Momma “Rockstar”
Momma’s latest track “Rockstar” envelopes listeners in 90s bliss with supple vocals and heavy guitars. The track resembles artists like Juliana Hatfield, showing off heady, soft vocals that serve as a...
View ArticleSASAMI triumphs in sophomore release ‘Squeeze’
Photo by Kyle Thomas Sasami Ashworth reunites us with dynamics and emotionally atypical paradigms in her second full length release, Squeeze. Through Squeeze, SASAMI converges dissonant and fantastical...
View ArticleWatch: Club Intl “Ride”
Photo by Erik Lee Synder Club Intl — the collaboration of John Eatherly (Be Your Own Pet, Public Access TV) and producer Johnny Jewel (Chromatics, Glass Candy) — have released their latest track “Ride”...
View ArticlePleasure Craft delivers high-concept industrial narrative on the cacophonous...
Presented as a concept album in three acts, Pleasure Craft’s debut LP Walls, Mirrors, and Windows taps directly into peak-industrial aesthetics to deliver a zeitgeist record that leverages a tightly...
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Photo diary: Wet Leg, Momma @ The Crocodile
Photos by Lauren Khalfayan, find more of her work here. Momma Wet Leg
View ArticleListen: Sub*T “Asterisk”
Listening to Sub*T feels like reading the scrawled, inky, mess crammed in the margins of old notebooks. It’s nostalgic, personal, and familiar in a way that’s still refreshing. The bi-coastal duo’s...
View ArticleUpchuck temper muscular punk aggression into grungy slow burn “Night Calls”
Photo by Marlon Garcia Atlanta punks Upchuck have been causing a ruckus on the heels of their deliriously noisy debut EP and brawny follow up 7” that channeled blue collar frustration and teenage...
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Faux Real won SXSW 2022 &‘only believes in the afterparty’
Photos by Miriam Marlene, find more of her work on Instagram Faux Real have been around for a minute, starting off a couple of years back performing at a senior center in Brooklyn. This year at South...
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Boy Harsher’s Lonely Hedonism
Writing and photos by Izel Villarba, find more of his work here. I discovered Boy Harsher through an old Tinder date. She enjoyed dancing to their music alone in the dark, something I found weirdly...
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