Options - "Warm" | Post-Trash Premiere
The ever prolific musician, producer, all around swell fella is set to release his latest Options gem, Window’s Open, due out October 23rd. It’s another brilliantly somber record that blends intricate songwriting with a lo-fi warble that washes over Engel’s technicality like a blanket of accessibility.
Post Moves - "Karen's Ride With Grace" | Post-Trash Premiere
Sam Wenc has been going by Post Moves since 2012, and the project has got a new record coming out on Noumenal Loom at the end of the month. Today we’re premiering the Sandy Ewan-directed video for “Karen’s Ride With Grace,” a phantasmagorical sequence capturing Wenc’s union of digital and natural realities.
Strangelight - "Effortless" | Post-Trash Premiere
Strangelight have their own lineage worth noting, featuring members of sludge stalwarts Kowloon Walled City and Transistor Transistor. They’ve come together and are ready to knock down doors with their enormous sound, built on Hot Snakes fueled punk and adrenaline, stomping and thrashing one moment, dense and thudding the next.
Heir Traffic - "The Roman Road / The Bellows" | Post-Trash Premiere
Heir Traffic’s double single “The Roman Road / The Bellows” continues the Melbourne band’s dip into discordant post-punk. Recorded in Frankston by keyboardist Joe Nurrish, the singles strive to encapsulate their live performances - Mitchell spitting his poetic rambles, ever complimented by a barrage of drums and guitar.
Suitor - "To Water" | Post-Trash Premiere
Ben Eisenberger - "See You On The Other Side" | Post-Trash Premiere
Tongue Party - "I Can Shit Anywhere" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
MEH - "What's It To You Anyway?" | Post-Trash Premiere
MEH, the fantastic lo-fi fuzz pop band comprised of members of Nopes, are getting ready to release their latest, Big Soft. Due out October 2nd via Chicago’s Maximum Pelt, it’s another warm and welcoming record of warbling tunes and folk inspired slacker rock, built on the gentle moments but still pushing into the red every now and then.
Tang - "Next Stop, Willoughby" | Post-Trash Premiere
Sometimes everything you need is within sight. Sometimes the best decisions are the ones that come without overthinking. Both of the sentiments rings true on Tang’s upcoming album The Quiet Earth. Due September 29th, the collection finds Peter Connelly once again taking a solo approach to his band, and they’ve never sounded better.
Freaking - "I'm Not Opposed To Sand" | Post-Trash Premiere
Lawn - "Honest To God / Paper" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
New Orleans duo Lawn released their second album, Johnny, less than two weeks ago via Community Records and Muscle Beach, an incredible album that stands among the best we’ve heard this Summer. The album covers a wide range of musical inspiration from hard wired post-punk to jangly indie-pop, excelling at it all.
Profligate - "No Clear Way" | Post-Trash Premiere
Profligate has been serving up goth-inspired dark pop for several years, and the musician’s upcoming album Too Numb to Know is a shining example of his refined songwriting abilities. The latest single “No Clear Way” is a standout offering with richly textured arpeggiating synths that drip with melancholic atmosphere.
Melkbelly - "Kissing Under Some Bats" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
The album’s centerpiece, “Kissing Under Some Bats,” is the prime example of Mekbelly’s melodic destruction gone haywire, harnessed at times and unhinged at others. For two and half minutes we’re given a punishing dose of the band’s signature post-hardcore dexterity and noise pop charm, and then, it all comes unglued.
Red Tunic - "Angel Lamp" | Post-Trash Premiere
Today Born Yesterday welcomes Red Tunic to the family, the solo project of Chicago via Cincinnati’s Ezra Saulnier. No stranger to the artistic punk world, Saulnier was previously a core member of Cross Country, a band that faded out as he moved. With a new location and a new project, Red Tunic have released their debut two song single.
Common Sage - "Wraparound Background" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Last month New York’s Common Sage released Might as Well Eat the Chicken, We Won't Be Here in the Morning, their first new release since their debut album in 2018. Comprised of three songs and three segues that tie them together, it’s a collection of emotional songs that are built on personal reflection and shifting moods.
Floating Room - "Held Open Door" | Post-Trash Premiere
“Held Open Door” is Tired and True’s first single, a song that reintroduces Maya Stoner’s project with a vibrant and radiant force. Opening with an immediately detached guitar progression reminiscent of both Television and Palm, the guitar is dreamy and dissonant, the perfect art-pop mirage for the impossibly catchy vocals.
Brandy - "Christmas Colors" | Post-Trash Premiere
New York’s Brandy come from a strong line of blown out and noisy punks, with core members having previously played in Pampers and Running. Following on from their debut LP, the trio are set to release their next album, The Gift of Repetition, on September 18th via their new home at Total Punk Records (ISS, Foster Care, CIVIC).
Exhalants - "End Scenes" | Post-Trash Premiere
From their sense of tonality to the dynamic approach to their songwriting (something that can otherwise plague noise rock), Exhalants are forever changing shape, but keep things consistent with volume, force, and intense tension. They are a national treasure and it’s about time they get recognized as such.
Lily / Lucy - "Big Wish" | Post-Trash Premiere
Lily Konigsberg is as adept at creating outsider pop as would be radio smash hits. Now Konigsberg has teamed up with LUCY, the long running project of Western MA’s Cooper Handy. Together as Lily / Lucy, the duo will release their self titled collaborative debut via Good Flavor (Masters of Fright, Sweet Baby Jesus).