Crime of Passing, a tight quintet that has been kicking around locally in Cincinnati for the past five years, are set to release their upcoming self-titled full length debut on April 22nd via Feel It Records. The band pull us deep into the murky waters, embracing coldwave and elements of industrial pop into the shadowy post-punk formula.
Following the dreamy disorientation of lead single “Fuck It Up,” the band whip things into a frenzy with “Hand That Looks Like Mine,” a song Langdon wrote about having thoughts of self-distrust, warranted or not, but Button interpreted to be about the act of performing, giving it a duel meaning to go with the band’s shared vocals.
“Flying White Nimbus” is not the only song off the band’s succinct and exuberant new album, 10 Colours, that sounds like it starts in the middle—as if you just stumbled upon a passionate rehearsal. Today the Alberta-based trio have dropped a new video for the song, collaborating with animator and multidisciplinary artist Helen Young.
Hailing from Adelaide, Twine are set to release their second single, “Same Old Problems” on April 1st, a song that’s built on tension. The band’s sound is best described as a mix of emotional post-hardcore and atmospheric arrangements, bringing to mind a place somewhere between We Were Promised Jetpacks and Dirty Three.
New Brunswick’s Motherhood are back. The Canadian outfit’s just-announced Winded follows up 2019’s Post Trash-approved Dear Bongo. Today, we’re excited to premiere the video for “Ripped Sheet,” the upcoming record’s most clear cut punk number that follows lyricist Brydon Crain’s progression toward sobriety, happiness and “dry land.”
With the band set to hit the road next month together with Protomartyr, seems the time is right for a new record, which brings us to Cheap Things. Due out April 8th, the album was written years ago while on tour in the US, but due to moves across Ireland and life getting the way, Niall Murphy and co. never released the record… until now.
With four singles out in the world already, from the haunting “Core” and the breezy “Fool,” to the acoustic sweetness of “Maya” and the emotional heft of “Leo,” the album makes a great case for sonic diversity and the fragility of life, but perhaps all the album’s themes are best captured on the record’s title track, “I Saw The Egg”.
Numbers Game is an eclectic record that builds upon last year’s Delete If Not Allowed, mining the sound of 90’s alternative rock but reshaping it for modern times. With the band comprised of three vocalists and songwriters, there’s a good deal of dynamics to their music, each one offering a different spin of the cohesive whole.
The band are set to release their sophomore album, Don’t Wait For A Sign, on April 22nd via Slumberland Records, a record that takes the formula of their already great debut and improves it in every way. The production is more radiant, the arrangements are top-notch, and the vocals are full of warmth.
Scrunchies return with Feral Coast, their second album, due out April 1st via Dirtnap Records and State Champion Records. The new album picks up where the first left off, big enormous riffs (that often serve as hooks), melodic earworms cutting through the dissonance, and a heavy pummel that grinds with wall of sound density.
The Baltimore/DC project formed in late 2019, sticking together through a global pandemic and many, many, wildly convenient MARC train rides. Sun Hymns is the name of their brief and easy debut and today we’re premiering “My Oh Mind,” a warm and steady lo-fi pop number that shows how Posmic makes things look easy.
We’re premiering the Jhariah, Marco Sah, and Sam Goblin-featuring track “O Kristi,” a cutting punk number aimed at South Dakota governor Kristi Noem. A former South Dakota resident themself, they express disappointment and rightfully criticizes the representative’s voluntary decision to turn the state into a record-breaking COVID Petri dish.
Naja Naja are a post-punk duo based in Beijing, China, set to release their self-titled debut EP shortly via Wharf Cat Records (US) and Bié Records (China). With their introductory single, “Dong Dong,” the duo of Gou Gou and Yuhao are creating music to escape within, experimental pop songs with a krautrock core.
Aside from the album’s stand-out singles, “Parricide is Painless” is another highlight, on an album that’s spoiled with them. The song opens with a slinky bass and clipped snares, the entire atmosphere given a Lynchian lounge treatment. The video, directed by Alexandra Millen, sits somewhere between surrealism and dread.
To commence 2022, Feeble Little Horse have released an expanded reissue of Modern Tourism via Crafted Sounds. The new ten track EP features all the original material, unreleased demos, and a My Bloody Valentine cover. Here, Feeble Little Horse and label-mates Gaadge share covers of each other’s songs.
“Shot Down” is the album’s second single, a rapid fire blast of feedback riddled psych-pop. Despite the song’s hurried tempo, this one feels like classic jangle pop at its core, reminiscent of a grittier version of the band’s noted influences, The Shop Assistants and Black Tambourine in the sing-song melody.
