Josiah Collins’ offerings are experiments in top-notch beat making; engaging electronica and techno pieces. On “Spiral,” more of his musical interests appear. He reflects, “After having some of my favorite shoegaze artists on constant rotation for months I fell so in love with the raw and engulfing feeling you get from the distorted guitars and soft vocals.”
Tea Eater and Waltzer are set to release a split 7” single via A Diamond Heart Production / Amethyst Trax (Symphonic Distribution) in collaboration with La Fam Recordings on September 15th, and it’s readily apparent that their sounds compliment each other well, each offering something decidedly unique, delightfully askew, yet captivating.
Stepmother is boiling over and ready to shred with reckless abandon. Their sound is big on boogie, ripping solos, and sun-fried riffs as vast as desert expanse. Led by guitarist/vocalist Graham Clise (Witch, Annihilation Time, Lecherous Gaze), the sound of Detroit and California is alive in the trio, even from their Melbourne origins.
Grass Jaw share “Enough (To Feel Bad About),” a song that feels personal but relatable. It’s bleak, reflecting on death, life lived, and how we spend our days. With backing vocals from Huan-Hua Chye and trombone from Steve Zielinski, this one really swells into a place of grandeur, the song steadily building.
Meg Duffy and Gregory Uhlmann have recorded an album under the name Duffy x Uhlmann. The project is a tranquil folksy wander, just the two of them playing simple hypnotic interlocking lines that develop a warm and welcoming atmosphere. It rarely feels busy, even if there is subtle virtuosity in their musical chemistry.
There’s a real shimmer to her songs, sweet and charming, with attention to tonality and the detail in her warped and weaving recordings. Set to release a new self-titled album on September 27th via I’m Into Life Records (Open Head, The Lentils, Jolee Gordon), the album is great from start to finish, it’s shape in fluid motion.
With their latest album, Hand Is Bad, out September 29th via Amish Records, the band seem to have peeled things down to a place somewhere between no wave and ambiance. The songs are as much about texture as they are anything abrasive, with room to breath, room to wander. It’s clean but lurking in the shadow.
With widescreen guitars that encapsulate everything like molasses coming down a mountain, Mums play it loud and heavy, but slow dripped and soaked in primal melodies. Guitars threaten to come apart at the seems, the fuzz blistering in all directions, recalling the joy in sustained decay and raw pop that we’ve come to associate with bands like Part Chimp, Torche, and Cherubs.
Having previously released albums under Corinna Rose, Corey Gulkin, a songwriter based out of Montréal, is leaving the guise behind, opting to release their music under their given name, shedding old habits to begin with a new mindset. Half Moon, out October 6th via Anything Bagel Records is an intricate and personal record.
With Lost four months old and a handful of dates together with Pile kicking off early next month, Life In Vacuum are set to release “Lately,” the first in a string of Lost b-sides. “Lately” touches on the band’s most caustic side, the heavy riff and the skronky density of the rhythm balance between a pop sheen and bouncy sludge.
Moving with a syrupy and laconic grace, Helenor careen through pop hooks and captivating melodies to blown out fuzz and lush arrangements. There’s a lot to take in, but never at the expense of Dave DiAngelis' poetic songwriting at the core. Their latest single “Warm Ways” gets a great new video, animated by Jack Quinn.
Sprain put out their debut album in September of 2020, a bleak and grinding affair that mostly consisted of angular riffs, crawling tempos, and walls of feedback. While the pandemic kept them from touring upon its release, as restrictions eased, they toured the US, all the while working on their follow-up The Lamb as Effigy, which is out September 1st via The Flenser. Alex Kent spoke to Post-Trash about the album and the process behind it.
Philadelphia-based quartet Phil Spector’s Gun is making raw and riffy rock n roll music. Fronted by Kevin Brusha, alongside Charlie Bones (Mt. Mostly), Zack Bowan (Bad History Month), and Sean Clark (Curse Reverser), they’ve been performing live for a few years now, and their studio debut Highway 61 Exploded is due out 11/3 via BLIGHT. Records.
Set to release their self-titled debut EP on September 15th via Iron Lung Records, the record provides the perfect soundtrack for a burning world, not necessarily embracing the madness but kicking against it. The quartet are watching the death and destruction of society with a balled up fist, setting a torch to polite expectations.
After a decade together, Tallahassee’s Night Witch have decided to call it quits, but not before they share a new record and embark on a farewell tour this Fall. That record, Host Body, is the band’s third full length, a blistering and brutal feminist hardcore record comprised of eight songs in just under nine chaotic minutes.
After five increasingly fantastic albums, Melbourne’s EXEK have undoubtably staked their claim as one of this generation’s most forward thinking post-punk bands. Set to release The Map and The Territory on October 6th via Foreign Records, the band’s lush synth explorations continue to be dazzlingly muted but fully immersive.
