Cup - "Hiccup" | Album Review
Metz - "Strange Peace" | Album Review
Profligate - "Somewhere Else" | Album Review
Midnight Sister - "Saturn Over Sunset" | Album Review
OCS - "Memory Of A Cut Off Head" | Album Review
Red Death - "Formidable Darkness" | Album Review
Thanks For Coming - "Missing Out" | Album Review
Luggage - "Three" | Album Review
Dama Scout - "Dama Scout" | Album Review
Every time Dama Scout sound like they’re about to miss a note, they resolve the dissonance with a sugar sweet hook before hard cutting right back into whirling chaos. The Dama Scout EP shows that in four songs they have not only firmly put their foot in the door, but also have simultaneously broken the handle.
Bib - "Moshpit" | Album Review
Bib excels in effortlessly shifting from one version of punk to another, often within the span of mere seconds. The sludgy riffs that adorn each track are balanced by short-lived melody at every turn, keeping these bizarre songs accessible to even the most fair-weather fans of what their label, Pop Wig, has termed “sketchy punk.”
Bugg - "Bugg" | Album Review
Although the duo, composed of Kora Puckett (guitar, vocals) and Justin Hatton (drums), doesn’t stray far from the formula of crunchy guitar pop, laden with feedback, they do it incredibly well and drag you in for multiple listens with great melodies and some insanely catchy hooks that you’ll definitely find yourself singing under your breath for days after listening.
Lumpy & The Dumpers - "Those Pickled Fuckers" | Album Review
Helvetia - "Sun Chasers" | Album Review
The Cowboys - "3rd LP" | Album Review
Fits - "All Belief Is Paradise" | Album Review
Blush - "Blush" | Album Review
Brooklyn band Blush, which features the songwriting talents of ex-Darlings guitarist/vocalist Maura Lynch and members of Pill and Pop. 1280, created a sonic manifestation of that balmy reflex on their self-titled debut. It's a keenly textural record that, like its namesake, uses subtly to convey its emotions.
