American Dollar Bill - Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous To Look At Face On is a psychedelic journey that travels between metal, noise, and back again. It’s a long record (about 66 minutes), so be ready to embark on a trek when you put this album on,
Every day can be the refreshing, familiar sip of a Cola, an appropriately named record for New York’s A Beacon School’s new record out now on Grind Select; an experience that is altogether new but feels surprisingly familiar.
Over the course of the album the band veers between rock classicism and Western swagger, letting drums gallop, guitars criss, cross, and then clash, all while frontman Ronnenfelt mumbles, spits, and gnashes over the newly streamlined discord.
The video, directed by Mark Perro is a grainy and simplistic look at well... horses, and while they don't seem to be dying (thankfully), there's an overcast atmosphere to the clip that captures the bleakness of the song.
New York's Giant Peach are set to release their sophomore album, But You Made Me Such A Beautiful Thing, this June via Dead Broke Records, a record that makes more than a few changes to the sound of their Don Giovanni released debut.
Two Parts Together, while very much a Big Ups record, sees the band exploring exciting new territories forcing listeners to keep their expectations in check.
Just when you were wondering if there would be any hot jams for the summer to get down to, Philadelphia's Yeah, Baby are ready to release Killer Instinct, the duo's infectious minimalist post-punk meets new-wave pop bliss.
Capture the Flag is a record the seeks to create a rallying cry around the forward movement of our society, which seems to be caught in a downward spiral.
They have been creating no wave/new wave/post-punk shivs into establishment ideals and sexist stupidity for decades and still stab heavy with their latest EP, Take the Fall on Wharf Cat.
Chicago’s Varsity begin their sophomore effort Parallel Person with a question that foreshadows the record’s candid discussion of self critique, isolation, and human relationships. Fortunately such difficult topics are approached with levity in one way or another.
While Walker continues to speak out about mental illness, Diary also tackles white privilege, systematic racism, inequality, and the consequences of capitalism.
The band's music is a synthesized blend of dark and minimal goth punk and trip-hop, taking the blueprint of bands like Portishead and Sneaker Pimps and adapting it with their own haunting beauty.
Foreign Affairs reveals a band unafraid to throw in a few curveballs. However they choose to accessorize these tunes, at the core of each resides a nugget of pure pop bliss.
Woolen Men are a national treasure, and with an upcoming European tour this September together with Honey Bucket, they are soon to be an international treasure.
What really shines on this album, as often does in Thanks For Coming’s work, are the unique, clever lyrics delivered by Brown’s distinct vocals. The six-track album has an inviting and fun feel to it, while maintaining a sort of intimacy found in its style and message.
"Fake-Out" is an infectious track, with a burning intro that would make the Wipers proud. The trio take turns pecking short leads with raw distortion and open space coming together to reinforce each stuttering melody and the thunderous bass warble.
Guitar noodling hits swift like a crisp breeze, riffs initiating goosebumps galore. Longwave is a steady hike through the desert, filling up your pockets with rocks and stones for friends along the way.
Although performing for almost thirty years, Zenith has maintained a relatively low profile. But in June, Zenith will release What If The Sun?, the first album under his own name. The title track is the album’s second single, a Thermals-meets-Superchunk punk-pop anthem about dealing with anxiety.
"The Beekeeper," the record's second single is brought to life with a vibrant video (directed by Boothe Carlson) and some exceptional costume design, each of the band's four members dressed in a singular color scheme for a day at the playground.
