Empath - "Active Listening: Night On Earth" | Album Review
J. Robbins Discusses New Album "Un-becoming" and Changes In Songwriting | Feature Interview
Un-becoming arrives on the heels of J. Robbins’ old band Jawbox’s reunion and was recorded in the cracks of work, family obligations, and between rounds of video game sessions with his son. Does this mean that Robbins, now straddling the line between musician, producer, and father, has strayed from punk and into the feared territory of “dad rock” on his new record? In a word, no.
Moon Racer - "You Can Feel Bad" (Patty Loveless cover) | Post-Trash Premiere
Ava Luna - "Take It Or Leave It" | Track Review
So Totally - "In The Shape Of..." | Album Review
On the whole, in the shape of... doesn’t latch directly onto any single genre. So Totally comically tagged “fuck a genre” on the album’s Bandcamp page. They’ve drawn influence from a wide range of subgenres and experiment with creating massive walls-of-sound, incorporating field recorded clips, and blurring contrasted audio qualities together.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (May 20th - May 26th)
Damn Teeth - "Real Control" | Post-Trash Premiere
Sass - "Chew Toy" LP | Post-Trash Premiere
Full of Hell - "Weeping Choir" | Album Review
Flesh Panthers - "Holy Roller" LP | Post-Trash Premiere
The band’s new full-length record, Holy Roller, reveals a more relaxed and reflective side. They’re still channeling the Stones, but this time around it’s much more like the country blues of the band’s late-60s era. While they stay true to their rebellious rock roots, they’ve tempered with a tinge of wistfulness — as if their living room guitars drank too much wine.
The Mad Doctors - "Truancy Man" | Post-Trash Premiere
It’s been six sweaty years of fuzzy bliss for Brooklyn’s The Mad Doctors but it would appear all good things must come to end. The trio are calling it quits and we mourn the pending loss of a unique presence in Brooklyn’s punk circles, one that always remained a beacon for DIY, void of posturing and pretension.
Holding Patterns - "Endless" | Album Review
halfsour - "Sticky" LP | Post-Trash Premiere
She Keeps Bees - "Kinship" | Album Review
The power of She Keeps Bees lies in the nuance, the understated. It’s Jessica Larrabee’s vocals moving like smoke over Andy LaPlant’s kindling crackling drum beats. It’s intimate music. A quiet rage that is intoxicating, inviting the listener in, leaving them unguarded for the jabs and barbs that come their way through the music.
France Camp - "Dark Floral" EP | Post-Trash Premiere
This is an EP you can skate to. This is an EP you can bake and get baked to. This EP will ask for your number and then be cool with you if you turn it down, and eventually become a pretty cool friend. Dark Floral is France Camps fourth release overall, and their second on label extraordinaire Forged Artifacts.
Claire Cronin - "Wolfman" | Post-Trash Premiere
The poetic verses of Claire Cronin’s gothic folk music unfolds with patience and haunting prose. Big Dread Moon, Cronin’s upcoming album on Orindal Records, is full of delicate compositions with lyrical themes that tend to stray into frightening worlds of beasts in the dark, fever dreams, and suspended reality.
USA Nails - "Life Cinema" | Album Review
Operator Music Band - "Squaresoft b/w Cowboys" | Post-Trash Premiere
Dust From 1000 Yrs - "Born To Itch" LP | Post-Trash Premiere
Less than a year later Dust is back with Born To Itch, a new full length due out tomorrow, May 21st via Bone’s own SHYB imprint. After playing some stunning banjo on Puppy Problems’ album, he’s picked it up again for his own record, paying homage to outlaw country and the great wide open West with a dampened twang, gothic folk, and an eerie resolve.