Don't Try + Black Ribbon - "Split 12"" | Post-Trash Premiere
Sometimes the best way to truly view the scope of sonic assault is to pair different takes on the genre together, which Retratando Voces have done with a split between Don’t Try and Black Ribbon. While one is based in the low-end grit of noise rock dirt, the other takes an electronic approach, but both are equally obliged to demolish eardrums.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (August 5th - August 11th)
Furnsss - "All Brought Clouds and the Deep Blue Sky" | Album Review
Reduction Plan - "Deliver" | Post-Trash Premiere
Multicult - "Simultaneity Now" | Album Review
Faux Ferocious - "Price of Progress" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Little Slugger - "I Want To Live Here Forever" | Album Review
Milly - "Talking Secret" | Post-Trash Premiere
“Talking Secret” from young Los Angeles-based upstarts Milly is a true slow-burn that oozes thick, syrupy melodies that unfold at a deliberate but assured pace. The band’s first single on Dangerbird Records is complete with a seemingly straightforward video directed by Logan Rice that matches the song’s delightfully moody atmosphere.
Ruth Garbus - "Beauty" | Post-Trash Premiere
Kleinmeister’s second single, “Beauty,” starts with familiar warm tape hiss and soft, driving guitar. The singing on the song immediately sets it apart, more present and raw than on Garbus’ previous recordings, with swooping delivery that begins slow and deliberate and gradually works in more movement and impulse.
Stef Chura - "Midnight" | Album Review
Eerie Wanda - "Hands of the Devil" | Post-Trash Compilation Feature
“Hands of the Devil” is emblematic of Pet Town as a whole: Tadic’s voice moves in the rhythm of a playground chant, her guitar picked in a lilting, whimsical manner, and the scant handclap percussion giving the recording an intimate, live feel. What I value most about “Hands of the Devil” is how tactile the song feels.
Blazar - "Reach Out" | Album Review
Blazar, a relatively new band, are no strangers to the punk scene. Vocalist Jack Vermillion was once a member of stalwart Tallahassee group Ex-Breathers, while the band’s Nick Derella also shreds in Night Witch. Reach Out is noisy, fast-paced, and thrilling -- a record that grips you from the first chord until finally spitting you out at the last.
MEH - "Red Kite Crane" | Post-Trash Premiere
Friendship - "Undercurrent" | Album Review
Undercurrent, their second LP, is the product of an entirely separate cast of evil doctrine. Its compositions leap from the speakers to place a hand around your throat like vengeful oni manifesting from folds of a recently translated and cursed scroll. The chord progressions are more muscular. The production is cleaner.
Sneeze - "Social Abrasion" | Post-Trash Premiere
Boston trio Sneeze are getting ready to release their third full length album (and fifth release overall), Fin, due out September 13th via Tor Johnson Records. Recorded once again with the renowned Justin Pizzoferrato, the band are honing in their blend of grunge, pop punk, and fuzz, adding a degree of clarity to their expanding dynamics.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (July 22nd - August 4th)
Purple Mountains - "Purple Mountains" | Album Review
Lunch Lady - "Sweet One" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Los Angeles’ Lunch Lady have arrived (or nearly arrived) with their full length debut, Angel, out August 23rd via the impeccable Upset The Rhythm. The band, comprised of former members of Abe Vigoda and Heller Keller, are digging deep into the 80’s jangle of both LA and British post-punk, leaning toward that western twang.
