Harrison Colby has played in Sex Scenes, Rexxx, No/No, and The Delphine, but today he’s stepping out on his own with The Beat Index, a new project that resides somewhere between synth punk and synth pop. The band’s debut album, Volume One: Juvenilia, is due out July 31st via No Coast Records on limited edition cassette and digital.
Mike Hlady’s songwriting boasts an impressive range, switching between mellow acoustic laments to explosive guitar driven instrumentals that spiral in and out of consciousness. Holiday Music’s newest album Certified Ailments expands upon both. It is steeped in sonic manipulation, meticulous in detail, and relentless in execution.
Poolblood is taking a look back and revisiting “I’m Sorry” with a reimagined sound, joined together this time with Louie Short and Eliza Niemi. The track is out today on Bandcamp via both Accidental Popstar and Vain Mina. All proceeds will go to various funds, including, Black Queer & Intersectional Collective, NABL Black and Indigenous Go Fund Me, and more.
Where before Modern Nature found urgency in exploring their sonic boundaries though - dipping into everything from krautrock to free jazz - Annual is a conceptual rather than experimental piece. Annual documents one year in Cooper’s life, with his thoughts drawn from a journal filled with ideas and notes.
Just in time for the height of leafy backroad drives and sleepy afternoons spent in a humid sun, Toronto’s most underrated folk-rock outfit Little Kid have dropped the ideal summer album. Transfiguration Highway is a beautiful exploration of self-worth and spiritual identity through a lens of religious mysticism.
The time to catch up on the unabridged Post-Trash “Mid-Year Report” has come, with releases big and small - albums that went under the radar, the hidden gems, and the essential records from the past six months. This is our semi-comprehensive guide to our favorite releases of the year so far without a pre-determined length.
“Wage Slave,” the latest single from Brighton, U.K. based indie-pop outfit Psychic Shakes, laments the monotony and lack of fulfillment that comes with low wage employment. It’s a familiar story that many can relate to and Max McLellan conveys this tale against a backdrop of jangly guitars, a downtempo beat, and a sleek rhythm.
Far Enough contains rallying cries against power, gatekeepers, cynicism, greed, and all the other obstacles that attempt to wear and beat people down till they’re too exhausted to fight back. It’s all housed in thick, driving bass lines, quick, steady drums, and stabbing guitar work. It’s punk that is still incredibly catchy and hook laden.
“Welcome to Bobby’s Motel, the place where all your dreams come true.” Those are the first lyrics we hear on Welcome to Bobby’s Motel, the debut long player from Montreal band Pottery. After hearing the full album, those introductory words seem apt; Pottery proceeds to take the listener on a sonic odyssey, criss crossing genres.
All Hits are set to release their full length debut, Men And Their Work via Iron Lung Records this coming Friday, and much like their band name applies, there isn’t a dud in the bunch. From the detached feedback of the intro to the hyper-speed finale, the Pacific NW trio make post-punk with a heaping amount of dissonance and strength.
