Primordial and ritualistic is the sound of Deerhoof, who are faithful to their aesthetics and history. The idea of Future Teenage Cave Artists is a fascinating foothold, a handhold to a search for creativity in which every atom of chaos is meaningful and expresses the meaning of sonic exploration that is never banal.
Es’ new video “Severed,” is a quarantine video done right, full of kitchen, garden, and shower performances that are defiantly goofy but as deadpan as can be. That steely form of deadpan fits the band’s music, as their debut LP, Less of Everything absorbs synth punk at its most taut, everything snapped perfectly into place.
They’ve been in the Chilean underground scene establishing themselves as an iconoclast, revolutionary band through cathartic live shows and a fierce musical output. With the release of their new album Mapas Auténticos del Mundo Imaginario, Mapas Imaginarios del Mundo Real, punk gets unleashed into free-form jazzy performances.
Coriky is The Evens with the addition of Joe Lally on bass and MacKaye switching back to guitar. The vibe is still very similar but there’s the interplay of the trio that makes it its own unique band. It’s a little louder, a little looser feeling. It has a lived in feel that comes from three musicians that are very used to playing together.
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.
