Mo Troper - "MTV" | Album Review
The Berries - "High Flying Man" | Album Review
High Flying Man is the third feature-length album released by Matt Berry as The Berries, his pseudo-eponymous project. The psychedelic, almost Brit-pop inspired music of the previous release is still subtly present but High Flying Man is more prominently steeped in American Rock ’n’ Roll, blistering guitar solos, and pop melodies.
Macula Dog - "Neosporin" | Post-Trash Premiere
The Cradle - "I Love That Music" | Post-Trash Premiere
The Cradle’s upcoming album, Radio Wars, due out 9/23 via NNA Tapes, mixes together a blend of experimental indie, Gamelan influences, and a hefty dose of studio sheen pop. Cathcart’s ability to mix it all together into one vision is beyond impressive, mixing contrasting ideas in a way that feels natural to their exploration.
Water From Your Eyes - "Structure" | Album Review
Courtesy - "Walk The Dog" | Post-Trash Premiere
Courtey’s blend of styles is constantly transfixing, void of any pitfalls that often arise when trying to do too many things at once. With the band heading out on tour, they’re celebrating the upcoming dates with "Preferences" and "Walk The Dog," two new singles recorded during the Check The Milk sessions.
More Klementines - "Who Remembers Light" | Album Review
Four years have passed since More Klementines’ eponymous debut album came out—or have they? “Hot Peace” is making me pleasantly dizzy. Then again, what else could one have expected from More Klementines? Michael Kiefer, Jon Schlesinger, and Steubs are back at it with Who Remembers Light, sounding like they’ve never not been at it.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (August 22nd - August 28th)
Steve Hartlett - "1/2" | Album Review
Covert Stations - "I Melt With You" (Modern English cover) | Post-Trash Premiere
For their faithful yet muscular take on the classic, Craig Cirinelli (DTDA) is joined by the third Covert Stations line-up of Chris Alfano (East of the Wall), Brian Leahy (Eyeswan), and Guy Nemo (Eyeswan), a selection of New Jersey based rock lifers who have dabbled in everything from post-hardcore and prog to folk, blues, and “indie rock”.
Kamikaze Palm Tree - "Mint Chip" | Album Review
Dylan Hadley and Cole Berliner, the LA duo better known as Kamikaze Palm Tree, are definitely not afraid to dabble with art-rock/pop or to take musical risks. Mint Chip, their second album (and first for Drag City) shows that taking musical risks can pay off if you know what you are doing and have the imagination and capabilities to do so.
Queen of Jeans - "Hiding In Place" | Album Review
Scanning the spectrum of love lost and found, Hiding In Place, the new EP from Philadelphia’s Queen of Jeans, revels in thoughtful exploration. Their first original release since 2018 briefly touches on the stretches of loneliness, excitement, insecurity and resentment inherent to relationships beginning and end.
Kamikaze Palm Tree Discuss "Mint Chip," Having Fun Making Music, and Inspirations | Feature Interview
Mint Chip, Kamikaze Palm Tree’s sophomore record, follows a backwards logic where making everything more bonkers somehow just makes it more coherent. Theirs is a proprietary recipe, not easily explained, but ahead of the release, the duo indulged questions about growing extra arms and the dog who inspires them.
Collapsed Skull - "Eternity Maze" | Album Review
Pennsylvania’s Collapsed Skull is a new three-piece powerviolence band featuring members of Full of Hell. Their sound on the jaw-dropping debut EP Eternity Maze is a sort of genre-salad that mashes together powerviolence, hardcore, grindcore, death metal, and harsh noise all broken up by hip-hop, spoken word, and acoustic samples.
Pile - "Songs Known Together, Alone" | Album Review
In August of 2021, Pile released an LP perfect for laying under the stars; Songs Known Together, Alone consisting of newly recorded tracks pulled from Pile's massive collection accompanied by a clever change in production. The tracks are all reimagined versions of Pile songs recorded solo by frontman Rick Maguire.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (August 8th - August 21st)
Ty Sorrell - "HomeGrown" | Album Review
The record’s easygoing and nostalgic pop/R&B vibes call up the feeling of leaning back in an air-conditioned booth on a humid summer night. If you stop and listen, you can overhear Ty Sorrell at the next table over, reminiscing and exchanging secret handshakes with the other Richmonders who sit down to catch up.
Lifeguard - "Crowd Can Talk" | Album Review
Salt Lick - "The Gift of Missing" LP | Post-Trash Premiere
Simply put, Salt Lick is a die-hard group of musicians within the Seattle DIY scene. Over the past half decade, the band has been sizzling and simmering a handful of slow-burn releases. Salt Lick never fails to impress live and have certainly elevated their songwriting and studio chops with their most recent release, The Gift of Missing.