After some years working the London venue circuit, their self-titled debut album is finally here. It has certainly prompted anticipation, as the band is now tasked with differentiating themselves from scores of other bedhead-riddled punk bands. The methodology behind it all is simply a case of taking things back to basics.
From the early start, Mui Zyu aka Eva Liu showed that she has an excellent knack for combining electronic instrumentation with soft velvety vocals, bringing along lyrics that actually have something intriguing to say. She further strengthens the ties that bind these elements here, without overburdening her music.
Sometimes art is manifested in the toughest of times, when you find yourself at a crossroads. For Kazu Makino and twins Amedeo Pace and Simone Pace, Sit Down For Dinner was a child to darkness and hardship. In this momentary instance of suffering, they found refuge in creating music through the pain that tied and bonded them.
As NYCs alternative scene flourishes, MX Lonely rises with their early 2024 release Spit. The EP stimulates the brain as you can effortlessly hear the energy and attitude the band possesses. Their writing concepts, 90's grunge riffs, intriguingly spooky vocal harmonies, and dedication have curated an emotionally charged EP.
Finom come off more composed and thoughtful than ever before. Their sonic moves may seem random to us, but there is a greater confidence and determination behind them. That is the real upside of change despite the confusion: you may not see the path but moving along has never felt more comfortable. Finom have discovered this through their dedication to one another.
Off Beat Degradations - a four-piece punk project mixing elements of post-hardcore, early 00’s pop-punk, queercore, and speed punk - has been captivating crowds in basements since their inception in the summer of 2023. Their debut EP, Fluoxeteen, captures the young band in their rawest, most sensual, and energetic form.
Nate Terepka (formerly of Zula) has been developing his own take on avant-garde pop for over a decade. Five years after that dissolution of his band and a move to Portland, he’s back in the swing of things, set to release Not Yet, a new solo album that captures the prismatic nature of his songs as they reflect both joy and anguish.
With SUMAC’s fifth album, The Healer, arriving later this month via Thrill Jockey, Post-Trash took the opportunity to speak with Aaron Turner on the eve of the band’s upcoming tour. Our wide-ranging conversation is perhaps best framed as a discussion of aesthetic ontology in the digital age—what is art today and why still make it? For a band who routinely releases albums with hour-plus runtimes where individual songs are more akin to orchestral movements than traditional metal songs, these are questions worth exploring.
As eclectic and esoteric as their work might seem from an initial glance the best way to describe the mesh of shard-like guitars, rumbling drums, and gripping vocals that make up Still House Plants is direct. Their minimalist setup hides nothing from the listener. If I Don’t Make It, I Love U is an album as blunt and heartfelt as its title.
Little Rope, Sleater-Kinney's eleventh studio album, is bursting with energy, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker using the record to deal with loss and grief and manage tragedy within their lives. The album is dynamic, aggressive, and most of all violently cathartic, ready to fight through whatever challenges may arise.
Pardoner are a rock band, they play rock music. On Paranoid in Hell, out now on Convulse Records, it takes just four short songs to prove this point. Transversing the plains of the rock landscape, these tunes ebb and flow, or more like jerk and jive, through tempos, volumes, and vibes to show they can do what other bands do, only better.
Chicago’s Tension Pets were made for these times, their sound a whirlwind of warped technicolor punk and hyperactive noise pop. The band arrived delightfully weird yet locked in on Cubey, earning an apt comparison to Brainiac or potentially The Rentals (after a prolonged acid trip), their debut a particular kind of synth friend brilliance.
Chicago-based band, Interlay, has shared a new single today called “Medic,” offering the first sneak peak into their forthcoming EP, Hunting Jacket. With a guitar riff originally written a handful of years ago by Alexandria Ortgiesen, the song has since been fleshed out over the years, finding life within the band’s newest line up.
On Shop Regulars’ self-titled record, the musical project’s ethos is laid bare on the album cover for all to see. It’s a bold move. This move could backfire easily for many artists, but the music presented absolutely lives up to the ethos they announce. They project it with beautifully crunchy results.
