The Paranoyds - "I Like It Here" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: J.R.C.G. - "Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra)"
Out This Week | Post-Trash Highlights
Andrew Falkous On The Magic of Mclusky's Third Album and Second Life | Feature Interview
Any day would do for a chat with Andrew Falkous, but Post-Trash happened to catch him at a busy three-way intersection of notable happenings. This spring, mclusky completed a rescheduled U.S. tour celebrating the anniversary of their classic sophomore album, Mclusky Do Dallas. Shortly after, the band’s third LP, The Difference Between Me and You Is That I’m Not On Fire, turned twenty years old. Shortly after that, the band signed with Ipecac Recordings for the first album of new material since their breakup in 2005.
Horse Lords - "As It Happened: Horse Lords Live" | Album Review
They released their sixth album, and their first live album, As It Happened: Horse Lords Live via RVNG Intl. during the spring of 2024. The record has songs from many different points of their discography, primarily from Interventions (2016) and Comradely Objects (2022) and one track from Hidden Cities (2014).
Assisted Living - "F Hard, B Forever” | Post-Trash Premiere
“F Hard, B Forever” is the band’s first single from their BLIGHT. Records debut and a riveting introduction to the newfound super-project. Featuring members of Ugh God, Nyxy Nyx, and Sun Organ, Assisted Living’s stacked lineup of collaborators and pals informs the band’s effortless, fuckless, off the cuff delivery.
Cassandra Jenkins - "My Light, My Destroyer" | Album Review
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (July 22nd - July 28th)
Pavement - "Cautionary Tales: Jukebox Classiques" | Album Review
Pavement ultimately had an amazing run. Their new limited-edition box set, Cautionary Tales: Jukebox Classiques, is a testament to this fact, consisting of their complete catalog of 7” singles from 1989 to 1999 plus various B-sides, covers, demos, and live material. In total, there are 56 songs running to almost three hours.
Queen Serene - "Glowing" | Post-Trash Premiere
Queen Serene are back at it, getting ready to release their second album, appropriately titled 2, later this Fall. It’s an album that expands their palette into artier territory, embracing volume and repetition at times, the results both immersive and intricate. Abrasive but dynamic, their limitless noise is manifested with a tempered grace.
Out This Week | Post-Trash Highlights
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Robber Robber - "Wild Guess"
Robber Robber have truly found their footing in pulsating shards of post-punk noise with an impressive grasp of melody and intoxicating loose grooves. The group manage to stay grounded with a furious punk foundation while mixing in unique song structures and the knack for combining sharp tones and playful exchanges.
Fold Paper | Feature Interview
ORB - "Tailem Bend" | Album Review
It took the band six years to create and complete this album, but it was definitely worth the wait. Joined on half the songs here by guitarist Callum Shortal and guests, ORB bring in a bag-full of new musical tricks that goes beyond their signature sound dominated by one of the key psych rock inventions - the fuzz box.
Feeling Figures - "Doors Wide Open" | Post-Trash Premiere
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water - "Swanlike (Loosies 2020-2023)" | Album Review
Snooper / Prison Affair - "Split"
As long as there’s been a punk scene, there’s been a energetic, hyper, musical urge to crack the skull and see what cooks. On this six track split, Nashville’s super Snooper and Barcelona’s pummeling Prison Affair kick off hot squirrel summer with their wild-eyed, transcontinental EP that’s calling all freaks from their panting dens.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (July 15th - July 21st)
Martha Skye Murphy - "Um" | Album Review
Martha Skye Murphy’s long-awaited debut is an assured one. Its eleven tracks come together like a series of paintings spread across a single room, all interlinked in proximity and style yet different enough to each be worth a repeated view. Yet together, these tracks form a remarkably curated album of decisive art pop.