The usual descriptions applied to Dinosaur Jr.’s music like scuzzy, ear bleeding, and feedback drenched seem overused to the point of cliché. These aspects are all present on There Near, but they are not what make this album distinctive. Instead, there is an open exuberance that contrasts with their canonical recordings.
After three years of singles and EPs, Deady are set to release their first full length, HUNKA JUNK, digitally this Friday via Romanus Records. The Louisville based quintet’s album was worth the wait, a record that really shows a wide dynamic range, peeling between layers of anthemic punk anthems, frayed post-hardcore, and combustible noise pop.
Acid Casualties have always been a band that defined themselves comfortably as a classic hardcore unit with an impeccable songwriting ability. Flags are False continued in this vein with more impressive guitar shredding, unforgiving vocals, and a punishing rhythm section that lends the whole record its reckless momentum.
Propelled by her unmistakable vibrato, the songs on her debut solo album Wild Love are just that—feral bursts of protest infused with the joy of being alive. Nina Winder-Lind spoke to us from her home in Brighton, exploring her childhood in Sweden, the raw moments that went into recording the album, and how collaboration and catharsis are integral to making art.
