Bungler - "Naps" | Post-Trash Premiere
“Naps” is a single from Moon, the follow up to the recent The Sun Shines From Very Far Away. “Naps” begins with echoes of Modest Mouse with its slightly off kilter vocals, banjo and pinging guitar, but veers completely into the nonsensical melody realm of Jack Stauber in the second half of the short song.
Bananagun - "Do Yeah" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Set to release their debut single Do Yeah on February 15th, their sound is a psychedelic trip down the rabbit hole, a vision of the past swirling in every direction. Melbourne’s Bananagun (featuring members of Parnsip and Frowning Clouds) let it rip with a freaky groove from the start, there’s a hit of the gong and it’s all hypnotic from there.
Boon - "Jasmine Seeds" | Post-Trash Premiere
Boon’s art-pop sound is in fine form on the kaleidoscopic “Jasmine Seeds,” a deeply layered effort that plays with repetition and looped vocals just beneath the song’s concurrent verses. It’s psychedelic pop with a lot to take in, but an easy atmosphere in which to do so, the effect nearly sounding like two songs played together in unison.
Flesh Lights - "Someday" | Post-Trash Premiere
Second single “Someday” is a song that contemplates the changes we all face as we get older and friendships fade but never disappear. It’s a (dare I say) radio friendly rocker… if the radio still played “rockers” and there’s more than a couple of blistering solos cut between the bouncing punk bass line.
Ripped Genes - "Afraid" | Post-Trash Premiere
The band will release Leaves on February 15th via Tell ‘Em Tapes, a collect of sunken sentiment and somber reflections bolstered by a rhythm section that slowly slinks toward the void… with an emphasis on slowly. The band moves at the speed of depression, lingering around in no particular rush or motivation.
Business of Dreams - "La La La La" | Post-Trash Premiere
Nature's Neighbor - "转悠转悠 (Zhuan Yuo)" | Post-Trash Premiere
Robert Stillman - "What I Owe" | Post-Trash Premiere
This composition is the hero’s journey made audible; conflict and resolution in a delightful two act play; a spirited take on structure that wants to push you away as desperately as it wants your attention. The intro is so jarring I suspect most people will feel bamboozled and unable to continue, but I assure you, you absolutely should.
Historian - "Tied To The Dawn" | Post-Trash Premiere + Interview
Glued - "Used To It" | Post-Trash Premiere
Cathedral Bells - "Time Capsule" | Post-Trash Premiere
Arriving in the wake of “Cemetery Surf” and “A Passing Piece,” two twitchy, whirring pieces of dazzling shoegaze pop, Cathedral Bells keep up the hazy pace with “Time Capsule.” The track’s nostalgia-washed production lands somewhere between Day Wave’s detached effervescence and DIIV’s driving punk swell.
Community College - "Karaoke" + "Novocaine" | Post-Trash Premiere
Introducing (or re-introducing) Community College, a brilliant lo-fi collective led by Horse Jumper of Love’s own John Margaris. Joined by his brother, Dan Margaris and Dimitri Giannopolous (also of HJOL), Community College occupies a similar space as their main act, offering warped to perfection pop songs with surreal yet relatable lyrics and earworm melodies tucked just under the fuzzy presence of the room.
Parsnip - "Feeling Small" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Mo Troper - "Moreover (Demos 2015-2017)" LP | Post-Trash Premiere
Portland’s Mo Troper has released three full length records over the past three years, earning a reputation for clever songwriting that lends itself to power-pop, emo, and twee art-pop. Moreover (Demos 2015-2017) offers a peak behind that curtain, a collection of sketches and demos that form the basis of his most beloved songs.
Absolutely Not - "Bottom of the Pit" | Post-Trash Premiere
Bangzz - "Fresh Cut" EP | Post-Trash Premiere
Graham Hunt - "Every Person" | Post-Trash Premiere
Gentle Heat - "Ghost Town Hiss" | Post-Trash Premiere
It’s been less than a year since Gentle Heat released their debut album, but the Chicago quartet are back with a new EP, Liminal. Due out on February 1st via Skeletal Lightning, the band continue to refine their propulsive pop noise with influences from krautrock, power-pop, and post-hardcore with a squeaky clean delivery.
Vivian K. - "Paul At Art's Grave" | Post-Trash Premiere
The album’s first single, “Paul At Art’s Grave” is a shinning example of the band’s off-kilter pop. It’s jangly and damn near whimsical, but there’s still a sense of isolation and despair hidden in the joyous melody. With themes of space and hibernation, the song follows a front-porch barn burner of guitar picking (the could just as easily be a banjo).