“Cold,” the single’s A-Side is a procession of textures both gentle and raw, from the warm picked intro into the deep plodding bass line. Stafford and Emily Hafner offer a gorgeous harmony, their voices a perfect pairing to sink into hazy emotional atmosphere, punctuating the pull of gravity as they sing.
The name The World Is A Mess sounds like an acknowledgement of defeat, a relaxation into political misery, a weary resignation familiar to any American in 2019 -- but the opening moments of the new Future Punx EP (and indeed the general attitudes of each of the six tracks) suggest quite the opposite vibe.
Second single “Creative Industries” is a dizzying blast of stampeding rhythms, that glorious noise rock bass tone, and swarming guitars that threaten to swallow everything whole. Everything rattles together in an unholy union, building a wall of impenetrable immersion, the unhinged eye of the storm.
Set to release Trope House, their full length debut on May 31st via Wharf Cat Records, the band are using the extended running time to dig deeper and stretch further than every before into territories both strange and dare I say… accessible. If variety is the spice of life, than Trope House is one spicy album.
When one door slams shut, another creaks ominously open. Such is the case with Easthampton’s Editrix, New England guitarist Wendy Eisenberg’s post-Birthing Hips continuation of spellbinding guitar and tongue-in-cheek take-downs. The four tracks on debut Talk To Me serve as a thrilling introduction to this special new band.
Their first full-length album Satellite Weather came out at the start of this year and pays homage to many legendary acts of decades past. Fluung is invested in exploring new ideas to further push their sound and have remained motivated by pivotal indie rock bands that became famous for emphasizing the power of the jam.
Brooklyn punk band THICK are the sonic equivalent of a jubilant rocket hurtling through space, and they want to bring everyone along for the ride. Their energy has always been part of their effortless cool, and the amount of fun they are able to translate from the stage to the recording booth is something all bands aspire to do.
The duo will release Ô Reine on May 24th on a super limited run of 30 lathe cut 7” records and we’re excited to premiere the single’s a-side. Sala wrote the haunting track about her childhood friend who committed suicide at a young age and while her lyrics are sung entirely in French, the atmosphere and tonality paint the picture.
The Cradle decided to go home again on his new album, The Glare of Success, but he’s not interested in rediscovering some missing creative magic. No – he’s not here to move back in – he’s here to deconstruct the house, strip it of its parts, and create an entirely new home from its component pieces.
