Maxshh - "Feedback & PB" LP | Post-Trash Premiere
Since Maxshh’s debut (a gorgeous split with Lrrr) and last year’s essential Half A Loaf, the project has been pushing the envelope of avant-garde pop and mutant post-hardcore. With Feedback & PB, due out January 29th via Sad Cactus, Maxshh has thoroughly blown “the envelope” to bits and the freaky results are utterly compelling.
Gatecreeper - "An Unexpected Reality" | Album Review
The germination of An Unexpected Reality dates back to 2019, when the band was fresh off the release of their second record Deserted. At the time, writing a followup record felt like a daunting task, due to internal and external pressures. Instead, they decided to try a new creative exercise—make their version of Black Flag’s My War.
The Fragiles - "Kaleidoscope" | Post-Trash Premiere
David Settle is set to release The Fragiles’ latest On and On via Living Lost Records on February 12th. While most of the recordings so far have been exceptionally lo-fi, Settle teamed up with Justin Pizzoferrato to mix and master the album. It’s still recorded to cassette, but the boost in fidelity can’t be understated on The Fragiles’ best record yet.
Groupie - "Ephemeral" | Album Review
Groupie has zoomed in on its vulnerabilities to examine what they’re made of while zooming out to apply those examinations to a larger social critique. Ephemeral says so much without condescending, a testament to lyricists Ashley Kossakowski and Johanna Healy for handling complicated subject matter with introspection and empathy.
Spring Silver - "Set Up A Camera" | Post-Trash Premiere
Post-Trash is premiering a new track from the brainchild of K Nkaza. The song is called “Set Up A Camera” and it’s pretty wild. Not a lot of people are making the kind of music Nkaza is making right now. Her self-described queer metal/they/them-core/post-emo tunes shuffle prog, nu metal and “alternative rock” with taste and grace.
Cheekface - "Emphatically No" | Album Review
Dave Scanlon - "Pink in Each, Bright Blue, Bright Green" | Album Review
It would be intriguing to know what goes on in the mind of Dave Scanlon, an experimental composer/musician perhaps best known for his work with JOBS. His newest effort, Pink in each, bright blue, bright green, steps away from the instrumentally cluttered music of his band, venturing to a more minimalistic, spacey side of production.
Various Artists - "Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987" | Album Review
“The Stax, not the Motown” was the way Mike Sniper described the 28 cuts showcased on Strum n’ Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 in an interview. His label, Captured Tracks, has quietly cultivated several reissues, big and small, dedicated to overlooked gems. The promise of this new series, Excavations, is intriguing.
Henry Grant - "Lie To Me" | Post-Trash Premiere
When he’s not producing efforts for other artists, Henry Terepka been putting his focus forward a new solo project under the name Henry Grant. Following his full length debut, City Mouse, witch features from Jamell NYT and Alejandro Salazar-Dyer among others, Henry Grant returns with a new EP, Sensations, due out February 5th.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (January 11th - January 17th)
Squitch - "Learn To Be Alone" | Album Review
Learn to be Alone is a document of a band that is starting to grow and blossom into a powerful force of nature lyrically and musically, and one that is developing its own voice with each outing. Squitch have a connection that is clearly evident, allowing them to anticipate and move with each other seamlessly through tricky transitions.
Sam Yield Discusses "Terra Australis," The Limits of the Album Format, And More | Feature Interview
Fievel Is Glauque - "Simple Affairs" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Located out of Brussels, Zach Phillips teams up with the amazing Ma Clément, who handles all the vocals with an undeniable radiance. Together the pair worked with five large ensembles (over 30 musicians both familiar and new) to create the world of God’s Trashmen Sent To Right The Mess, the year’s first essential album.
All Feels - "We Love This For You" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
All Feels is the solo project of Candace Clement (Bunny’s A Swine, Footings, Psychic Energy). Her debut EP, Why Are You Like This?, is a departure from her other bands, instead opting for bedroom pop sound, one that’s built on meditative soundscapes and electronic rhythms. It’s futuristic pop with a minimal touch.
Fuzzy Meadows: The Week's Best New Music (January 4th - January 10th)
Sonny Falls - "All That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not Exist" | Album Review
All That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not Exist is by no means a quarantine record, but rather a brilliant reflection of the present; as it was, is, and will continue to be. Sonny Falls’ latest puts our time-specific realities into perspective; what happened then happens now and will happen forever, everything all of the time.
Wren Kitz - "Into The House" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Waveless - "Cicadas Sing" Video | Post-Trash Premiere
Mamalarky - "Mamalarky" | Album Review
Mamalarky is the self-titled debut of the Georgia via California quartet, filled with slinking grooves mixed with bright and flowing melodies that announce themselves loudly. Livvy Bennett’s vocals are a driving force in the pop concoction that pours forth, proving itself to be a surprising powerhouse collection of songs.