What would we do without The Flenser? They continue to put out album after album of unique music, the vast majority of it is flawless
Read moreHard Feelings – Sideways, (Dirt Cult Records / Lost Cat Records, 2018)
Hard Feelings are comin’ at ya from Duluth, Minnesota. Sideways is their sophomore album, following on from their debut effort, Swell after a gap of
Read moreThe Interrupters – Fight The Good Fight (Hellcat Records, 2018)
For some reason I’ve always looked on Hellcat Records as massively hit and miss, not to mention the first port of call for the super
Read moreSlumb Party – Happy Now (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
Wow. I’m almost speechless. What the actual fuck IS this? I mean, what’s going on? This sounds like the Easter Bunny being bludgeoned to death
Read moreWess Meets West – A Light Within The Fracture (Hassle Records, 2018)
Wess Meets West are an instrumental four-piece hailing from New Haven, Connecticut – their press release shirks the use of the term “post-rock”, which I
Read moreDark Thoughts – At Work (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
It seems like so long ago now that I reviewed the first Dark Thoughts LP (also released through Drunken Sailor – you can read the
Read moreAstpai –True Capacity (Jump Start Records / Shield Recordings, 2018)
Astpai is a name I’ve been hearing for a good few years now. They are yet another example of a band I didn’t get around
Read moreModern Rituals – The Light That Leaks In (Holy Roar Records, 2018)
Going into this, I admittedly didn’t have any idea what to expect, having not bothered to read the press release in advance. I think I
Read moreRed Hare – Little Acts of Destruction (Dischord / Hellfire Records, 2018)
For the unfamiliar, Red Hare are a historied band with deep roots in the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene of the 1980s and 90s. Their
Read more7in & EP Round-up, June 2018 (part 4)
Character Actor – s/t 7in (Dirt Cult Records, 2018) Character Actor is something of what I guess you’d call a “supergroup”, featuring members of The
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