Claw The Thin Ice began life as a solo endeavour for multi-instrumentalist Ian Breen, originating as a bedroom-pop project that focussed largely on icy-synths and
Read morePopes of Chillitown – Work Hard, Play Hard, See You In The Graveyard (self-released, 2018)
“Great music! It’s got a beat and you can dance to it…” Popes of Chillitown describe themselves as ska-punk-dubsters incorporating hip hop and drum &
Read moreBeach Slang – Everything Matters But No One Is Listening [Quiet Slang] (Polyvinyl / Big Scary Monsters, 2018)
I mentioned in my review of the We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags [Quiet Slang] 7in last year that I was a relatively late comer to
Read moreISS – s/t (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
As far as I can make out, ISS are a duo (Eddy and Rich) from North Carolina. This is their second full length joint, following
Read moreThe Whiffs – s/t LP (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
The Whiffs are a powerpop combo from Kansas City, mate. Which is apparently in Missouri, and not Kansas. Who knew? Not me, clearly!! This s/t
Read moreDenim and Leather – Sacred Autism (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
I’ve been waiting for this one to drop for a while (or at least since Juice said it was happening a couple of months back.
Read moreKississippi – Sunset Blush (Alcopop Records / Lesser Matters, 2018)
Kississippi is the moniker / alter ego of one Zoe Reynolds. She’s been putting out demos and EPs for a while (since 2014), all of
Read moreWrong – Feel Great (Relapse, 2018)
When I put out the feelers to the writing team on this one, I was pretty surprised nobody was interested, given that they feature members
Read moreKringer and the Battle Katz – Space T-Rex (self-released, 2018)
Occasionally, somebody hits me up on the Apathy & Exhaustion Facebook page to see if we can give them a review. Kringer and the Battle
Read moreThe Ever Living – Herephemine (Chromism Records, 2018)
In a genre such as post metal, it can be difficult to create a body of work that sticks out as such. The same can
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