The Post-Punk Tenacity and Unshakable Presence of Sweeping Promises
Back in 2020, Sweeping Promises released Hunger for a Way Out, a debut effort loaded with zig-zagging guitars coated in a layer of early...
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Joe Massaro
- Jan 24
Peace De Résistance: Demented Glam Punk for the Twenties
With his solo recording project Peace De Résistance, Moses Brown has crawled out of the sewers from his roots in favor of "demented glam"...
Joe Massaro
- Jan 20
BRNDA Paints Musical Abstractions in Bold and Influential Strokes
Washington, D.C. art punks BRNDA are soon approaching a decade together as a band and on their third album, Do You Like Salt?, they're at...
Joe Massaro
- Jan 5
Silicone Prairie Keeps the Midwestern Weirdo Punk Flag Flying High
After piling up an immense amount of punk releases from Warm Bodies and The Natural Man Band, the Kansas City-based artist Ian Teeple...
Joe Massaro
- Jan 4
Pushing the Decibel Levels into the Stratosphere: The Flashy Surrealism of Oog Bogo
Last year, the Los Angeles garage post-punk outfit Oog Bogo returned with their full-length debut album, Plastic, a deranged and...
Joe Massaro
- Sep 15, 2022
Premiere: Art punks SPLLIT Talk New Single and Furthering Their Abstract Sonic Explorations
Ahead of their upcoming Midwest and East Coast tour this fall, the Baton Rouge art punks Spllit have unveiled the new double single,...
Joe Massaro
- Aug 23, 2022
Single Premiere: Why Bother?'s Scuzzy Mutant Punk Returns on "Cut to Pieces"
Following up a compilation of demos and covers and two double singles from earlier in the year, Midwest garage punks Why Bother? have...
Nick Burk
- Jul 29, 2022
Exploring the Dizzying DIY Madness of Billiam's 'Steakhead Breakbeats'
Australian wunderkind William Differently Twyford, member of Disco Junk, TOR, Verminator, and other bands, has been making music under...
Joe Massaro
- Jul 19, 2022
The Many Faces of Tyler Fassnacht
While on his solo tour, we caught up with Madison-based multi-instrumentalist Tyler Fassnacht, to discuss his one-man bedroom recording...
Joe Massaro
- Jul 7, 2022
Premiere: Spiral Rash Wanders Around Feral Guitar Jangles with a Lo-Fi Charm on Debut Demo Tape
Best known for his work in Snuffy and Fast Food, the Memphis-based creative Nick Burk ventures off on his own with his new solo recording...
Joe Massaro
- Jul 5, 2022
Premiere: Critter Records Strive for Collectivism with Second Compilation Tape 'Demos 2'
The newly minted Naarm/Melbourne-based indie label Critter Records have put out some of our favorite underground releases of the past...
Joe Massaro
- May 4, 2022
Video Premiere: Maraudeur Shows Off Their Wildly Discordant Post-Punk on "Le Couloir du Soir"
Accompanying the upcoming reissue of last year's long-awaited sophomore effort, Puissance 4, the Leipzig-based post-punk band Maraudeur...
Joe Massaro
- May 2, 2022
Single Premiere: Spread Joy Strike Up Another Eccentric Rush of Art-Punk on "Dry"
Ahead of the release of their appropriately titled sophomore effort, II, out next week through Feel It Records, the Chicago outfit Spread...
Joe Massaro
- Apr 15, 2022
Single Premiere: Scare Quotes Demonstrate Hyperactive Art Punk Lattice Across "Condo Fucked"
Formed just before the pandemic, the Atlanta-based art punk trio Scare Quotes are gearing up to release their debut EP, Tactics, out...
Joe Massaro
- Mar 22, 2022
Single Premiere: Crime of Passing's Synth-Saturated Post-Punk Spirals on "Tender Fixation"
Today we have the pleasure of premiering Crime of Passing's new single, "Tender Fixation," the first offering from their anticipated...
Joe Massaro
- Mar 9, 2022
Ghost Beef Permeates a Slashing Sonic Terrain of Synth-Punk on New EP 'End Times Behavior'
Following last year's debut EP, Nativity In Beef, Ghost Beef is back with his Devo-worshipping, synth-laden Midwest garage punk on his...
Joe Massaro
- Feb 27, 2022
The Rigid Cuts, Sharp Turns & Improvised Spirit of Open Head
Earlier this month, the Kingston-based experimental rock four-piece Open Head released their anticipated debut album, Joy, and Other...
Joe Massaro
- Feb 7, 2022
Single Premiere: Easy Browns Inject Their Wild Garage Punk Tenacity on "Adept Adapter"
Just a couple months after the punchy garage pop gem "Bubbles," the Melbourne garage-psych genre-benders Easy Browns show off once again...
Nick Burk
- Jan 13, 2022
The Sharp Turns & Propulsive Tension of Smirk
Hailing from Los Angeles, Nic Vicario is always up to something when it comes to his agitated punk solo project Smirk. After his set at...
Joe Massaro
- Dec 30, 2021
The Rapid & Bruising Rush of OUZO!
Earlier this month, Melbourne punks OUZO! returned with their new 7" State of Affairs / Balloons, a full blast of wobbly post-punk...
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