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
- 5 days ago
Gut Health Swarm Forward with Momentum and Angular Extravagance on Debut EP
Following their debut EP Electric Party Chrome Girl, the Naarm/Melbourne five-piece Gut Health certified themselves as one of last year's...
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 3
The Dub-Dilated Post-Punk World of EXEK
We caught up with EXEK's bandleader Albert Wolski to discuss the band's latest album Advertise Here, pairing mesmerizing visuals with a...
Joe Massaro
- Dec 8, 2022
Imperial Leather Ventures in a Wide Swath of Tip-Tapping Garage Punk on Debut EP
Following a pair of singles in 2020, the highly-fashionable garage rockers Imperial Leather are back with their foot-stomping self-titled...
Julia Derwas
- Nov 11, 2022
How Sweetie Processed Trauma on Their Debut EP 'Collision'
Rising up with fervor from a whirlwind of lockdowns, break-ups, and grief comes the Sydney based guitar pop four-piece Sweetie. We caught...
Joe Massaro
- Sep 16, 2022
Basking in Exquisite Jangle Pop: A chat with Program's Rory Heane
Ahead of their show tonight in support of Eggy's final launch for their new album, With Gusto, we had the pleasure of speaking with...
Joe Massaro
- Aug 10, 2022
Single Premiere: UK Duo Freak Genes Employ a Head Rush of Angular Electronics on "Hologram"
Exploratory UK synth punks Freak Genes are releasing their fifth full-length album, Hologram, through the always reliable Feel It Records...
Joe Massaro
- Jul 4, 2022
Video Premiere: Eggy Stirs up Candy-Striped '60s Psych-Pop on "The Luckiest Girl in the World"
Avant-pop mavericks Eggy have shared with us "The Luckiest Girl in the World" and its accompanying video from their upcoming album, With...
Joe Massaro
- Jun 29, 2022
Video Premiere: June Jones Returns with a Dark Impetus on "Goblin Mindset"
Along with the announcement of her forthcoming third album, Pop Music For Normal Women, the ever-prolific Naarm/Melbourne artist June...
Joe Massaro
- Jun 3, 2022
Track by Track: The Laurels Bring a Kaleidoscope of Otherworldly Sonics on New Album 'Homecoming'
Track by Track is a segment where we interview artists to dig a little deeper and take us inside the tracks of their latest releases. We...
Julia Derwas
- May 23, 2022
Body Type Empowers on Thrilling and Hallucinatory Debut LP
Singer and guitarist Sophie McComish of Body Type discusses the ins and outs of creating the rising Sydney band's hot-blooded and...
Joe Massaro
- May 22, 2022
Single Premiere: Heir Traffic Returns with Dissonant Post-Punk Chaos on "Smoke Taint"
Following the release of the double single "The Roman Road" / "The Bellows" in 2020, the Melbourne post-punk quintet Heir Traffic return...
Joe Massaro
- May 16, 2022
Modal Melodies Weave in Intimate Synth-Pop Magic on Debut LP
Fusing hallucinatory art pop and ethereal synth-pop, Modal Melodies, the newly founded duo of Jake Robertson and Violetta Del Conte-Race,...
Joe Massaro
- May 10, 2022
Single Premiere: No Knuckle Returns with Unrestrained Energy on "Sanitation"
The garage punk trio No Knuckle are back today with the new track "Sanitation," the first single to their forthcoming EP that will come...
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...
Alannah Sawyer
- Apr 6, 2022
Tropical Fuck Storm's Deliciously Twisted Dystopian Chaos
Tropical Fuck Storm's ringleader Gareth Liddiard reflects on the dangers of conspiracy theories, his band's new feature-length film, and...
Joe Massaro
- Mar 24, 2022
A Blast at 100mph: The Visceral & Auditory Assault of Civic
Civic's commanding frontman Jim McCullough on the recording of his band's debut album, Future Forecast, and their collective musical...
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