METZ Cover Sparklehorse, The Urinals and Gary Numan

Last month, on July 12th, Sub Pop released Automat, a collection of METZ non-album singles, B-sides, and rarities dating back to 2009, available on LP for the first time, and including the band’s long out-of-print early (pre-Sub Pop) recordings. It’s a chronological trip through the lesser-known material of METZ, the delightfully noisy 3-piece punk band from Toronto. The vinyl LP format of Automat also included … Continue reading METZ Cover Sparklehorse, The Urinals and Gary Numan

Oh Sees – Face Stabber

[Extract] Heavy funk Dystopia-punk canons Lonnnnng jams Bloated solos dribbling down your caved-in chest. Human cattle like a beef avalanche, right on your burned out face hole. Spider legs fuzz crawling in your brain. Face Stabber, the latest long player from the Oh Sees is released on Friday. This is a very good thing.             Continue reading Oh Sees – Face Stabber

WIVES – Hit Me Up

Noisy Queens, NY-based post-punks WIVES have shared their new single Hit Me Up, taken from their forthcoming debut album So Removed. Vocalist/guitarist Jay Beach says the track, which is reminiscent of Bossanova-era Pixies and the nonchalant swagger of the Replacements, “was written from the point of view of a New Yorker who can’t let go. His everyday reality does not jibe with what is going … Continue reading WIVES – Hit Me Up

Round Up Time Again

Here are ten new tunes all nicely collected up for you in one easy post – from the righteous fury of IDLES and Honey Lung to the traditional folk of Bonny Light Horseman and Devendra Banhart. We also have new songs from the likes of the Lumineers, Parsnip, New Pornographers, Sleater-Kinney, Angel Olsen and The Growlers. Whatever floats your boat, there is something here to enjoy.   … Continue reading Round Up Time Again

Black Country, New Road – Sunglasses

Young seven-piece Black Country, New Road have cut their teeth playing their first shows alongside the likes of Fat White Family, Black Midi and more. Back in January we shared their labyrinthine six minute single Athen’s, France and now the septet have announced a new single, Sunglasses, this time clocking in at eight minutes. It was released digitally on 26th July on BC,NR / Speedy Wunderground and … Continue reading Black Country, New Road – Sunglasses

Mega Round Up (Part 1)

We’ve been catching up (again) on some new tunes and, well frankly, there are just too many of the bloody things. Here are a few of the loud / fast / brutal / noisy ones we’ve really liked from the last month or so, and there’ll be a few more (quieter ones) tomorrow. So here we go… The Hives are back with new single Good … Continue reading Mega Round Up (Part 1)

Working Men’s Club – Teeth

We shared their brilliant Bad Blood single back in January and now newly signed to Heavenly Recordings, Working Men’s Club’s pounding new single Teeth is a stomping masterpiece, one that bites deep into their broad influences, bringing in machine-subverted rave music you’d find in 80s Detroit, to their NY post-punk grooves, and all delivered with their marvellous Northern snarling approach. Watch the video here.   Catch them … Continue reading Working Men’s Club – Teeth

DZ Deathrays – Year Of The Dog

DZ Deathrays have shared the second taste of their forthcoming album Positive Rising: Part 1, which is scheduled for release on Friday 30th August through Alcopop! Records here in the UK. Teaming up with The Bronx frontman Matt Caughthran, who adds his distinctive scream to proceedings, new single Year Of The Dog is a pedal-to-the-metal thrash-party riot. Stream it below.   Continue reading DZ Deathrays – Year Of The Dog

Black Doldrums – She Divine EP

Known for delivering layered echo-drenched guitar with heavy, relentless drums, London based duo Black Doldrums are returning with their expansive new EP She Divine on Club AC30. The title refers to Aldous Huxley’s 1954 psychedelia-induced masterpiece The Doors of Perception, where constant reference is made to the search for divinity and how all cultures are united in the need for that same search. Utilising waves of … Continue reading Black Doldrums – She Divine EP