post-punk
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A new video for “Let You Have It,” which comes off Balkans’ latest album. It’s self-titled and out now on Double Phantom. It’s pretty good, too. Reviewed it! The only thing I have to say about this video is EVERYBODY IS KILLING EVERBYDOY! LULZ!
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MP3 Australia’s Eddy Current Suppression ring has dropped a new single that’s almost ten frigging minutes long. However, if you’re used to the band’s style, this will be a walk in the park. The prevalent Fall influence these guys have always sported is coming on strong
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Wild Flag’s self-titled debut album is a light, fun, and upbeat reformation for these indie rock veterans. I think some longtime fans–especially those in the Sleater-Kinney camp–will expect a little bit more. That’s fine and understandable. I feel the same way to an extent. However, after
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With an almost unmeasurable poetic bitterness, Andrew Jackson Jihad are as sharp as ever on their new album, Knife Man. As usual, the music here is about the lyrics. The chord progressions are familiar copies of folk songs and punk tunes. Hell, some of the songs even sound similar to
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At the Wörthersee Hotel by The Uptights There’s nothing that kills an idea faster than a mindlessly copied trend. I think the idea of “lo-fi bands” qualify. Still, despite the grimy, rough recordings being spoiled for me a bit, I find this latest album from the Uptights kind of
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An absolutely hilarious video from Wild Flag, featuring a track from the band’s new self-titled album. The LP will get released via Merge Recs on Sept. 13th. We’ve talked bout this outfit before; so you should know Wild Flag’s personnel by now, and the group’s connections
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New video from Danish post-punkers Iceage for the track “You’re Blessed,” which comes off the album New Brigade. It features loads of live footage from the band’s recent tour of the states. Check our review of New Brigade here.
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Dolls Spinning Wide (Demo) by phoriamusic Recommended to me by the, uh, Recommender, is one of the many promising acts rising out of Brighton these days. The Recommender has a better working knowledge of them than I do, but this group in particular is standing out to me. On the
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Featuring members of xbxrx, SWAPS, Hawnay Troof, and the Raincoats–it’s the dude currently drumming for them–Kit is a Los Angeles outfit that keeps a torch lit for the sunny, abrasive post-punk that dominated the blogosphere a few years ago when bands like No Age and Abe Vigoda
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With its debut full-length about a year in the past, California’s Weekend is gearing up to release a sophomore album this September via Slumberland records. If you can recall my review of Weekend’s debut, Sports, the production was pretty hazy and the guitars were really aggressive. The album
