post-punk
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The Mods’ penchant for getting so much out of so little hasn’t carried over to Spare Ribs.
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Rock debuts as daring as For the first time are a rarity.
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For their sophomore release, Shame delivers a passionate but derivative set of post-punk ragers.
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On their sophomore album, Viagra Boys tell a love story via punk eclecticism.
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On their 2nd album this year, New Haven’s Them Airs create some of the most frantic and catchy art punk I’ve heard in 2020.
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Ultra Mono is Idles’ most sonically and thematically focused album so far, occasionally to a slight fault.
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Protomartyr attempt a more climactic formula on Ultimate Success Today, with mixed results.
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This collab by Moor Mother and Mental Jewelry has the sound of a noise rock classic, while also employing plenty of new ideas.
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The more direct and tuneful approach King Krule takes on Man Alive! makes it—to my ears—a vast improvement over The Ooz.
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HMLTD refreshes and recontextualizes a slew of post-punk sounds on West of Eden.
