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First Torche and now Black Lips? What’s up with all these insane, sport-themed music videos? Eh, at least this one’s got a bit of a historical background to it. A bit. This track comes from Black Lips’ last album, which is pretty great, Arabia Mountain. Find it on
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Split w/ KYOTY by Host On this new Split with Kyoty, metallic hardcore outfit Host is sounding sludgier and crustier than ever. A lot of hard-hitting breakdowns and beautifully dark guitar harmonies all over these tracks. Take a listen above, or grab a digital copy of the split for whatever
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just married by glocca morra In a Pennsylvania punk scene thoroughly sated with twinkly emo revival bands, Philadelphia punks Glocca Morra offer a refreshingly straightforward alternative. Sure, their guitar riffs still feature occasional neck tapping, and their lyrics still speak of former girlfriends, wasted years and self-loathing, but there is
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Stream: Drug Church- “Mohawk” (feat. Jeremy Bolm) Drug Church is a side project of Patrick Kindlon, frontman for the New York-based post-hardcore group Self Defense Family, formerly known as End of a Year. Kindlon’s output with Self Defense has gotten increasingly more cerebral and arty since the name change,
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Sirs by Sirs I imagine a self-titled debut that’s officially released on a label of any size is a pivotal moment for just about any band. And while there’s truly no shortage of self-titled debuts these days, that doesn’t make Sirs’ full-length milestone any less significant. The
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Confluence by Ghostlimb On Confluence, Ghostlimb brings some blisteringly fast, loud, and aggressive post-hardcore, which is evenly mixed with elements of metal music, too. Stream the album above, and grab it for five bones on Bandcamp.
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Unnatural helpers releases what’s probably 2012’s official out-of-school summer jam, “Hate Your Teachers.” It comes from the band’s forthcoming LP on Hardly Art Records, Land Grab. Look for it in September.
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With two new releases in 2012, garage rock revivalist Ty Segall has pushed himself to the forefront of this rough and wild style of music. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Toxic Waste by Municipal Waste / Toxic Holocaust Appropriately titled Toxic Waste, Toxic Holocaust and Municipal Waste have a new split out via Tank Crimes. It’s totally downloadable and free on Bandcamp. Woot! If there are two groups to check out in this new era of bands keeping thrash alive,
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A new track from the forthcoming Holograms album, which is self-titled and dropping via Captured tracks on July 10th. The band hails from Sweden and showcases a noisy, chaotic post-punk vibe. After a handful of listens to this album, I have to admit it is a bit similar to the
