Unicorns at Heart Aurora (Z Tapes) Today, we’re thrilled to premiere Aurora, the new album on Z Tapes from lo-fi rockers Unicorns at Heart. Our own introduction to California's Unicorns at Heart was with the 2019 single "Yr Mind", which finds itself on Aurora among nine other tracks, approximately half previous singles and compilation tracks and [...]
Cardinality s/t (Grimalkin Records) Today, we're honored to share Cardinality, the debut LP from the newly formed duo of RVA artist Ty Sorrell and singer AG Himself. Spirituality, soul, and connection are at the forefront of Cardinality's first outing, which will likely stand as little surprise to those familiar with the past work of Ty [...]
LIT. MAJOR Generosity (Community Radio Tapes) Today, we're excited to premiere the newest album from Connecticut-based singer-songwriter LIT. MAJOR, Generosity. The third album released under the LIT. MAJOR moniker, Generosity is pitched simply as "an album of new songs written & recorded in isolation during the spring of 2020", which might seem innocuous enough if you were reading [...]
Various Artists Noise Pollution (It's Trash! Records) So I got this cool little 7″ four song multi-artist compilation from It’s Trash! Records the other day (along with some others) exclusively featuring punk bands from Hamilton, ON. On the A-side we have tracks from Flesh Rag as well as Jimmy and the Jerks, and on the [...]
Super FM Fuckbird Barnacle (King Pizza Records) How much analysis does an album called Fuckbird Barnacle demand? I doubt Super FM would want me to over analyze this. The album cover is a cartoon style drawing with a naked man with a soft, shitty body (much like mine) staring in a mirror with a dripping [...]
Johnny Otis Dávila P.I.F.F. (Discos Diaspora) For those who don’t already know, Johnny Otis Dávila is probably best known for his work on guitar in the now defunct Dávila 666, probably the biggest band in Puerto Rican garage rock the past decade. Since Dávila 666, Johnny’s been part of Terror Amor (still playing with AJ), [...]
VCR R.I.P. Sportsboy (Barf Bag Records) Do you remember Wacky Races? You know, that crazy ass cartoon where every episode was a race with a bunch of crazy ass people/creatures in crazy ass cars trying to take each other out (in kid-friendly ways, of course). You know Superjail? That crazy ass cartoon where every episode the [...]
Howie Moonlight On the Run (From Love) (Brain Tape) Sudbury is likely one of the most overlooked locations for music modern day, and Howie Moonlight’s debut mini-album is a prime example of why. Their music has lingered in my mind and in my music library long before this release through audio rips of their performance [...]
Backxwash God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It (Grimalkin Records) The human experience, by its very nature, is personal and often painful, and yet institutionally, those with power and/or influence have seen it fit to allow additional, crushingly heavy layers of pain to be heaped upon individuals who don't fit [...]
Pink Siifu NEGRO (Not on Label) There are some albums that we wish we didn't still need. For every gay punk band, riot grrrl band, and many others, the music they make, the messages that they deliver is one that they shouldn't have to repeat twice or more, if only the status quo was less [...]
