January 18th Newsletter

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  • Velveteen Rabbit – Mind-Numbing Entertainment
    Velveteen Rabbit – Mind-Numbing Entertainment
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    “As sad it was to hear about the demise of The Jeanies, by far NYC’s most addictive power pop band of the last half decade, we’re happy to announce their […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Surfbort – Bort To Death
    Surfbort – Bort To Death
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    “Well look at this, a Brooklyn band that is somehow actually dripping, and/or seething with raw punk ooze??? Look no further than Surfbort, a rock’n roll mutation with living, breathing, [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Puffy Areolas – Gentlemen’s Grip
    Puffy Areolas – Gentlemen’s Grip
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    “One of the most pivotal bands currently infecting the Midwest universe, PUFFY AREOLAS are a pummeling ensemble of free jazz skronk, laid mercilessly on top of a proto-punk nuclear waste [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth
  • The Shrapnelles – Asscalibur
    The Shrapnelles – Asscalibur
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    “This gang of women raised by wolves from the great northern province of Alberta, Canada have effortlessly pulled themselves up through the cracks of the “girlbandghetto” trappings and [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Medication – Don’t Die
    Medication – Don’t Die
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    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sharp Ends – Northern Front
    Sharp Ends – Northern Front
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    “Calgary, Alberta has been unearthing gem after gem of exciting new post-punk outfits recently, and SHARP ENDS are the “gateway drug” into that inner circle people been waiting [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth
  • Fey Gods – Untied
    Fey Gods – Untied
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    “The oddness and ambiguity of Columbus, OH’s own FEY GODS may seem like a handicap in some outsider perspectives, but following the rich musical tradition of Columbus’ seemingly [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth
  • The People’s Temple – Make You Understand
    The People’s Temple – Make You Understand
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    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Tortured Tongues – Let Me Down
    Tortured Tongues – Let Me Down
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    “It’s bad times all year ’round in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where the castrated legions that makeup the by-product known as TORTURED TONGUES reside. The tar-like muck that [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Outer Minds – Bloodshot Eyes
    Outer Minds – Bloodshot Eyes
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    “Chicago’s explosive and underrated OUTER MINDS have finally come to the surface after simmering in the underworld in several different incarnations over the past few years, and with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sleepovers – Secret
    Sleepovers – Secret
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    Debut 3-track power-pop EP

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Nerve City – Red Tops
    Nerve City – Red Tops
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    “As raw and bitter as the north winds blowing off the Virginia mountaintops, HoZac is proud to serve you a platter of new songs to ease the winter solitude with […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Myelin Sheaths – Do The Mental Twist
    Myelin Sheaths – Do The Mental Twist
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    “Yet another Canadian entry in HoZac’s new batch, Lethbridge (about 100 miles south of Calgary), Alberta’s MYELIN SHEATHS have boldly thrust themselves forward and erupt here with an [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth
  • Plastic Crimewave Sound – Shockwave Rider
    Plastic Crimewave Sound – Shockwave Rider
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    “For years, this Chicago scuzz-punk psychedelic prog machine has been turning heads as the Midwest’s answer to Hawkwind, Can and other mind-expanding primordial brain-fryers. At long [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 14th Wish – 14th Wish / I Gotta Get Rid Of You
    14th Wish – 14th Wish / I Gotta Get Rid Of You
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    ““I’m not living my life so good, tell me, how about you?” What can we really say about 14th Wish, how did this band even exist? This record and band […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • True Believers – Accept It!
    True Believers – Accept It!
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    “MIKE REP and TOMMY JAY are two of the Midwest’s most unheralded 70s songwriters who are only just beginning to get their due in the underground circles thanks to reissues […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Cozy – Cola Shock Kids
    Cozy – Cola Shock Kids
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    “COZY are four young men who have captured the hearts of fans across the globe with their movie star looks, boyish charm, dapper denim outfits, and a stage show that […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bare Mutants – Without You
    Bare Mutants – Without You
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    “Jered Gummere, most notably of Chicago’s PONYS, leads this new combo, which coalesces all of the most pivotal nuances of his repertoire into a perfectly minimal, mid-tempo snapshot [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Plateaus – Do It For You
    Plateaus – Do It For You
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    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dommer – Cemetary Bread
    Dommer – Cemetary Bread
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    DIY self released 7″ single of indie rock perfection. Jam the track here.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Puncture – Mucky Pup / You Can’t Rock And Roll
    Puncture – Mucky Pup / You Can’t Rock And Roll
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    Official reissue of the very first single on the revolutionary Small Wonder Records from 1977. Puncture deliver one of the absolute best, and most unique singles from the 77 punk […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Candy Apple – Stargazer / Instinction [Deadstock w/ new covers – 1980 Power Pop]
    Candy Apple – Stargazer / Instinction [Deadstock w/ new covers – 1980 Power Pop]
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    Deadstock copy with new covers. Glam punk rocker from Cincinnati Ohio circa 1980. Originally released on Shake It!. Rare one to find at all… These were a bit dusty but […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • Special Ed – I Got It Made (promo)
    Special Ed – I Got It Made (promo)
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    Label: Profile Records – PRO-5245 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo Country: US Released: 1989 Genre: Hip Hop VG+ / Gen WOL

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul
  • Hawkwind ? Silver Machine / Seven By Seven
    Hawkwind ? Silver Machine / Seven By Seven
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    UK pressing single of 2 tracks from Doremi Fasol Latido / Space Ritual era Hawkwind. 2 spaced rippers. Label: United Artists Records – UP 35381 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Reissue […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Azumi Inoue – My Neighbor Totoro
    Azumi Inoue – My Neighbor Totoro
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    Label: Animage – 7AGS-12 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: Japan Released: 1987 VG/VG+ with noticeable light marks to disc and some creasing to sleeve

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • The Bevis Frond ? Dolly Bug
    The Bevis Frond ? Dolly Bug
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    Great neo-psych from the British masters. Label: Damaged Goods – DAMGOOD 81 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: UK Released: 1995 VG+/VG+  

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Dwarves – I Wanna Kill Your Boyfriend
    The Dwarves – I Wanna Kill Your Boyfriend
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    Label: Sympathy For The Record Industry – SFTRI 132 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Pink Marbled Country: US Released: 1992 VG+/VG+

    GENRE:
  • Slacking ? Roundhouse A Bootlicker
    Slacking ? Roundhouse A Bootlicker
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    Debut vinyl release from Slacking. New American harsh noise. Mastered by Grant Richardson at Hex Audio Labs. Side B is an excerpt of a live collaboration with Mallard Theory.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Rock Candy – Swimming In
    Rock Candy – Swimming In
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    Delve into Rock Candy’s first ever released recordings – enter their universe of far out features, including sounds from the electric guitar, organ, drum machine and “vintage” keyboard. An [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Grand Scheme – Numbers Game
    Grand Scheme – Numbers Game
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    Generations in hardcore move quickly. The scene changes constantly, and yet there is always a group of bands uninterested in the current trends. Some people just want to write aggressive […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Shitty Life – Limits To Growth
    Shitty Life – Limits To Growth
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    Blazing fast, Chitarrino-Punk from Parma, Italy. If you enjoy Shitty Limits, Youth Avoiders, or Social Cirkle, you will love this new record. You might have seen them on tour recently […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Subliminal Excess – Witness
    Subliminal Excess – Witness
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    From the depths of lower wacker…its the return of Subliminal Excess. With a demo that ushered in the cold reality of 2020, they are keeping that same energy with witness. […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Gnawed ? Torchsmoke & Rope
    Gnawed ? Torchsmoke & Rope
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    Following the path forged on 2020’s landmark album Subterranean Rites (Malignant/Cloister), Grant Richardson returns from the depths of his literal and conceptual explorations of civilization’s [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • The Trendees _? Barmaid
    The Trendees _? Barmaid
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    The Trendees uberoscure 2017 cassette for Albert’s Basement has somehow found its way to a 7″ release some seven years later, replete with an extra third track in tow. If […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Thistle Group, P Wits ? Fog On My Brain/Figure It Out
    Thistle Group, P Wits ? Fog On My Brain/Figure It Out
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    Match made in heaven collaborative hit single from New Zealand-based artists Claire Mahoney (Thistle Group) and Benedict Quilter (P Wits). Recorded and mixed by Stefan Neville, mastered for vinyl [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Auntie Pus – Halfway to Venezuela b/w Marmalade Freak (Black Vinyl)
    Auntie Pus – Halfway to Venezuela b/w Marmalade Freak (Black Vinyl)
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    Julian Isaacs aka Auntie Pus, made a bet with his childhood friend Chris Millar (Rat Scabies of The Damned) that one of them would have a top ten record within […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Desperate Nights 7″ (H2L)
    Desperate Nights 7″ (H2L)
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    H2L007 – Desperate Nights High Tolerance B/w Unclean Machine 7” Lathe Cut/mastered at Str Mastering Center Label Design Luke Yamasaki Cover Design Erektor Korp Layout Assembled Packaged and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Adios Mundo Cruel 7″ (H2L)
    Adios Mundo Cruel 7″ (H2L)
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    H2L008 – Adiós Mundo Cruel En Silencio B/w Estrella De La Mañana 7” Lathe Cut / Mastered at Str Mastering Center Label Design Luke Yamasaki Design Layout Assembled Packaged and […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition)
    Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 (Deluxe Edition)
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    “To hear a tape containing their earliest demos, recorded on May 11, 1965, and locked away until now, is to hear traces of things rarely associated with The Velvet Underground: […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Rock / Pop
  • Alan Licht and John Krausbauer – Self Titled 7″
    Alan Licht and John Krausbauer – Self Titled 7″
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    What our staff has to say: “Insane amplified violin shredding on top of electric guitar on A side – I’ve never heard a violin sounding like that, blending completely with […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • John Krausbauer + Patrick Shiroishi – High Life 7″
    John Krausbauer + Patrick Shiroishi – High Life 7″
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    High Life is like a mini-album, a short journey or guide. The perfect use of the 7″ format, showcasing the range of this inventive duo with each playing their core […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Deerhoof – Apple O (20th Anniversary Edition, Cotton Candy Vinyl + 7″)
    Deerhoof – Apple O (20th Anniversary Edition, Cotton Candy Vinyl + 7″)
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    Deerhoof’s fan-favorite breakthrough album, Apple O’, gets a 20th-anniversary edition after years of being out of print in the physical realm. They say the fruit from the Tree of [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • ARIISK – Man Plus 7″
    ARIISK – Man Plus 7″
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    Hot on the heels of stunning EPs on Nostilevo and Scrapes and an appearance on DKA’s Strategies Against The Body Vol. 2 comp, ARIISK returns for two final journeys into […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • K. Reinshagen Technik – I Am Seeing Fear 7″
    K. Reinshagen Technik – I Am Seeing Fear 7″
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    Transitioning from from his longtime LFA/Liable moniker, Nostilevo label head K. Reinshagen delivers two sides of lurching tape loops and unvarnished industrial rhythms perfectly suited for the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics
  • John Wiese – Camouflage Body 7″
    John Wiese – Camouflage Body 7″
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    Initially only available during John Wiese’s 2022 North American tour, the latest entry in his ever-expanding catalog of 7″s is now available in wider release.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Auntie Pus – Halfway to Venezuela b/w Marmalade Freak (Pink Vinyl)
    Auntie Pus – Halfway to Venezuela b/w Marmalade Freak (Pink Vinyl)
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    What our staff has to say: “Leave it for General Speech to show you something you’ve never heard of. This time it’s Auntie Pus. Early UK punk, friends and contemporaries […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Green/Blue – Worry / Gimme Hell
    Green/Blue – Worry / Gimme Hell
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    Limited pressing of 300 with riso sleeve. “In the spirit of Dead Moon before them, Green/Blue have wrangled the simplicity of “Worry” and “Gimme Hell” to write some of their […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Ztuped – Are You Stupid?
    Ztuped – Are You Stupid?
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    ARE YOU STUPID? Get ready to find out! This DC group of young guns are taking the IQ lower than a limbo pole. Playing punk hardcore inspired by greats such […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Glenn Danzig – Who Killed Marilyn? (1989 boot)
    Glenn Danzig – Who Killed Marilyn? (1989 boot)
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    1989 boot Media Condition – VG+ Sleeve Condition – VG+, a little creasing

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • M?thersky – Remain In Memory
    M?thersky – Remain In Memory
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    I never was in a punk band. Began music by making slow-paced space racket, solo with old tape loops around 2005. Then Möthersky was conceived, starting as a solo instrumental […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth
  • The Futurians – Atuan
    The Futurians – Atuan
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    Deemed to happen IDDB EP from the long running Dunedin, NZ act The Futurians. Full throttle avantgarde punk/sci-fi synth chaos, the two-suite ‘Atuan’ follows up the massive, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Low Life – Catholic Guilt 7″
    Low Life – Catholic Guilt 7″
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    Label Description: New 7” from Sydney’s Low Life featuring two previously unreleased tracks which tie up loose ends from the band’s first wave period. ‘Catholic Guilt’ was originally leftover [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth