Winter Bear – Jump In The Fire / Should I Leave?

Delightful & catchy power-pop

Population – White Crosses

Hard-hitting and heavy post-punk

Far-Out Fangtooth – The Thorns

“Philadelphia’s FAR OUT FANGTOOTH have been meddling within their own poisonous cloud of murky, atmospheric noise for a while now, and after a stellar debut LP on Siltbreeze last year, […]

Repairs – Decay / Cycle

“That’s right, yet another crucial Australian single, from the blackend depths of minimal synth hysteria, and offering up the perfect chaser to the debut Nun LP. Rooted in an electronic [...]

Gross Pointe – Bad Seed

“What’s this, yet another ravaging Chicago punk band bursting out onto a 7” EP for the first time? Gross Pointe are another perfect example of how good this town has […]

Brown Spiders – It’s Something To Do

“Brown Spiders sound like a band that’s about to vibrate apart. The bass is distorted as hell, and the drums are forever pounding and pushing everyone else forward. The title […]

Puffy Areolas – Gentlemen’s Grip

“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 [...]

The Shrapnelles – Asscalibur

“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 [...]

Medication – Don’t Die

Tortured Tongues – Let Me Down

“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 [...]

Outer Minds – Bloodshot Eyes

“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 [...]

Sleepovers – Secret

Debut 3-track power-pop EP

14th Wish – 14th Wish / I Gotta Get Rid Of You

““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 […]

True Believers – Accept It!

“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 […]

Cozy – Cola Shock Kids

“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 […]