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PACKS – “4th of July”
A fitting conduit for the bigger questions that existentially wear your down on the daily courtesy of the Toronto daze rockers’ sophomore effort, ‘Crispy Crunchy Nothing’.
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NOIA feat. Buscabulla – “eclipse de amor”
An enchanted yet dangerous dance in the night sky from the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Barcelona experimental pop composer’s debut album, ‘gisela’.
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boygenius – “$20″
An early highlight from the songwriter supergroup’s debut album, ‘The Record’, thanks to Julien Baker’s punkish jolt.
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Pile – “Nude with a Suitcase”
Surrealism set to the sound of the Boston noise-rock band’s own unorthodox nature.
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Fucked Up – “Cicada”
One of the most outright tearjerker-worthy punk jams and an absolute gem from the Toronto punk band’s new album, ‘One Day’.
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Recommended Album: White Reaper – ‘Asking for a Ride’
The band’s latest arrives at a perfect point in the guitar-based alternative resurgence when punk, hardcore, and garage rock are on the way back up and favorable to everything in their strengths.
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Deerhoof – “Sit Down, Let Me Tell You a Story”
A welcome burst of sonically weird, autonomous, and more importantly, reactively intentional-for-these-times euphoric art-punk from the experimental rockers’ 19th album.
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The HIRS Collective feat. Frank Iero & Rosie Richeson – “Trust the Process”
Joined by My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero as well as Rosie Richeson of Night Witch, the hardcore ensemble not-so-delicately dive into the abyss that is attempting self-medicating your pain away.
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Jesus Piece – “Gates of Horn”
Delirium and an existential bestial burden – This is the frightening, in-your-face intensity you feel when hitting play on the latest impression off the heavy hardcore band’s forthcoming sophomore album, ‘…So Unknown’.
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Kelela – “Contact”
The latest preview from the R&B dance futurist’s sophomore album, ‘RAVEN’, moves fast and freely through the sauna heat its skin-on-skin friction produces.
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The Van Pelt – “Punk House”
The first new music from the indie-emo rockers in 26 years hears them rummaging through memories like an old VHS cassette, mapping out not just the places they remember, but those seemingly mundane details that made them into personal lore.
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Tanukichan feat. Enumclaw – “Thin Air”
Featuring Tanukichan’s dazed peers in Enumclaw, the latest from ‘GIZMO’ tells both sides of romance from every feeling in its fallout.