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Recommended Album: Militarie Gun – ‘Life Under The Gun’
On the heels of three excellent extended plays, this is where Militarie Gun hinge upon perfecting their tick-tick-boom formula of heavy punk-pop and chonky riffed jams that accentuate the post-pandemic existential vibe.
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Shady Bug – “favor”
It’s hard to see yourself in the mirror when you’re just living a life for others, and the latest highlight from the St. Louis experimental rockers’ new EP is like drowning in the reflection pool.
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Andrew Leonard – “We Just Want to Be (Let Me Love Pt. 2)’
The NYC disco house siren hits a high, and he won’t be coming down from there until equality isn’t something that’s still being questioned.
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Activity – “Department of Blood”
The second single from the Brooklyn experimental rockers’ sophomore effort buds ambient and beyond the physical from inception in its capillary pulsations.
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The Smile – “Bending Hectic”
Just when the crash seems inevitable, the Smile delivers a glorious swerve that pulls you the other way in big, spacey, rock theatrics…
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Faye Webster – “But Not Kiss”
Stuck in the middle, Webster gets that it’s nice to have somebody, but sometimes you’re better off being at arm’s length, too…
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Slowdive – “kisses”
The latest preview from ‘everything is alive’ surfaces back to earth and rovers over the scene’s modern landscape with the seminal shoegaze band’s own version on it.
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Sprain – “Man Proposes, God Disposes”
No gods and no masters under the veil of something omniscient provides this two-part listen from the Los Angeles experimental noise band’s sophomore LP with its grim sprawl on society.
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MOVE feat. Kayla Philips and River Elliot – “Summer Trend”
The Boston hardcore band hits the point through that race issues haven’t gone away just because they’re no longer fashionable to signal boost for clout.
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Spiritual Cramp – “Nah, That Ain’t It”
The Bay Area punks really aren’t having it with poseur culture and how it all comes to the surface on our phones on their latest single.