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Recommended Album: SPEED – ‘ONLY ONE MODE’
The answer to hardcore’s current sea change, the debut album from the Sydney hardcore band hears them arriving full force, hulking from the pit.
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Chat Pile – “I Am Dog Now”
The Oklahoma City noise rockers peel back the flesh on our more animalistic existence these days on the lead single off their sophomore LP, ‘Cool World’.
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Drug Church – “Demolition Man”
An anthem for the nihilistic that sounds much prettier for a song bent on self-destruction from the post-hardcore aggro ragers’ new album, ‘PRUDE’.
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Militarie Gun – “Thought You Were Waving”
Death under the Gun is a hell of a way to go as the Los Angeles post-hardcore favs slows it down on their latest single.
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Japandroids – “Chicago”
The winning formula of descript feelings on love and life over two shots, a fighting energy, and some curse words thrown in for good measure returns, delivering peak “dudes rock” revelations here from a ‘The Bear’-core POV.
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Wild Pink – “The Fences of Stonehenge”
The New York indie rockers take a detour led by instinct on the lead single off their new album, ‘Dulling the Horns’.
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Recommended Album: A Country Western – ‘Life on the Lawn’
The Philly indie rockers’ unassuming sound that’s neither hear nor there on the amperage spectrum makes for a unique view steps away from home.
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Merce Lemon – “Backyard Lover”
The Pittsburg indie rock songwriter makes one last ditch effort to put her past to bed, burying the worst of it while keeping the rest burning.
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Midwife – “Rock N Roll Never Forgets”
A soft burn glow of electricity rings in the holy spirit and gives you something greater to believe in on the latest from Midwife’s new album, ‘No Depression In Heaven’.
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Recommended Album: Brijean – ‘Macro’
As we are, Brijean’s rhythmic pop art projection is varied yet intertwined — the complexities of being absorbed by the vortex made into a fun delirium.