The Post-Punk Tenacity and Unshakable Presence of Sweeping Promises
In late 2019, the then Boston-based post-punk duo Sweeping Promises descended into a converted concrete laboratory with a single...
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Joseph Massaro
Jan 25, 2023
Gut Health Swarm Forward with Momentum and Angular Extravagance on Debut EP
Following their debut EP Electric Party Chrome Girl, the Naarm/Melbourne five-piece Gut Health certified themselves as one of last year's...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 20, 2023
BRNDA Paints Musical Abstractions in Bold and Influential Strokes
Washington, D.C. art punks BRNDA are soon approaching a decade together as a band and on their third album, Do You Like Salt?, they're at...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 3, 2023
The Dub-Dilated Post-Punk World of EXEK
We caught up with EXEK's bandleader Albert Wolski to discuss the band's latest album Advertise Here, pairing mesmerizing visuals with a...
Joseph Massaro
Dec 8, 2022
Imperial Leather Ventures in a Wide Swath of Tip-Tapping Garage Punk on Debut EP
Following a pair of singles in 2020, the highly-fashionable garage rockers Imperial Leather are back with their foot-stomping self-titled...
Joseph Massaro
Sep 16, 2022
Basking in Exquisite Jangle Pop: A chat with Program's Rory Heane
Ahead of their show tonight in support of Eggy's final launch for their new album, With Gusto, we had the pleasure of speaking with...
Joseph Massaro
Aug 10, 2022
Single Premiere: UK Duo Freak Genes Employ a Head Rush of Angular Electronics on "Hologram"
Exploratory UK synth punks Freak Genes are releasing their fifth full-length album, Hologram, through the always reliable Feel It Records...
Joseph Massaro
Jul 4, 2022
Video Premiere: Eggy Stirs up Candy-Striped '60s Psych-Pop on "The Luckiest Girl in the World"
Avant-pop mavericks Eggy have shared with us "The Luckiest Girl in the World" and its accompanying video from their upcoming album, With...
Joseph Massaro
Jun 3, 2022
Track by Track: The Laurels Bring a Kaleidoscope of Otherworldly Sonics on New Album 'Homecoming'
Track by Track is a segment where we interview artists to dig a little deeper and take us inside the tracks of their latest releases. We...
Julia Derwas
May 23, 2022
Body Type Empowers on Thrilling and Hallucinatory Debut LP
Singer and guitarist Sophie McComish of Body Type discusses the ins and outs of creating the rising Sydney band's hot-blooded and...
Joseph Massaro
May 16, 2022
Modal Melodies Weave in Intimate Synth-Pop Magic on Debut LP
Fusing hallucinatory art pop and ethereal synth-pop, Modal Melodies, the newly founded duo of Jake Robertson and Violetta Del Conte-Race,...
Joseph Massaro
May 10, 2022
Single Premiere: No Knuckle Returns with Unrestrained Energy on "Sanitation"
The garage punk trio No Knuckle are back today with the new track "Sanitation," the first single to their forthcoming EP that will come...
Joseph Massaro
May 4, 2022
Video Premiere: Maraudeur Shows Off Their Wildly Discordant Post-Punk on "Le Couloir du Soir"
Accompanying the upcoming reissue of last year's long-awaited sophomore effort, Puissance 4, the Leipzig-based post-punk band Maraudeur...
Joseph Massaro
May 2, 2022
Premiere: Spread Joy Strike Up Another Eccentric Rush of Art-Punk on "Dry"
Undoubtedly, one of the best bands to emerge from the global pandemic has been the Chicago art-punk four-piece Spread Joy, who charmed...
Alannah Sawyer
Apr 6, 2022
Tropical Fuck Storm's Deliciously Twisted Dystopian Chaos
Tropical Fuck Storm's Dadaist ringleader Gareth Liddiard reflects on the dangers of conspiracy theories, his band's new feature-length...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 24, 2022
A Blast at 100mph: The Visceral & Auditory Assault of Civic
Civic's commanding frontman Jim McCullough discusses the recording of his band's debut album, Future Forecast, and their collective...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 22, 2022
Single Premiere: Crime of Passing's Synth-Saturated Post-Punk Spirals on "Tender Fixation"
Today we have the pleasure of premiering Crime of Passing's new single, "Tender Fixation," the first offering from their anticipated...
Joseph Massaro
Jan 26, 2022
The Speedy Combative Nature of It Thing
Following a pair of singles in 2019, the Hobart-formed garage punk outfit It Thing unveiled their cruising nine-track debut EP Syrup last...
Nick Burk
Jan 13, 2022
Nick Vicario of Smirk Exudes Cool Confidence While Poking at the Anxieties of Modern Life
Over the past few years, Los Angeles punk Nick Vicario has released a handful of great records, whether he was shredding through the...
Julia Derwas
Jan 7, 2022
Cong Josie Rides Tall in the Saddle on the Throbbing 'Cong!'
Cong Josie, the nightclub alter-ego of Nic Oogjes, closed the curtain on 2021 with the release of his triumphant and delightfully...
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