Mexican weird punk duo XYX have released records on SS RECORDS as well as their own NENE RECORDS. A drum and bass duo with heaps of female yelp on top, the sound here veers much closer to a punk/post-punk thing rather than noise rock. Bass fuzz and reverbed to hell vocals fuel the groove, the simple, honest, sneering groove. How often simplicity wins out.
“DSM” showcases the many individual styles of Brockton’s Van Buren Records
It has been a fruitful 18 months for the Brockton super-collective Van Buren Records. Their two 2021 records, Bad For Press and Black Wall…