My most listened to records NOT from New England (released in 2017)
Here’s a bunch of records that really impacted me in 2017 that were made in other parts of the USofA or anywhere…
La Vida Es Un Mus
RATA NEGRA – OIDO ABSOLUTO
Two years after their Corasones 7”, Madrid power trio Rata Negra drops their debut album, Oido Absoluto, on La Vida Es Un…
SUZI Q – DEMO
Suzi Q is a new Omaha band featuring members of killer Nebraskan hardcore acts like Pisswalker and Bib. The band’s demo features…
chris defalco’s (Belated) BEST OF 2016
2016 was a year where I didn’t do much but listen to 98.9 Nash Icon, Steely Dan, and The Rita… But in…
ARMS RACE – NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HARDCORE
Following up their EP from 2014, Arms Race returns with their debut LP, New Wave Of British Hardcore, co-released by Painkiller Records…
Dawn of Humans — Slurping at the Cosmos Spine
From the foulest, slimiest depths of Brooklyn, Dawn of Humans arrive after a demo and three EPs with their debut full(ish)-length LP….
Chris Defalco’s YEAR END TOP TENS
ALBUMS 1. Battle Trance – Palace of Wind LP (NNA Tapes) – Monster debut from this sax quartet. Hard to really pin…
ORDEN MUNDIAL – OBEDIENCIA DEBIDA
Obediencia Debida is the second LP from Mallorca’s Orden Mundial, out now on the venerable La Vida Es Un Mus label. The…
MY FAVORITE BOSTON & NEW ENGLAND RECORDS of 2013 by Dan Shea
Dan Shea was born in Dorchester, and grew up on the South Shore of Massachusetts in Weymouth, MA (the same town Seige…
Una Bèstia Incontrolable – Observant Com El Mon Es Destrux
Una Bèstia Incontrolable are a relatively new band. Formed last fall, the Barcelona hardcore outfit put out a demo before releasing an…
