Tall Dwarfs – Bovril
Aptly named after an iconic British meat paste, the latest Tall Dwarfs release by Thokei Tapes is an up-close-and-personal, wonderfully fuzzy mish-mash…
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RUSSIAN TSARLAG – UNEXPLAINED AMERICAN GOAT
Released at the end of 2016, Russian Tsarlag’s Unexplained American Goat was one of my favorite records of the year. The record…
Chain Of Flowers, Way Out, Strange Passage, Kane Strang
Chain Of Flowers by Chain Of Flowers Oh So You're Off I See by Kane Strang WAY OUT EP by WAY OUT…
CAMPBELL KNEALE, ANTONY MILTON & KIYOHARU KUWAYAMA – CKAMKK
In 2006, old hand noise/sound artists CAMPBELL KNEALE, ANTONY MILTON—both of New Zealand—and Japan’s KIYOHARU KUWAYAMA (aka Lethe) got together in a…
THE COOLIES – PUNK IS BREAD
As a punk band, The Coolies know it is probably best to not make too many apocalyptic claims about the state of…
SCULPTURE – “Hackle Scam Populator”
SCULPTURE pretty much ruined my mind with their SLIME CODE excursion (DIGITALIS RECORDINGS) which my friend Chris tipped me to a ways back….
CARSICK CARS – 3
2005 marked an exciting milestone in Beijing’s cultural history. It was the year that Carsick Cars formed, heralding a musical movement that…
IT HURTS – “EARTH SUN MOON US”
It Hurts are an Auckland, NZ trio that would feel right at home in a Boston basement. Over two tapes and a…
DOODLE BUGS – “BULLEN THE FORTUNATE BABY”
New Zealand’s Dragan Stojanovic (The Axemen) records lo-fi cough-syrup pop as one-man band Doodle Bugs. Much like beloved local tape maestro Son…
THE DEAD C – ARMED COURAGE
The Dead C are New Zealand’s long running experimental/noise rock trio. The band’s 14th and newest LP, Armed Courage, out on Ba…
MORDECAI – COLLEGE ROCK
Richie Records is at it again, offering up some of the more interesting stuff coming out of the underground, this time with…
DESIGNER – ‘WAVVVES’
Boston darlings Designer are back with a splash that’ll give you whiplash. The Jamaica Plain noize boize have a brand new cassingle…
