1) Retirement Party - Compensation
Americké trio Retirement Party z Chicaga hrající prý bullshit pop, vydá brzo své nové album. Kapela debutovala v roce 2017 s EP Strictly Speaking, další rok přišla řadovka Somewhat Literate a vloni singl Free Will. Aktuální deska se jmenuje Runaway Dog a vyjde 15/5 u Counter Intuitive Records. Nový singl Compensation vyšel toto úterý a dostal i video, stejně tak i titulní skladba, která pochází z poloviny dubna...
Retirement Party:
Avery Springer
James Ringness
Eddy Rodriguez
(digital, video - Counter Intuitive)
2) Maria DeHart - Pop Song
Dream Pop band from Portland, Oregon
New single 28/4 from album Opening release 18/5
All tracks except "Pearl" - Maria DeHart on guitar and vocals, Elliot Aspen-Dae on bass, Yaoxochitl Vilorio on percussion
"Pearl" - Maria DeHart on vocals and guitar, Mikasi Goodwin on second guitar, Caitlin Bechtel on bass, Yaoxochitl Vilorio on percussion
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Matthew Reitano at Oyster Brine Studios in Portland, Oregon.
Photography by Clementine Hage, album art designed by James Stribling.
(digital - Maria DeHart)
3) Secret Shame - Dissolve
Secret Shame has one constant to the way they write music: it’s ever-changing. This North Carolina four-piece doesn’t rely on just a single songwriter. Their collective writing process leads to an eclectic yet expansive sound of a band who's not willing to pigeonhole itself into a single subgenre of goth or post-punk.
With Secret Shame’s newest single, Dissolve, they’ve reached into an unknown territory and grabbed hold of new sounds while still managing to evoke the same feelings of previous releases. Lena Machina's (she/her) vocals, which have the ability to expand from manic and feverish to soft and soothing, harmonize and twist around the instruments. Underneath the pretty facade lies self destructive lyrical content, instruments that bite each other, and hard emotions that don’t ever fade.
Secret Shame has never held back from difficult topics or societal downfalls, and this is just as relevant on their new single as it is on their debut album, Dark Synthetics.
Billie (she/they) creates sparkling guitar melodies that ebb and flow, sometimes lying beneath Matthew’s (he/him) skillfully eccentric basslines, and at other times breaking through the thick fog of reverb. The rhythm between the bass and drums is driving, often in unison, but at times more of a conversation as Nathan's (he/him) drumming not only lays the foundation but establishes layers of its own. Shiny synth melodies dance through the tracks and Lena spits out metaphorical lyrics about mental illness and manipulation. Secret Shame may nod to 80s post-punk and new wave, but the sound they’ve created is distinctly their own.
As evident on their 2019 full-length Dark Synthetics, Secret Shame creates sonically driven landscapes painted with colorfully powerful lyrics, bouncing between both chaotic and calm moments that are equally destructive in message. Dark Synthetics saw Secret Shame creating a space for you to get lost in -- the kind where you’re free to contemplate and relate, taking each song’s essence and shaping it to fit your own life and experience. It’s a gothic punk sound not just to revel in, but to think critically through -- something only carefully crafted music can do. Whether the songs are melancholic or angry, fast-paced or slow, the fervent need to communicate through music is a commonality between their diverse catalogue and makes for powerful live performances.
Dissolve was recorded November 2019 at The Ward in Richmond, VA. The self-released 7” to accompany the singles will be available on June 5th, 2020.
video:
Director: Lena Machina
Cinematographer/Editor/Coloring: Rory Rumfelt
Assistant Editor: Secret Shame
Set Design/Makeup: Lena Machina
Location: Asheville, NC
Special thank you to Sean Omlor for equipment use and continued support
(digital, video (7" vinyl out 5/6) - Secret Shame)
4) Mourn - Call You Back
Carla Pérez Vas (singer and guitar)
Jazz Rodríguez Bueno (singer and guitar)
Antonio Postius (drummer)
Leia Rodríguez (bassist)
(digital, video - Captured Tracks)
5) Spice - First Feeling
As a collective thought, SPICE’s self-titled debut album offers a deliberate isolation of pain as interpreted through different vehicles. Less than 30-minutes in length, the record diverts from a singular mood, tempo, or delivery, instead focusing on orchestrating emotional drain as single impulses—fast, slow, driving, simple, and layered—that coalesce in their machinations. At its core, SPICE’s debut is wired together by brawny and brittle guitars, lock-groove rhythms, and vocals announce each moment and mood.
Formed in 2018 and based across California, each members’ roots are in the North Bay of San Francisco. Comprised of Ross Farrar (vocals) and Jake Casarotti (drums), both of Ceremony, along with Cody Sullivan (bass), Ian Simpson (guitar), and Victoria Skudlarek (violin), SPICE’s sound pulls from the sense of melody and drive inherent to Bay Area pedigree, peppered with modernity and awash with an anthemic haze. The hook is in the connection as much as melody, with each song building its inner narrative and exploration of affliction.
Traversing guitar-driven indie-pop and call-to-action impulse, SPICE balances their urgency by interspersing violin melodies and layers, creating depth without oversaturating the heart of each song. Building complexity with laser focus, Spice shares the authoritative drive of Jawbreaker, J Church, The Horrors, and Fugazi, set in their own world of unrest. The treatment of each song is a statement that informs the whole - anecdotes that can bleed slowly or swirl quickly. In a sense, the album itself is an entire song, with each track becoming the verses, choruses, and interludes that narrate its intent. Ending with the final track they workshopped for the album titled “I Don’t Wanna Die in New York,” the album ends with a punch before winding back into meditation.
Honed over late nights at Panda Studios in Fremont, California with producer Sam Pura (Basement, The Story So Far, Self Defense Family), SPICE spent hours tweaking it until it became a little world formed by what they refer to as “the power of groupthink.” Sprinkled with field recordings—audio snapshots from the member’s every-day-lives—the record offers an intimate twist that builds on its theme of a single thread that connects everything with continuity, making it a single organism with as many depths as questions.
PREORDER - Release Date: July 17, 2020
Since 2005, Ross Farrar has been the lead singer of Ceremony, the Bay Area punks who have progressed from feral hardcore to stately, stylish postpunk over the course of their existence. Last year, Ceremony released their album In The Spirit Now, and the lead single “Turn Away The Bad Thing” continues to rip extremely hard. But now Farrar has a new project that he’s only just unveiled: A band called Spice.
Spice also features Ceremony drummer Jake Casarotti, as well as members of bands like Sabertooth Zombie and Creative Adult. This summer, they’ll release their self-titled debut album, which they recorded with Basement/Self Defense Family producer Sam Pura.
Thus far, Spice have only shared one song, but it’s along the lines of the kind of things that Pura’s past collaborators have done. “First Feeling” is a grand, anthemic song that draws on the aesthetics of DIY hardcore while reaching for something bigger and slower. It sounds a bit like what might’ve happened if the Rites Of Spring had covered Echo & The Bunnymen. Check it out below.
(stereogum)
(digital, video - Dais)
De Lux - Dancing Is Dangerous In Los Angeles
Seanie boy - gitter
Isaac Franko - bass
Tyler Lotts - glitter
Brian Dean - crying
Tyler 2 Mcarthy - synths, but hes better at gitter
Right before the shutdown was announced in LA because of COVID-19, a bit before social distancing became mainstream and bars were still open, I went out dancing. There were about 10 people. It felt pretty eerie, especially for a spot so heavily crowded usually. So during quarantine stuck in a studio, decided to write 'Dancing Is Dangerous In Los Angeles', which was inspired by that experience.
(digital, bandcamp out 1/4 - Innovative Leisure)
P.S:
vinyl:
Powerplant - A Spine / Evidence (7")
Caroline - Dark blue (12")
EPs:
Lancastell - Astenia /EP/
Disheveled Cuss - Oh My God /EP/
Dummy - Dummy/EP/
Nine Necks - Nine Necks /EP/
Holy Fuck - Deleter Remixed /EP/
Ultra Material - Ep 3 /EP/
The Blessed Isles - Havoc /EP/
SPC ECO - 5月EP May /EP/
Self Defense Family - Leeds /EP/
digi single, video:
Malibu - Camargue
Krejdl - Space Time Is Slowing Down / Save Simona
Velveteen - Change Your Mind
Pinkshinyultrablast - Songs
Tennis System - Fuck Everything Else (12" vinyl out 29/7")
Pleasure Cult - Perfect Weather
Stay Lunar - Dreaming That I'm Not In Love
Sunstinger - The Void
Video Cult - Searching / Different From the Days
Loveblind - A Strange Place
GRMLN - Drive
Chemtrails - Blurred Visions
Beau x - The Flight
Drab Majesty - No Rain
The Sea At Midnight - Edge Of The World
Riel - 1990
Phosphene - Incandescent Plumes
YUS - Housing Is A Human Right
emozpěv - Okamžik
Dalekko - Změníš svět
Hinds - Just Like Kids
Metz - Acid / Slow Decay
Oxford Collapse - Dance Dance Dance b/ The Caveat
Neils Children - The First Conversation That We Ever Had
Thurston Moore - May Daze
Pilotcan - C.H.U.D. Song
Protomartyr - Worm In Heaven
Porcelain Raft - Out Of Time
Charli XCX - claws
Cold Blue - Ocean Breeze
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