Singles of the Week (45//22)

1) Life on Venus - Stranger Times

  

News from Moscow, Russia shoegaze, dreampop band... 

Oleg Kopytin - guitar 

Gulya Tukshaitova - drums 

Dmitry Kostryukov - bass, 

vocals Music, lyrics and mixing by Dmitry Kostryukov 

Recorded by Igor Butz at Pentagram House Studio in Moscow, September 2022 Released at Stereopark Music Special thanks: Alexander Kochetkov Coit Dolhover DKFM Shoegaze Radio Team Ed Mazzucco Ekaterina Novikova Elizaveta Maryanovskaya Hollie Kenniff Keith Kenniff Ilya Zhundrikov Maxim Chudaev Richard Gehring SpinSound Studio Team Vladislav Saparay Our families, friends and listeners released November 11, 2022 

 

(digital - Stereopark Music)

2) Stateside - Bitter Spring

 

 

 Debut EP from California emo-punk band... 

Stateside is Anthony Lemus Erik Larsen Ben Hughes Daniel Powell Kai Fogata released November 9, 2022 

Recorded at Poolside Recordings Produced and mixed by Ben Hughes Mastered by Rollie Ulug Additional vocals on "Lock It When You Leave" by Aj Tartol, and Ethan Sgarbossa Layout and art by Troy Quick Photos by Marcus Sanchez Track 3 Originally performed by Jimmy Eat World

 

 
(EP - Poolside)

3) Sprints - Literary Mind

 

 

 News from garage-punk Dublin, Ireland band... 

Side A - Literary Mind 

 Side B - Literary Mind - W H Lung Remix 

 Vinyl will ship in January 2023 Raw and raucous, 

SPRINTS combine guitar-driven hooks, motoric rhythm and emotive lyricism to create a unique sound that pulls from grunge, post-punk and beyond. SPRINTS formed in late 2019 but have quickly been championed by the likes of BBC Radio 6 & Radio 1, The Guardian, NME, DIY and Nialler9. 

 

(digital, 7" vinyl - Nice Swan)

4) FEWS - Massolit

 

 

 New single from indie-rock Malmö, Sweden band... 

MASSOLIT – an eruption of the FEWS signature krautpunk about existing in a state of controlled chaos. The introspective side of the band leads them into an energetic darkness, accompanied by intoxicating guitar melodies and an almost hypnotic drum beat. This is an encapsulation of FEWS best qualities, taken to their ultimate breaking point. lyrics MY BODY IS LEVITATING I WISH SHE UNDERSTOOD I'D RATHER NOT GO HOME WHEN I FEEL THIS GOOD I'M STILL TRYING TO COPE WITH MY SHYNESS TOO I WANT TO READ BETWEEN MY LINES DONT YOU INSIDE THEIR MIND I’LL BE THE FOOL HOPING FOR SOMETHING WHICH I ALWAYS DO MAYBE THAT I COULD BE SOMEONE BE SOMEONE FOR YOU INSTEAD 

credits released November 11, 2022 Produced, mixed and masterered by Joakim Lindberg at Studio Sickan Released November 11th, 2022 on Welfare Sounds & Records.

 

 
(digital, video - Welfare Sounds)

5) Envy - Seimei

 

 

 News from screamo, post-hardcore Japan band... 

Nearly 3 years after their hugely acclaimed last album, The Fallen Crimson, envy will release their new EP, Seimei, on November 9, 2022. 

Seimei contains 3 songs: "Seimei", "Zanshin" and "Yamayura" It is a title that entrusts the word "Seimei" to the usual way of life that awaits us, finding a small hope in the dark passage of time. Recording and mixing for Seimei was handled by Takaaki Mino – of the Japanese band, toe – creating a natural yet intense sound. The artwork is by Cris Crude – of beloved American screamo band, pg.99 – who also made the art for envy’s "Alnair In August" single (2018). envy will start their 2022 European Tour on October 13. The band’s first tour in 3 years will see them visit 16 cities across 4 countries, including France, Spain, Germany, and Netherlands.   

credits released November 9, 2022

 

 

(EP - Pelagic)
 

vinyl:
EPs:
Slaney Bay - A Life Worth Living /EP/
Tofu Kingdom - Souvenir /EP/
Zed-Point - Lemonade /EP/
Overhand - Your Subtraction /EP/
digi single, video:
Driftless - Renew
Vanille - Le bois
Pearly Drops - I Cry While You Sleep
Pile - Loops
Massa Nera - Adrift
Mother Vulture - Monster Crunch
Winter Severity Index - Another Woman
Enola - Metal Body
Hatchie - Nosedive
Yunè Pinku - Fai Fighter
Velveteen - Just Like Autumn
Glass Spells - No One To Trust
The Semipalatinsk - Tricks​ /​ Human
SERF - Leaking Vessel
GRMLN - Dark Moon
Topographies - Tied​ / ​Arch
Keep Shelly in Athens - To the Moon
Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity
Gina Birch - Wish I Was You
Mat213 - Erasmus