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Jett Witchalls of Self Improvement: "I Have a Deep Fear of the White Picket Fence"
On their sophomore album Syndrome , Long Beach's Self Improvement confront the chaos of the present with their tightly wound, politically...
Joseph Massaro
1 day ago
Artificial Go: "'Hopscotch Fever' Was Mostly Visiting Old Demos. 'Musical Chairs' Was a Turning Point of Writing New Songs Together in Present Time, Providing a More Collaborative Sound"
Cincinnati's Artificial Go continues to craft wiry, Dadaist-fueled post-punk with bright tuneful art pop across their new album Musical...
Joseph Massaro
May 7
Kilynn Lunsford: "I'm a Perfectionist and That Can Definitely Hinder Projects if You Let It Spiral; I Do Less of That Now That I Don't Feel Obligated to Take Anyone Else's Input Into Account"
Kilynn Lunsford has been defying categorizations since her earlier days of rock 'n' roll from The Dark Places to Little Claw. When the...
Joseph Massaro
Apr 15
Private Lives: "We Just Got Better as a Band and Sort of Figured Out Who We Are"
More musically accomplished, more obsessively self-questioning, and with equally energetic yet simply deceiving performances, Salt of The...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 13
Gentle Leader XIV: "'Channels' Feels More Ethereal and Sullen, Whereas This New Album Is Darker and Sharper. There's Much More Urgency and Anxiety Flowing Through This Record"
Gentle Leader XIV (jen-tul lee-der ex-ivy) is a post-punk synth-pop band from the ends of Ohio. The Cincinnati-Cleveland trio is...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 12
Motorbike: The Ultimate Embodiment of Rock 'n' Roll
Building on the power of 2023's self-titled debut album, Cincinnati rockers Motorbike is back with another shot of primal noise and raw...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 18
Corker: "I Believe We All Understand a Bit More What It Is We Want Out of Being in a Post-Punk Band in the Modern Age"
Corker's particular breed of post-punk is frenetically monochrome, and on their sophomore album, Hallways of Grey (Feel It Records), the...
Sydney Salk
Dec 5, 2024
Disintegration: "This Album Is the Best of a Large Chunk of Music We've Been Working on Since We Recorded the First EP"
Envelop yourself in the pounding synth-wave of Disintegration, the Cleveland supergroup of sorts that clarifies their jet black post-punk...
Sydney Salk
Oct 18, 2024
Qlowski: "We Experience So Much Pain as People and as a Society, and We're Left With the Wound and Have To Learn How To Deal With It"
Earlier this week, Qlowski threw at us "Desire," the latest dark transmission from their sophomore LP, The Wound . Out November 1st on...
Sydney Salk
Oct 11, 2024
Freak Genes: "You Meet a Lot of People When You Play in Bands and Some Friendships From That Just Stick"
Freak Genes descend further into their disorienting and swarming synth-punk sounds on Delirik , number six from the UK duo. While...
Joseph Massaro
Sep 24, 2024
Class: "Honestly I Don't Think We Anticipated Having Another LP Out Almost a Year to the Day From Our Last Release"
Too unseriously pop-minded for the punks and too punky for the power poppers, Tucson rockers Class seem to be on their own island, but...
Joseph Massaro
Sep 17, 2024
Artificial Go: "Playing Music Together Has Felt Like Playing Hopscotch on a Sunny Day"
The latest act on Cincinnati's post-punk scene is Artificial Go, who through good humor and loopy riffs add a healthy dose of playfulness...
Sydney Salk
Aug 14, 2024
From Suicidal Actresses to The Thames, Here's Marcel Wave!
If you prefer to retreat to a dark pub on a hot summer's day you may find yourself in good company with Marcel Wave, London's brightest...
Sydney Salk
Jul 19, 2024
Rave On With Sugar Tradition!
Composed of guitarist-vocalist Antonio Keka, bassist Arlo Betley, and drummer Kevin Irwin, hellraising garage rockers Sugar Tradition...
Joseph Massaro
Apr 27, 2024
Vacation: "Most Bands Break Up or Change Names A Few Years into the Game, But I Think With Us, a Listener Gets a Key to the Time Capsule That is Our Band"
Cincinnati rockers Vacation don't need much of an introduction. If you've ever seen them live, then you're familiar with their...
Joseph Massaro
Apr 25, 2024
Choncy: "We Are at a Point Now Where We Play Through Our Set Quickly, With Little Breaks, Intentionally Shaping Our Set in a Fluid Way to Keep the Crowd Moving"
Before they hit the road throughout the USA, we caught up with Cincy post-punks Choncy to talk all about hitting the slot machine jackpot...
Joseph Massaro
Apr 16, 2024
The Ar-Kaics: "It's a High to Bring Out The New Record After So Long"
Richmond, Virginia's favorite garage rockers The Ar-Kaics are back today with "Dawning," a twisted and turned garage-psych nugget that...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 27, 2024
Wet Dip: "We Didn't Expect to Record Our Demos Again But Caufield Schnug Suggested It Would be Great Since They Had Changed in Various Ways Enough for a Full Length Album"
One of my favorite releases that I felt wasn't talked about as much near the end of last year was Wet Dip's first full-length statement...
Joseph Massaro
Mar 15, 2024
Premiere: The Follies Reach for Crisp Pop Sounds Without Betraying Their Gritty Sensibilities on "I Idled"
Comprised of members from various garage punk acts over the years (see: Vanity, Vexx, Ajax, Twisted Thing for more), New York City...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 7, 2024
Grazia Pays Homage to Sleaze and Kitsch on Debut EP 'In Poor Taste'
Heather Dunlop and Lindsay Corstorphine, who make up the London duo Grazia, inject an eccentric rush of impeccably tight KBD-damaged...
Joseph Massaro
Feb 1, 2024
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