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From Ghost Stories to the Present Tense: Peering Into Phantasia
From the candlelit shadows of their 2019 demo cassette to the haunted pop reveries of 2022's debut LP Ghost Stories , New York City's...
Joe Massaro
5 days ago
The Cowboys: "I Suppose the Only Thing Keeping It Going Is Our Friendship, Which Is Really What This Band Is — Just a Minor Social Club for These Four Guys"
Over the past decade, The Cowboys have quietly carved out one of the most distinct, joyfully unclassifiable catalogs in American rock 'n'...
Joe Massaro
Jul 3
Alien Nosejob: "It's a Little Bit of Everything and a Whole Lot of Nothing, Something for Everybody, Nothing for Most"
Over the last decade, Jake Robertson has quietly built one of the most varied and compelling catalogs in underground music. Best known...
Joe Massaro
May 14
Love Fiend: "Our Work in the Past Has Been a Little More Random and Disjointed, so We Wanted To Do the Opposite on This Record"
For an example of shifting perceptions from the cheap trends, consider Love Fiend — a Los Angeles group whose members were all raised in...
Joe Massaro
Feb 21
Marty Brass: "My Last Name Could Have Been Brazauskas, but There Was a Language Barrier and Some Other Misunderstandings That the Drunk Bloke at Ellis Island Chopped It Down to Brass."
If 2022's Painted Glass was about prioritizing the rawness of pop classicism in the world of 4-track recording then J unk Room Melodies...
Joe Massaro
Jan 13
Track by Track: Brower on the Stompin' Bubblegum Nuggets That Cook up 'Flour'
Following up several singles and a totally authentic live album to help sustain the anticipation over the years, New York City rocker Nat...
Joe Massaro
Nov 4, 2024
The Circulators: "I Couldn't Put Much Significance Behind It Other Than Just Wanting to Document Those Songs and Make Something That We Could Be Proud of and Say, 'Hey, We Made an Actual Record!'"
The Circulators are one of the best bands tearing it up in San Francisco and luckily, they snagged a deal with Total Punk, who will be...
Joe Massaro
Nov 1, 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...
Joe Massaro
Sep 17, 2024
Brower: "I've Joked That This Is My 'Depression Album,' and I Was Conflicted About Whether It's Too Serious"
Following up several singles and a "live" album to help sustain the anticipation over the years, New York City power pop stalwart Brower...
Joe Massaro
Aug 9, 2024
Love Banana: "I Think Having Our Differences Is a Great Thing and Keeps Us From Accidentally Sounding Too Derivative, Which Is Easy When You're Young and Excited and Get Obsessed Over Music"
Love Banana offers up short sharp shots of super-shambolic, super-perky garage-pop on their latest single "Get In." The new tune,...
Joe Massaro
Jul 11, 2024
Pack Rat: "One Thing That's the Same as the Original Vision of the Band Is That I Still Have No Idea What I'm Doing"
After starting as a Covid solo project by Chain Whip's Patrick McEachnie in 2020, Pack Rat quickly grew into an eight-legged outfit with...
Joe Massaro
Jul 5, 2024
Premiere: New Math Digs Through The Vault and Ascend on "I Can Tell"
Following up the band's long-awaited compilation of early singles, Die Trying & Other Hot Sounds (1979-1983), New Math is back today with...
Joe Massaro
Apr 26, 2024
Charles Moothart: "I Try Not to Be All Doom and Gloom, But I Also Try to Keep It Real With My Thoughts About The State of The World"
Following the release of his new LP Black Holes Don't Choke (In The Red), Los Angeles garage-psych luminary Charles Moothart (Fuzz, Ty...
Joe Massaro
Apr 2, 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...
Joe Massaro
Mar 27, 2024
Parsnip: "Despite Whatever the World Throws at Us, We Are Still At It." It is a Testament to Our Enduring Friendship"
Recorded across multiple sessions over the last three years, Parsnip have granted listeners their long-awaited return with their...
Joe Massaro
Mar 14, 2024
Shadow Show: "What's Yet to Come is Always on the Horizon, and It's So Fulfilling Being Able to Be on This Adventure with Each Other!"
Detroit garage-psych trio Shadow Show returned earlier this year with their much-anticipated sophomore LP Fantasy Now!. Across the new...
Joe Massaro
Feb 29, 2024
Premiere: Detroit's Sugar Tradition Are as Wild-Eyed and Chaotic as Ever on "Rockin' Baby"
Comprised of guitarist-vocalist Antonio Keka, bassist Arlo Betley, and drummer Kevin Irwin, primal garage rockers Sugar Tradition have...
Joe Massaro
Oct 13, 2023
The Judges Twist Around a Rush of Primal Rock 'n' Roll on "The House Always Wins"
The Judges have finally greeted us with the lead cut to their forthcoming debut album Judgement Day , out November 24th on Anti Fade and...
Joe Massaro
Oct 5, 2023
Feeling Figures Transmute Personal Intensity into Collective Joy on "Movement"
Feeling Figures are soon to be your favorite K Records band to feast your eyes upon with their forthcoming debut album Migration Magic ,...
Joe Massaro
Sep 20, 2023
Premiere: The Cowboys Return Under the Bright Lights on "The Sultan of Squat"
Today we have the pleasure in sharing The Cowboys newest single "The Sultan of Squat," a glorious return that shows the Bloomington's...
Joe Massaro
Aug 8, 2023
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