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The Submissives: "Always Play the Long Game and Choose Honest Artistic Expression Over Fame and Money. Getting Reviewed and Talked About Is Fleeting and Meaningless"
Montreal singer-songwriter Deb Edison has been an enigmatic creative spirit since taking upon a solitary voyage under the moniker The...

Joe Massaro
Sep 5, 2024


Mordecai: "Part of Our Sound Is That We Play Very 'Loose' So We Don't Need Too Much Rehearsal"
Everything has changed for the trio behind Mordecai. Brothers Holt and Elijah Bodish along with Gavin Swietnicki started making music...

Sydney Salk
Aug 27, 2024


New Math: "I Think We Just Were Like Lots of Kids. You Just Tried to Mimic Your Favorite Band at the Time, or Your Favorite Sort of Moment in Music"
By the time the 1980s struck, New Math was way out there. After cementing an underground rock scene at the now-extinct club Scorgie's in...

Joe Massaro
Aug 22, 2024


Plexi Stad: "We Wanted To Break the Novelty Surrounding 'Probation Baby' and Followed Our Musical Language Which Appeared to Shift Towards a More Angular Sound"
Antwerp post-punks Plexi Stad have been on our radar since sending us a copy of their debut EP Probation Baby last year. Shortly after...

Joe Massaro
Aug 20, 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


The Sheaves: An Ear-Scorching and Earthshakingly Spectacle
Out of the desert via dark and fuzzy soundwaves is The Sheaves' latest statement, A Salve For Institution (Dot Dash/SDZ). Built on...

Sydney Salk
Jul 26, 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


Self Improvement: Danceable but a Caustic Force
Formed during the pandemic as a long-distance project, but now based in Long Beach, minimal post-punks Self Improvement have artlessly...

Joe Massaro
Jun 20, 2024


The Spatulas: "It's Interesting to See What Develops From Opening Myself up to So Many Different Musicians"
Between their sparkling debut LP "Beehive Mind" and December's EP "March Chant," the Spatulas have been expansively busy. How does...

Sydney Salk
Jun 13, 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...

Joe 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...

Joe Massaro
Apr 16, 2024


The Serfs: "We Try to Record in Some Capacity Everyday, so the Music is Always There"
A trio of tireless sonic innovators, Dakota Carlyle, Andie Luman, and Dylan McCartney, make up the axis of Cincinnati's rock scene as The...

Sydney Salk
Apr 15, 2024


Night Slaves: "There Are A Lot of Trails We Have Not Gone Down, Yet"
Buffalo underground statesmen David Kane and John Toohill's throbbing, multi-pronged mutated assault Night Slaves returned today with...

Joe Massaro
Apr 5, 2024


R.M.F.C.: "I'm Not 17 Anymore and I Think I've Figured Out How to Make Better And Less Derivative Music Since I Started"
With the release of 2023's full-length debut LP Club Hits , R.M.F.C. has managed to avoid getting typecast within the contemporary world...

Joe Massaro
Mar 26, 2024


Smirk's Nick Vicario Reflects on Moving Out East and Saying Goodbye to Old Self-Destructive Tendencies on New Single "Bad Behavior"
Since 2021, Smirk has been an essential force of sharp and catchy songwriting across of the web of punk rock in the truest sense. Nick...

Sydney Salk
Mar 22, 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...

Joe Massaro
Mar 15, 2024


Premiere: The Minneapolis Uranium Club Return with the Freewheeling Earworm Strum "Tokyo Paris L.A. Milan"
Ahead of the release of their anticipated fourth album, Infants Under The Bulb, The Minneapolis Uranium Club, or sometimes just Uranium...

Joe 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...

Joe Massaro
Feb 1, 2024


Leipzig Post-Punks Onyon Walks Us Through The Synth-Soaked Underworld of 'Last Days On Earth'
Onyon made a big impression when they dropped their self-titled debut cassette EP, which caught the attention of Trouble in Mind Records...

Joe Massaro
Oct 12, 2023


Premiere: EXEK Returns with a Haze of Societal Dread on "It's Just A Flesh Wound, Darling"
Naarm/Melbourne experimental art-punk juggernauts EXEK are back today with the second offering to their forthcoming sixth full-length...

Joe Massaro
Sep 8, 2023
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