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Demos You Want To Check #2

Music / New Kids On The Block • January 12, 2026

The musical landscape is ever changing. New genres are popping up, new hypes burst out of nowhere and then die out, and new bands present themselves to the world. How on earth are you expected to keep up, right? Well, a little help never hurts! So here we are, your humble servants, ready to sift through those filters for you to present you with the best demos we have encountered. We sincerely hope you will check them out. They could become your new go-to band! Who knows. Al-Naf - Demo 2025 If you miss Hoax (I know I do) you might want to check out Al-Naf. To me, this demo sounds like missing Hoax songs., only better produced. I am still a sucker for bands that use boatloads of echo on the vocals-als-als-als so I am all in for these three tracks although it leaves me sad it is over in 3 and a half minutes. Loach - Demo A demo with twelve songs on it? Isn’t that a full-length? No, not if you play powerviolence, like Loach clearly does. What immediately catches your attention is the fact that there’s no guitar. And even though you hear it straight away you don’t really miss the guitar. The bass guitar alone is creating enough violent riffs to keep your attention for the full five to six minutes this demo lasts. Self Arrest - Demo 2 The second demo from this new band. Again I am transported back to the late '80s. … Read more

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Tired Radio

Hope In The Haze
Red Scare Industries (2025)

I knew of Tired Radio, but I didn't really know the band's work. When Red Scare announced they'd signed the band, I figured it was a good excuse to dive in -- and I'm glad I did. Hope in the Haze is the title of their Red Scare debut and that title kind of sums up their general vibe too. … Read more

The Resinators

Recorded In 2005 By Jay Reatard
Independent (2024)

200 Words Or Less

Interesting little slab we got sent to SPB by a Mr. Ed Young. Two originals and a cover, recorded in Jay Reatard’s living room back in 2005 as the title suggests. So that would be around the time of The Reatards’ Not Fucked Enough for anyone keeping track. Jay had apparently just switched from analog to digital recording but it … Read more

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Posted in Records on January 19, 2026

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Posted in Records on January 19, 2026

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Posted in Bands on January 18, 2026

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Posted in Records on January 17, 2026

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Posted in Records on January 17, 2026

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Posted in Records on January 17, 2026

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