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SPB exclusive: Modern Cynics - Auditory Postcards

Posted in Records on January 25, 2021

The pandemic has caused a lot of inward searching. It's caused a lot of isolation. It's caused a lot of boredom. It's caused a lot of sadness.

It's also inspired a lot of creativity, which brings us to Modern Cynics' debut, Auditory Postcards. As its name implies, the point of the project is succinct songs that get to the point. There are 18 songs on the album and each song sticks to 12 lyrics or less. There may be as many songs as unique words on this sucker.

Born out of pandemic restrictions, Matty Grace wanted to write songs but couldn't get together with Future Girls, which kicked off this concept where Grace handles everything -- all the instruments, all the production. It seems that the number twelve was somewhat arbitrary but it's not a limitation. Song songs are super short; others run longer. All in all, it's tight and fast punk rock. The artist was subject to restrictions, so it's only fitting that the songs are too.

And who said word counts mean anything? The Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" is only 14 words and that sucker in almost 8-minutes long.

Am I saying that Grace has outdone The Beatles? Listen and make up your own mind.

(Hit the + sign for the full playlist.)

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Auditory Postcards releases on February 15 courtesy of Dirt Cult Records. It's available for pre-order now, on cassette and digital format.

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Also check out:

https://moderncynics.bandcamp.com/

https://mattygrace.bandcamp.com/ 

photo by photo by Invidia Obscura

A collection of fake covers -- TV bands, etc.

Posted in Records on January 23, 2021

Drunk Dial Records continues its string of atypical releases, this time issuing the new Fakes compilation, in which 16 real bands cover 16 fictional ones. The collection includes Berwanger, Personality Cult, Charlie Continental, Pool Party, Dave Williams and more covering songs from Doug, Tim & Eric Awesome Show, The Simpsons, … Read more

Adult Mom joins Epitaph

Posted in Records on January 23, 2021

Epitaph has announced the March 5 release of Driver, a new full-length from Adult Mom. Driver is the third full-length from Stevie Knipe, delivering "queer rom-com indie pop." Adult Mom began as a solo project from Knipe and has grown to often include a full band, including musicians Olivia Battell … Read more

Whisper Room has a new record

Posted in Records on January 23, 2021

Whisper Room, a Tornoto trio featuring Aidan Baker (Nadja) on guitar/effects, Neil Wiernik (NAW) on bass/laptop and Jakob Thiesen (Students) on drums, has a new record out next month. Titled Lunokhod, the record debuts on Feb. 26 on Midira Records and picking up where its predecessor, The Cruelest Month, left … Read more

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New Tomahawk in March

Posted in Records on January 23, 2021

Tomahawk has announced a new full-length called Tonic Immobility, scheduled for release on March 26 via Ipecac Recordings. It's the first full-length from the band featuring Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard/Unsemble), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle/Fantômas), Mike Patton (Faith No More/Mr. Bungle, etc.) and John Stanier (Helmet/Battles) in eight years. The … Read more

Drag City announced Ty Segall and Cory Hanson release

Posted in Records on January 22, 2021

In 2015 Ty Segall teamed up with Cory Hanson, writing material that ended up lost in time for five years. Now, Drag City has announced a one-sided etched vinyl 10" release. Read more Pre-orders are open now via the label. Read more

Chasing Ghosts share a new song from upcoming EP

Posted in Records on January 22, 2021

Chasing Ghosts has shared a video for the song "Summer" of their upcoming EP, Homelands. “I was scared to write these songs, because a lot of the topics are challenging,” says Jimmy Kyle. “But that’s how I knew I was onto something. It made me feel nervous,” the frontman of … Read more

Socioclast and "Eden's Tongue"

Posted in Records on January 22, 2021

After the year that was 2020, we can all use a little more grind in our lives. Fortunately, Socioglast will soon release its self-titled debut album. Featuring familiar faces from the likes of Deadpressure, In Disgust, And Mortuous, the new record releases on Feb. 19 via Carbonized Records (limited vinyl, … Read more

The Limit ready to share their Caveman Logic with the world

Posted in Records on January 21, 2021

A new quartet with some familiar scene faces from yesterday has announced plans for its debut album. The Limit, featuring musicians who have played with The Testors, Pentagram, The Stooges, and more, will release Caveman Logic on April 9 through Svart Records. The band shared a video for "Black Sea" … Read more

SPB Premiere - "Kill" by All Hallowed

Posted in Records on January 21, 2021

Premiering here, we’ve got the debut single from Dayton, Ohio group All Hallowed, a dance punk band made up of core members Ricky and Lacey Terrell. While putting together material for an upcoming, yet-to-be-announced release on Friend Club Records, the duo recruited drummer Aaron Gillespie of Underoath and The Almost … Read more

Bleach Everything: Bound flexi news

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Bound/Cured, a new x-ray flexi from Bleach Everything, comes out Jan. 29 through Dark Operative. "Bound" is streaming online now, the first half of the new release. Brent Eyestone speaks to the band's approach on the new material: When we made the RFTCC (Rocket from the Crypt Covers) recording last … Read more

NOFX to release Single Album

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

NOFX are back with Single Album, a 10-song record produced by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore, due for release on Feb. 26. Single Album is the band's 14th full-length and is being promoted as their most personal to date. They shared a lead single, "Linewleum,” earlier this week (watch it … Read more

God Is An Astronaut #10

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Post-rockers God Is An Astronaut return with a new full-length record called Ghost Takes #10, on Feb. 12 through Napalm Records. Kicking things off with the "Fade" video (below), the new record is the band's 20th studio album (hence the name) during their roughly 20 year career. Read more Ghost … Read more

Kali Masi has a new record

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Kali Masi has a new LP coming in early spring, with a title ripped straight from SPB's interview style guide: [laughs]. An advance animated video is out now, "Trophy Deer," which we've embedded below. The new record releases March 26 on Take This To Heart Records and Homebound Music (EU). … Read more

Urban Idols unreleased tracks

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Urban Idols, a late '90s Chicago punk band featuring members of The Vindictives and The Methadones, have a new EP of unreleased goodies from their 2000 Sonic Iguana recording sessions. Twenty years after the fact, Punkhead Records is releasing them as a 5-song EP called Revisited -- including the song … Read more

Darkest Hour's Live in Lockdown to officially release

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

On Sept. 26, Darkest Hour gathered online for a benefit show fro Black Cat venue in Washington, DC. The show invited several guitarists joining them digitally for 11 originals and one cover, which will soon be released as Live in Lockdown - The Complete Collection. The release will be available … Read more

Jump Start signs Mind Power

Posted in Records on January 16, 2021

Jump Start Records, celebrating 25 years in 2021, has a new signing: Mind Power. "Without a doubt Mind Power is the heaviest band we’ve ever worked with, and it’ll be some time before we release an all out assault on your ears as thundering and groove heavy as Self Torture," … Read more

Longstocking on vinyl for the first time

Posted in Records on January 14, 2021

Jealous Butcher continues to reissue several key records from yesterday. The label has just announced the Feb. 5 reissue of Longstocking's Once Upon A Time Called Now, remastered and to release on vinyl and digital formats for the first time, along with a compantion piece, Singles and Demos 1994-1998, covering … Read more

Video Feature - "Glorious" by Slow Draw

Posted in Records on January 14, 2021

Following up their work on a four-way split from this past year, San Diego group Slow Draw earlier this week dropped a two-song single, Pessimist, released as a collaboration between Paper Street Cuts, GTG Records, and Rizkan Records, that serves as their first release written and recorded as a full … Read more

A new split between Ship Thieves and Reconciler

Posted in Records on January 13, 2021

A-F Records kicked off the week with the announcement of a 2-song split 7" between Ship Thieves (Hot Water Music) and Reconciler (ex-Less Than Jake, Gunmoll), releasing this Friday the 15th. As you probably already guessed, each band contributes one song on the record.   Read more