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Records: Album Stream with Discount Code - "Transmitters" by Steadfast

News — April 13, 2021

Maybe it’s not shocking given the surreal nature of the past year, but when I was approaching an album from mid-2020 called Transmitters, particularly one with song titles such as “Just Disbelievers” and “One Shot,” I envisioned something completely different from the one Houston punk band Steadfast created. Happily, …

Videos: Video Premiere - "Elba" by Mount Forel

News — April 6, 2021

Judging from statistics I hear from time to time, it appears as if the general public’s knowledge of geography is, how shall I say, not so hot nowadays, but the world and its many interesting places seem to be of particular interest to London-based rock band Mount Forel. The …

Records: SPB Premiere - "A Digression and Her Eternal Domain Above the Atmosphere"

News — April 2, 2021

Following up their 2015 Caligari Records tape EP Introspective Contemplation of the Microcosmus, Italian metal group Hadit, named after a Thelemic deity from Aleister Crowley's "The Book of the Law," have gotten together their debut full-length entitled With Joy and Ardour Through the Incommensurable Path. I get …

Videos: Video Premiere - "The Figure" by Black Light Smoke

News — March 26, 2021

Over the past decade-plus, Black Light Smoke, the project of Rochester, New York musician Jordan Lieb, has unleashed a steady stream of electronic music releases, picking up an Emmy Award for his soundtrack work. Now, the artist is taking us in the time machine back to 2010, before Lieb …

Videos: Video Premiere - "I Live in Filth" by Tristan Welch

News — March 24, 2021

I have a feeling that there’s going to be a lot of music releases moving forward that present a sort of treastise on where we are in the world right now. I mean, there’s already been a bunch of them, and I can safely add Washington, D.C. artist Tristan Welch …

Records: Perturbator Returns with New Album

News — March 9, 2021

...So that insanely-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 rollout was, uh, less than ideal, huh? If you want those cyberpunk sort of vibes I would hope that game was trying to go for (and arguably achieved) without the helping of apparent (hot) mess, I could think of no better place to …

Videos: Video Premiere - "Goddess" by Honshu Wolves

News — February 18, 2021

Following up 2014’s Silver Ashes Line The Lane, Swiss three-piece Honshu Wolves return in March with Cosmic Creature Capture, their debut release of psychedelic blues and space rock for Voodoo Rhythm Records. Premiering here, we’ve got the video for album track “Goddess” about which vocalist/guitarist/percussionist Maryanne Shewolf …

Videos: Video Premiere - "Eccoli" by Accident du Travail

News — February 9, 2021

Italian record label Commando Vanessa recently celebrated their first year anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the label has put together a compilation titled Mansplained!, made up of 14 diverse tracks that they describe as “Just a flow of different music we like.” Offering a little of everything, seemingly up …

Records: Video Premiere - "Medal" by Hey Colossus

News — February 2, 2021

Premiering here, we've got the nicely done video for "Medal" from London group Hey Colossus' 2020 album Dances / Curses, released by Wrong Speed Records in the UK and Learning Curve in the US. About the song, vocalist Paul Sykes says: "Didn’t really realize it until much later …

Records: SPB Premiere - "Kill" by All Hallowed

News — 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 …

Records: Video Feature - "Glorious" by Slow Draw

News — 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 …

Records: Video Premiere - "Hambriento de amor" by Farmacia

News — January 12, 2021

Formed in 2000 by Argentinian brothers Ariel and Diego Sima, Farmacia has worked over the years on a variety of recordings and collaborations. The band’s new release, a self-titled album released through the Wraith Productions label, finds them seeming to do a little of everything. Featuring Spanish-language vocals, the album …

Records: SPB Premiere - "Pusher" by Greylock and "Shuteye" by BEDTIMEMAGIC

News — January 7, 2021

Premiering here, we’ve got a pair of tracks from a split release featuring Boston groups Greylock and BEDTIMEMAGIC. The press release states: “"The writing on the wall shouts: "You won't find anything so delicious, so easy, and so much fun as the wonderful "SPLIT" with Boston's Greylock and BEDTIMEMAGIC! …

Records: SPB Premiere - "One Way to Do It" by Kirk and The Jerks

News — December 17, 2020

As 2020 thankfully draws to a close, let’s hop in the time machine, shall we? Back in the 1980s, as skateboarding really began to take off, Swedish skateboarder Tony Mag and his board company H-Street made a string of videos that revolutionized the way skate videos were produced. While …

Videos: Video Premiere - "Before You Love Me" by Jack Conman

News — December 15, 2020

Following up 2017’s well-received Heddison EP, Manchester-based songwriter Jack Conman is getting set for the release of his debut full-length, Seventh Sense Libido, which is due early next year on JonBoy Records. Premiering here, we’ve got the warm and intimate video for album track “Before You Love …

Records: Album Stream: Pig Sphinx by Psychic Baos

News — December 8, 2020

Rooted in psychedelic garage rock sorts of sounds, three-piece Psychic Baos has blazed their own trail in the years since their foundation, last releasing 16 Booooty Shaking Classics in 2016. 2020 has been a weird year, and it seems to me that some more “booooty shaking classics” might do …

Records: Video Premiere - "Not Your Home" by Fox Face

News — November 16, 2020

It’s a little past Halloween, but with the year that humanity has been going through, maybe that’s irrelevant. The debut release from Milwaukee four-piece Fox Face was entitled Teen Wiccan. I could relate some stories on that motif, but the more important thing is this band rocks out with churning …

Records: SPB Premiere - "David" by Twin Foxes

News — November 10, 2020

Over the past six years, Providence, Rhode Island group Twin Foxes has combined elements of shoegaze, punk, emo, and indie to develop their sound over the course of several releases. This winter, the band is releasing a new album on Midnight Werewolf Records, about which vocalist/guitarist Jared Mann says: …

Records: Video Feature - "Ohm" by Cliff and Ivy

News — November 5, 2020

Since 2012, Cliff and Ivy, self-described as Alaska’s Goth Duo, have put together a nice array of releases, including several interesting conceptual projects. This body of work is highlighted on the group’s latest full-length, a best-of album boasting a pretty eclectic selection of 18 tracks. It’s probably no coincidence …

Records: Video Premiere - "Diagnosis Negative" by Downside Salesman

News — October 16, 2020

Based in Chicago, Downside Salesman consists of Alissa Wolff on drums, Joey Schuringa (of Pretty Pleased) on bass and backing vocals and Bobby Lane (of The Big Leagues) on guitar and vocals. Listening to this band’s music, I’m reminded of the sort of hard-hitting punk that drew me …