Amen Dunes
Ethio Songs
The newest release from Damon McMahon’s Amen Dunes, the Ethio Covers 7-inch, is a downer take on three Ethiopiques tracks culled from unnamed tapes. After hearing these songs coming each night from his neighbor’s room upstairs, he decided to learn the tracks note for note and replicate the full band’s sound through the Amen Dunes lens, overdubbing all the instruments and vocals. The result is a slow motion glow of devotion and nostalgia, filtered through New York City summertime doom. Limited edition pressing of 300.
Crystal Stilts
Crystal Stilts
This alternative version of “Precarious Stair” is 60s-styled garage-rock; the neat little guitar riffs drag you in and the warm, buzzing keyboard rolls keep you there, while Brad Hargett’s “grim reaper” voice adds a tone of moody fatalism. It's cool, brutal but gripping. The flipside of this yellow vinyl single is a cover of the Velvets’ “Temptation Inside of Your Heart,“ drier, darker and more sinister than the original with insistent drumming and echoey, psych-y guitars. Well worth tracking down if you already have their In Love With Oblivion album.
— SoundsXP
Horrid Red
Celestial Joy
Horrid Red first appeared in 2010, emerging from the ongoing German/Californian kraut-punk institution that is Teenage Panzerkorps (est. 2001). While that band is known for it’s violent propulsive sound, Horrid Red was established to explore more elegant & arcane aspects of post-punk & pop. Centered around the grandiose bedroom productions of San Franciscan Ed Xavier & the Deutsch incantations of Bunker Wolf beamed in from Aachen, Germany, Horrid Red in 2011 is in full bloom. (more…)
Peligro!
Hot Guts / Pop. 1280
This pairing joins New York City creepers Pop. 1280 and Philadelphia misanthropes Hot Guts. Two bands, that hold great things in the years to come, bring two sides of dark, brooding post-punk with wire tight rhythm sections. Almost industrial, with enough pop-driven momentum to make you wanna move. Songs you will remember after you've walked away from the turntable. A refreshing sentiment indeed, given the current climate of “boss & toss“ 7-inches being released by the truck load. (more…)
Peligro!
Peligro!
Debut LP from this Spanish band. This one is a total ripper that avoids sticking to one particular style… some of the riffs are kind of rocked-out, some are straight up hardcore bangers, and some songs sound a little crusty. Over top of the whole thing is a real Bad Brains vibe to the vocals and lead guitar… the vocals are spit out at 1000mph a la HR, and the little guitar fills and leads definitely recall Dr. Know’s style. This is definitely not your typical Spanish punk record, but it's ripping and really unique.
— Sorry State Records
Crimen
Nada Importa
Second release on vinyl from Mexico's Crimen. Following their debut LP perfectly, they come with 4 new songs a little more mid-tempo and complex but with the same anger and rawness. Real punk hymns that you can’t get out of your head and won̵t let you go. Art by Yecal (Inservibles). Includes lyrics in Spanish and English with explanations.
— Discos Enfermos Records
Belgrado
Belgrado
The debut record of this new but active band from Barcelona. A perfect mixture of 80’s post-punk sound like Joy Division or Killing Joke but giving to it more rawness and personal touch with a big influence of UK anarchopunk like Crass. Female vocals add a special touch.
— Discos Enfermos Records
Lost Tribe
Unsound EP
Latest EP from these Richmond, Virginia goth punx. As on their previous releases, these guys play spooky punk that’s like a combination of early death rock like Christian Death, goth-y punk like Siouxsie & the Banshees and a little bit of HC to keep things interesting and aggressive. This one has their best production so far (raw yet powerful), so if you dug their other releases you will probably like this one even more.
— Sorry State Records
Perdition / Nervescade
Split
Split 7-inch from these two noise punk titans… a perfectly-paired split 7-inch where both bands play a perfect modern derivation of the Confuse-inspired noisy crust punk sound. A total ripper for this style, and very hard to find.
— Sorry State Records
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Upcoming Releases
June 12, 2012
- SBR-080 Wymond Miles Under the Pale Moon LP/CD
July 24, 2012
- SBR-077 Slug Guts Playin’ in Time With the Deadbeat LP/CD
- SBR-081 Anasazi 7"