In today’s current climate – one where post-pandemic anxiety still lingers, the cost of living woes affect our daily thoughts and the general grind of
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Heart Attack Man – Fake Blood (Triple Crown Records / You Did This, 2019)
I was put on to these guys by Mike Cubillos of Earshot Media. I was kind of intrigued, because, well the Beastie Boys song of
Read moreAdult Magic – s/t LP (Specialist Subject Records / Dead Broke Rekerds, 2019)
Adult Magic are an indie punk 3-piece outfit from Long Island, featuring members of Iron Chic, Broadcaster, Crow Bait, Sister Kisser, Get Bent & more.
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
Read moreThe Smoking Popes – Into The Agony (Asian Man Records, 2018)
I first heard Smoking Popes back in the early nineties, when “I Need You Around” was featured in the movie Clueless. It wasn’t until I
Read moreSaves The Day – 9 (Rude Records / Equal Vision, 2018)
I still unashamedly hanker for the days of Through Being Cool, Saves The Day’s second and greatest album. Back when life seemed to be almost
Read moreOctober 2018 7in & EP round-up (part 1)
Cheerbleederz – Faceplant (Alcopop! Records, 2018) Cheerbleederz are an all girl three-piece from London. They play a catchy, fuzzy blend of indie rock and pop
Read moreDoe – Grow Into It (Big Scary Monsters / Topshelf Records 2018)
Is it still a difficult second album when you had a collection of EPs out before your first record proper? I’d discovered said release, First
Read moreGet Married – Songs for the Sleepless (Asian Man Records / Wiretap Records, 2018)
Get Married are from San José, northern California, and as far as I can tell, Songs for the Sleepless is their first full length record,
Read moreMom Jeans – Puppy Love (Counter Intuitive Records / Big Scary Monsters, 2018)
As the truest measure possible of how irreversibly un-cool I’ve become, now that I’m a proper adult with a kid and everything, I was totally
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