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Anamanaguchi - “Anyway”
Setting aside the Scott Pilgrim video game soundtrack, Anyway is Anamanaguchi‘s first proper album since USA in 2019. That album belongs to a pre-Covid world that might as well be from another lifetime, given all that has transpired for the band and the planet in the interim. In January of this year, Anamanaguchi shared a cover of Nirvana’s “Territorial Pissings,” foreshadowing an imminent return and hinting at a continuation of their penchant for rock and punk.
Thou - Everything Is Noise
This week our featured artist needs no introduction. Since the early aughts the heavy music collective Thou has been one of the most prolific and consistent bands around. Factoring in demos, EPs, splits and compilations in addition to their full length studio albums they have precisely hella releases to their name. I had the privilege of speaking with vocalist Bryan Funck in an expansive dual text interview and video conversation.
Stander - Everything Is Noise
Vulnerable was my introduction to Stander, so as an introduction to the band let’s take a walk down memory lane to learn a bit about their origins and early influences. ‘We first got together in late 2012/early 2013. Derek (our bassist) and I grew up in the same area of Wisconsin near Appleton and had the same guitar/bass teacher. He went to school in a neighboring town with one of my best friends and he was moving to Chicago after school, so our teacher sort of helped link us up.
máu - Everything Is Noise
I’m still reeling from all the bands I was not only able to see perform last year at the California Kicks Fest but also had the privilege of covering. (See our reviews of Quiet Fear and Sonagi and our WFA with Drought who helped organize the event.) Continuing in that tradition I’m pleased to be writing today about yet another band that made quite an impact on me over a very special weekend last year.
Habak - “Mil orquídeas en medio del desierto”
Melodic crust sounds like a paradox or a contradiction in terms, but in the hands of Habak, a screamo band from Tijuana, Mexico, there is no contradiction, only a confident declaration. I love it when a band finds and fully embraces their own unique sound. That is absolutely the case with Habak. No one else takes what should be two completely disparate styles and brings them together so seamlessly.
Mia Vita Violenta Proves That Post-Hardcore is More Than "A Matter of Perception" on Debut Album
Post-hardcore is whatever you need it to be. It contains a wide spectrum of possibilities with bands as diverse as Alexisonfire, The Mars Volta, and Dance Gavin Dance. My favorite flavor has always been anything that combines the rough edge of hardcore with emo’s saccharine heart felt highs backed by overlapping progressive guitar harmonies. Yes, I’m a sucker for swancore.
Transatlanticism After 20: Looking Back, Looking Forward...
The dual twenty year anniversaries of seminal rock albums Transatlanticism and Give Up culminated in an extended co-headlining tour for Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. Ben Gibbard pulled double duty fronting both bands each night in what Pitchfork accurately described as ‘peak millennial nostalgia’. Having been fortunate enough to attend one of the Berkeley, CA shows I can confirm the millennial vibes were on full display.
A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: Flying Lotus
Release date: May 3, 2010 | Warp Records | Facebook | Instagram | Website It’s become a bit of a no-brainer for artists to mix jazz, hip hop, and electronic music these days, but there were very few precendents set for this sound before Flying Lotus stepped onto the scene.
Stormo - “Tagli / Talee”
There must be something in the water: the hardcore, metalcore, and screamo scene in Italy is absolutely crushing it. This year alone has already seen outstanding releases from Ashen Hands, Benthos, and the Reverie / Put Pùrana split, on top of the physical release for tragedie | VIVERE by dagerman, which came out digitally last year. To say nothing of La Quiete announcing the 20th anniversary reissue of their classic La Fine Non è La Fine supported by a reunion tour.
WFA: Aux Meadows
When a third of the music you listen to is instrumental you are constantly on the search for something new. At least I know I am. I might listen to Tangerine Dream one day, Miles Davis the next, and finish strong with some Dysrhythmia. I don’t discriminate by genre, age, or popularity. As long as there are basically no vocals I’m in, but I’m always hungry for more. I don’t quite remember how I first came across ambient country, probably a Bandcamp genre tag.
Michael Cera Palin - “We Could Be Brave”
I don’t typically listen to singles. I prefer to listen to albums from front to back, ideally in one sitting. Whole and complete in their entirety. Sometimes if it’s an especially good record I’ll run it back and let the last song loop into the first for a repeated visitation. All of that went right out the window when I heard that Michael Cera Palin dropped a new single from their forthcoming much anticipated debut album, their first music in seven years.
Downward - “Downward (LP2)”
College rock begat alternative begat indie. A common line pierces through the heart of this procession of genres, which admittedly are sometimes less useful as labels than they are worth. Saying more about what a band will stand for than what their music will sound like. They act as a counterpoint to more traditional mainstream rock and pop. The focus here is on artistic integrity and internal consistency rather than commercial viability. As a sonic description, indie is almost completely useless.
A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: Kendrick Lamar
Release date: March 15, 2015 | Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website Some records are built different: they hit the right nerve at the right time, sparking the emotions and imagination of those caught in their wake, inspiring a creative and/or political boom. To Pimp A Butterfly by American rapper Kendrick Lamar is one of those records.
Blue Youth Returns to Spill a Whole Can of Noise Rock Alphabet Soup on "T.K.Y.I.T.H.Y."
As a rule I always keep an ear out whenever I hear that Zegema Beach Records are putting out a non-screamo release. This has served me well over the years and I need look no further than last year’s SMUSH record to remember why. Basically what it comes down to is if a primarily screamo focused label backs something outside their wheelhouse you can bet there’s a pretty darn good reason why.
Jenny Haniver Is Here to Haunt With Kaleidoscopic Post-Rock on “Sunk Costs”
OK I’m not gonna lie, I thought Jenny Haniver was the front person of the band. A quick search for some biographical information and a couple rabbit holes later I found out that a Jenny Haniver is actually a carcass modified by hand then mummified to resemble a mythological or cryptozoological creature. These small doll sized figures were popular in olden times often sold and traded amongst sailors and collectors. They are… um… disturbing. I’ll let you take a gander on your own if you dare.
Mogwai - “The Bad Fire”
Release date: January 24, 2025 | Rock Action Records | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook Scottish post-rock legends Mogwai have returned with their 11th studio album The Bad Fire. The album’s title is a Glaswegian slang for Hell in reference to the difficult time that the band members were going through. After what was thought to be just a simple fall, the daughter of Barry Burns, Mogwai’s guitarist, pianist, and composer, was found to have a rare bone marrow condition.
WFA: fallfiftyfeet
2021 was a wild time. Art is a reflection of the world through the perspectives both conscious and unconscious of the artist. Filtering takes time so there is a delay between the events that inspired the feelings that would later form the work. So it makes sense that 2021 and 2022 were a really special time for art of all shapes having taken time to process the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ramifications of which we are still feeling today in this new year of 2025.
Rosemary nods upon the grave - “EP1”
Rosemary nods upon the grave are a brand new emotional hardcore band from Savannah, Georgia. Their first single “I remember halloween” was appropriately released September of last year, just in time for the spooky season. The title of which I will forever hear sung in Danzig’s one-of-a-kind drawl. An invocation which was certainly intentional on Rosemary’s part. Now they are back with their debut EP.
Dejecter Brings a Heavy Dose of Death Metal, Sludge, "And Dissonance"
Kansas City’s Dejecter have been variously described as death metal and sludge metal. You’ll find elements of both and more on Oblation Husk, their forthcoming third EP, which will be released on January 31st. Their previous two EPs, 2023’s Human(v)oid and last year’s Majesty Artificial, are also firmly in the death metal zone, with elements of technical, progressive, math, and even doom making appearances throughout their work.
Neat Beats - “New Cascades”
While I primarily listen to death metal and screamo fully, a third of the music I listen to is actually purely instrumental. Classical, post-rock, drum & bass, jazz, industrial noise, lofi chillhop, and beyond. In all of these many flavors instrumental music is perfect for reading, writing, meditating, snuggling before drifting off into slumberland, or working hard on a project. Basically anytime you want the singular deep focus music provides without distracting vocals and words to latch onto.
Coup D'état - “What Happens After the Epilogue…?” - Everything Is Noise
We enter winter once again. With the frost and lights hung with care for many there also comes a certain sense of doom and gloom. Call it seasonal affective disorder or just a case of the sads. What purports to be a time of joy and celebration can also bring about a somber clouded over haze. A few options present themselves when faced with the choice of how to react to things such as these. Clench your teeth and white knuckle your way through. Or wallow down into the mire bathing in the sorrow.
Oshiner - "Thalassophobia" - Everything Is Noise
For a brand new band Oshiner are already making some killer waves. The five piece metalcore band have been hard at work tearing up their local music scene of Savannah, Georgia playing an impressive run of shows with some fairly stacked line-ups. Oshiner have focused all this momentum into their new album Thalassophobia. Which is especially exciting considering they just came together in March of last year and before this album they had only a couple of singles to their name.
WFA: Love Letter
‘This Love Letter album destroyed me, some of the best straight up hardcore I’ve heard in years.’ ‘Yeah, I love hearing Quinn’s vocals again.’ ‘Totally. Wait what?’ I love how discovering new music can occasionally be like opening up one of those magic cans where a bunch of brightly colored snakes pop out. Only instead of snakes it’s awesome bands you’ve never heard of falling into your lap through happenstance.
TRUNK MUSIC: A Look At Our Favorite Rap Mixtapes - Part Two
Countless genres and music scenes have had a close history with tapes over time, but no genre has been as closely tied together as rap has been with mixtapes. Unlike most older genres simply adopting mixtapes as the technology of the time, and then moving on to CD’s, then streaming, then (*shudders*) playlists, the growth of rap out of the earliest days in New York was due in large part to the ability to hear tapes custom made by your favorites.
TRUNK MUSIC: A Look At Our Favorite Rap Mixtapes - Part One
Countless genres and music scenes have had a close history with tapes over time, but no genre has been as closely tied together as rap has been with mixtapes. Unlike most older genres simply adopting mixtapes as the technology of the time, and then moving on to CD’s, then streaming, then (*shudders*) playlists, the growth of rap out of the earliest days in New York was due in large part to the ability to hear tapes custom made by your favorites.
Pyrrhon - Everything Is Noise
Caustic. adjective able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action. Used medicinally, a caustic agent works through destruction. Either by removing dead tissue or coagulation through necrosis to stop bleeding. Whether healing or decomposition, so many of life’s processes are entwined with death. Out of suffering growth. The music of Pyrrhon is a steel wool for the soul. Offering purification through abrasion and scouring. Pyrrhon are a death metal quartet based in Brooklyn, New York.
Anthesis Delivers a Sludgy, Satisfying, Anticipatory Taste on "Burrowing a Pit"
Anthesis are back! Again! The underground metallic noise rockers have returned to deliver their third album Tension Between Rot and Genesis. This is their first major release since 2017’s The Age of Self, which was itself their first full length in seven years at the time. The trio reside somewhere in the realm of abrasive sludge and mountain-moving crushing noise rock.
Sonagi - “Everything is Longing”
Release date: August 2, 2024 | Secret Voice | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Imagine the same day your tour is supposed to begin your car gets broken into. With gear and equipment stolen, your resolve is stretched almost to the breaking point. The temptation must surface to simply surrender, pack up what’s left, and start the long journey home. But then tour mates volunteer to lend you their instruments. Organizers work together to figure out the newly complicated logistics.
No, Cannabis Won’t Come Up In The Presidential Debates—Nor Will It Decide The Election (Op-Ed)
“National politicians don’t see this as a useful issue with swing voters and aren’t willing to dedicate any precious campaign moments to it.” By Adam Terry, Cantrip If you are terminally online in the bowels of Cannabis Twitter, you will see constant and frequent discussion about rescheduling, SAFE banking and a raging debate about “which party is better on cannabis.” Overwhelming hope and speculation swirls this election season, with mobile phone pundits eager for any crumb of a cannabis...
Daufødt Offers Up a Brutal Nightmare Vision of the World and Their Verdict is “Toxic”
Daufødt are a rising presence within the Norwegian rock scene. The band’s focus is ‘about both musical and physical transgression: a Daufødt show is a violent release of decibels and energy, while the music is all about tearing down both physical and figurative constructions.’ Upon first checking them out they immediately reminded me of an even more experimental rock and noise focused Kvelertak. Their songs span from radio-friendly hits, minute-long punk songs, to nine-minute-long noise behemoths.
WFA: Rise and Strike
It might seem kind of counterintuitive at first, but punks are actually some of the most kind hearted welcoming people on earth. Don’t be fooled by their gruff demeanor. Look beyond the mohawks, tattoos, combat boots, and battle vests and more often than not you will find someone who will pick you up when you are down. Whether it’s in life or in the pit. Part of what makes punk so endearing is that it feels like music you could make.
Drought - Everything Is Noise
After going to enough concerts little habits, rituals, or superstitions naturally develop over time. Going to the same post-show Denny’s or In-n-Out. Wearing a favorite pair of shoes or band t-shirt. An example of my own is that I never listen to the band I’m going to see on the drive to the show. This goes all the way back to a show in high school. I’m not even sure who it actually was anymore, but it might have been Fear Before the March of Flames.
SMUSH - “if you were here i’d be home by now”
Release date: June 15, 2024 | Softseed Music | Instagram | Bandcamp if you were here i’d be home by now is the debut album by Vancouver shoegaze band SMUSH. The record opens softly with a gently picked indie rock melody accompanied by an equally soft and inviting voice. This lasts for about a minute before a shriek of feedback and thrashing guitars decimate the short lived peace. In an instant the soundscape SMUSH invokes becomes fully realized.
A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: Tomb Mold
Ah, yes, death metal. A genre I, until recently, only visited when it came with fancy little addenda like ‘dissonant’ or ‘technical’. To be fair, today’s subject of scrutiny still tends towards being a non-traditional dm record, but it’s closer to the raw viscera of the genre than most of my previous consumption.
Poolside at the Flamingo - “Accabadora”
Release date: May 22, 2024 | Blood Blast Distribution | Facebook | Instagram It’s completely forgivable if you thought that Poolside at the Flamingo was a new band. They’ve had a few extended periods of inactivity, but they have actually been around for almost 20 years now. Poolside at the Flamingo harkens back to the original MySpace grind of the early 2000’s.
WFA: Shooter McGavn
Nothing ever sounds quite as good as the music you listened to in your youth. I came to pop-punk through the back door. That is to say I went from death metal to Green Day and My Chemical Romance. Let me explain. In grade school when I first started getting into music I was a bit of a social outcast. Wanting to fit in with the popular kids I decided to try listening to whatever music they were listening to.
Joy Guidry - “Amen”
Release date: May 10, 2024 | Whited Sepulchre Records | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Before hearing the work of Joy Guidry my only point of reference for the bassoon was Rainn Wilson and Only Murders in the Building. Radical Acceptance was my first experience with the bassoon as an actual musical instrument and not just a pop culture television reference. Talk about an introduction, this was like diving right into the deep end of what was even possible with the form.
A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: Alexisonfire
Alongside nu-metal, post-hardcore was *the* dominant force in guitar-driven music in the early ’00s. Many of the flagship bands are still trudging along or, after having broken up along the way, are now getting back together, so it’s an exciting time to look back at the achoevements of that emotionaly charged scene. Among the big, household names from back in the day, you can’t deny the claim to fame Alexisonfire have.
Sentiment Dissolve Grind into Tech Death Royality With "The Orwellian Dreams"
Canada has a rich history of outstanding death metal. From the mythical twin titans of Cryptopsy and Gorguts to bands like Archspire, Beneath the Massacre, and Beyond Creation. Sentiment Dissolve are carrying this tradition forward with their strong debut album The Orwellian Dreams. The numerous subgenres of metal are often prone to their own unique subset of cliches and tropes. Tech death is no exception. Band logo in artistic script? Check. Gory sci-fi album art with weird space aliens? Check.
The New Core: From The Studio To The Stage
The implosion and eventual dissolution of Every Time I Die in January of 2022 left a void in the scene and a hole in the hearts of many long time fans. The band was a foundational and lasting influence within hardcore and metalcore for over 20 years. While other bands overstayed their welcome or faded away into obscurity; ETID were always consistently great. All the way up to what would end up being their swan song and final record Radical. But like nature the scene abhors a vacuum.
SeeYouSpaceCowboy - “Coup de Grâce”
Release date: April 19, 2024 | Pure Noise Records | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter There’s quite an overlap between film, theater, and music. Just try to imagine a movie or play sans music. Many films (Jaws, Psycho, Star Wars) are defined by their iconic scores, and in the case of musicals the link between performance and music is inseparable. So while counterintuitive at first glance it makes a kind of sense for a purely auditory medium to be so entangled with a visual experience.
Eventide - “Waterline”
Release date: April 11, 2024 | Aesthetic Death | Facebook | Instagram While counterintuitive at first glance there actually exists a significant overlap between metal and ambient. This subtle synthesis lurks in the shadows of intros, interludes, and backgrounds of many classic heavy metal albums. Some bands have simply chosen to make these elements more overt. And sometimes they take on a life of their own turning into full blown side projects.
Mountain Shadow - “Mountain Shadow”
Release date: March 29, 2024 | Independent/Fiadh Productions (physical) | Bandcamp | Instagram Extreme metal doesn’t necessarily succumb to trends per se, but it does occasionally rotate through cycles. This year we seem to be awash in, amongst other things, a wave of black metal. From Necrowretch back in February, to Dödsrit and Vorga both out in March, to much anticipated new albums from Austere and Darkthrone: black metal is being swept up in a rising tide.
Burial Etiquette - “Mise-en-Scène”
Release date: March 25, 2024 | Zegema Beach Records | Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram Burial Etiquette are a non-binary screamo/emo, post-hardcore band from Thunder Bay, Ontario. I’ve described the magic of their unique sound as a ‘blend of heartfelt almost indie folk ballads with the intense raw anguish of screamo‘ featuring ‘dual overlapping harmonies mixing clean and harsh vocals.’ For a more in depth look at the band be sure to check out our recent WFA with Burial Etiquette.
Sons of Ra Look to the Skies to Find a Constellation of Heavy Jazz and Avant Rock on "Tropic of Cancer"
Sons of Ra are an instrumental jazz rock fusion band from Chicago, Illinois. Their sound incorporates elements of heavy rock and progressive metal inspired by classic jazz roots. Sons of Ra are always down to experiment and push the boundaries of genre limitations. Since the release of their 2020 EP Cognitive, the band has mostly existed in a live improvisational space. They play shows, festivals, and events in the Chicago area, livestream performances, and join radio programs.
Kacey Musgraves - “Deeper Well”
Release date: March 15, 2024 | MCA Nashville / Interscope Records | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Deeper Well is the sixth studio album by seven time Grammy winning country singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves. It’s been a time for introspection and self discovery since Kacey’s last album 2021’s Star-Crossed, over which hung some dark clouds and heartache. The new album comes on the upswing following a turning point in the artist’s career and life.
Spectral Voice - "Sparagmos - Everything Is Noise
Release date: February 9, 2024 | Dark Descent Records | Bandcamp | Facebook Spectral Voice are a death-doom band made up of three out of the four members of Blood Incantation joined by Eli Wendler of Black Curse on vocals and drums. So talent wise we’re off to a pretty good start before we’ve even hit play on their new record Sparagmos. Spectral Voice’s last album was several years back now, 2017’s Eroded Corridors of Unbeing.
The Universe Keeps Silent and Mære Brings the Noise With “The Darkness is Your Mother”
When it comes to extreme metal Transcending Obscurity Records have the Midas touch, everything they put out is solid gold. Their output is so consistent I will routinely check out a new album or band simply based on the label alone. I’ve yet to be disappointed. Which is why I was ecstatic towards the end of last year to see they signed Mære, a dark dissonant death metal band from Germany.
‘Three lessons from Biden and Albanese on how Labour hits the ground running’
Transitions from one governing party to another are rare in recent British history, with power changing hands just twice in the last 40 years. If Labour wins the next general election, 85% of its shadow ministerial team will have never served in government before and the party will not have managed a transition for over 27 years. That daunting task is made more challenging still by the overnight nature of UK transitions, in stark contrast to many other democracies.
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