Category: INDIE
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Entropy – Liminal LP (Crazysane Records)
Entropy is one of those post-hardcore groups you surely don’t want to let sneak out unnoticed under your listening radar. No matter how much similar groups you heard during your lifetime, their outstanding debut full-length recording Liminal undoubtfully deserves your utmost attention. The group started as a solo project by Hans Frese, who’s been musically…
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The Ataris – Live In Chicago 2019 CD (Kung Fu Records / Cleopatra Records)
It’s been a while since The Ataris released some brand new recordings. Last year, this pop-punk sensation treated their fans with Hang Your Head In Hope (The Acoustic Sessions) and So Long, Astoria Demos, both released by Kung Fu Records under exclusive distribution by Cleopatra Records. This year, the band released The Graveyard Of The…
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Beingmoved – Smiles And Bigger Hearts CD (Various Labels)
Today, I would like to introduce an Italian indie-rock group that’s been played on repeat since their compact arrived at my doorstep. Beingmoved emanates from the province of Savona, and Smiles And Bigger Hearts is their debut full-length album that’s been on the streets for quite some time now. The group previously published a My…
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Convertible – Holst Gate II CD (Noise Appeal Records)
Convertible is an Austrian/German indie rock group with members emanating from Bregenz and Munich. Led by a prolific Austrian writer, composer, musician, and producer Hans Platzgumer, Convertible bursts with an impressive discography fully stacked by bright ideas and marvelous musicianship. Since their formation in 2003, the group released loads of recordings such as Your Pull…
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Secondhand Habit – Contact High CD
Secondhand Habit is a Canadian alternative rock quartet hailing from Victoria, British Columbia. The group is devoted to merging essentials of subgenres of alternative rock music since their formation. So far, they’ve released recordings such as Anaphylactic Rock EP, Chinese Whispers EP, and From The Ashes EP. The group toured Canada multiple times, featuring highlights…
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Buddy Junior – Portal CS (Cherub Dream Records)
Buddy Junior is a San Francisco based shoegaze pop group comprised of Jared LeNar, who works in collaboration with Harvey LeNar. Monika Jang fills in for all the drumming duties, while the group constantly switches the members on synths. The group previously released a debut single-sided debut EP named Marietta, comprised of five ear-appealing tunes.…
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The Lawrence Arms – Skeleton Coast LP (Epitaph Records)
The Lawrence Arms are back with another full-length album called Skeleton Coast. This Chicago, Illinois based trio delivers profoundly melodic punk rock for more than two decades, and they established a recognizable sound, which became quite popular among punk rockers. That is eventually the case with Skeleton Coast, but the album delivers a subtle dosage…
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Bear, Man Dangerous – Slow Violence EP
Bear, Man Dangerous emanates from Seattle, Washington. This solo project operates as a singular psychedelic shoegaze machinery under the conductor’s baton of Jason from Rest As Mutes. If you’re familiar with his previous endeavors, you’re probably aware that this experimentations with shoegaze are going far away from the crushing post-hardcore sound of his primary band.…
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Ways Away – Ways Away LP (Other People Records)
Ways Away is a brand new supergroup comprised of some renowned musicians, well-known for being an integral part of some legendary pop-punk and hardcore punk bands for decades. The group consists of Sergie Loobkoff (Samiam, Knapsack, Racquet Club, Solea) on guitars, Jesse Barnett (Stick to Your Guns, Wish You Were Here) on vocals, Ian Smith…
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PONS – Intellect CS
Intellect is a brand new cassette release by PONS, an experimental rock trio from Burlington, Vermont. The group previously released an impressive amount of recordings such as They Look Like People EP, Being The Prey EP, Halloween Was Years Ago EP, a single named The Flesh, and Dread EP. Therefore, Intellect represents their debut full-length…
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H.P. Zinker – Mountains Of Madness 2×12″ (Noise Appeal Records)
H.P. Zinker nurtured a turbulent lifestyle throughout their career, but that eventually nominated them for cult status among the Austrian underground music scene. Led by a prolific mastermind Hans Platzgumer, Zinker released five great albums, such as And There Was Light, Beyond It All, Perseverance, Staying Loose, and Mountains Of Madness. Besides the albums, H.P.…
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Gouge Away – Consider 7” (Deathwish Inc.)
Consider is one of a couple of seven-inches that sneaked out under the radar. At least, that was the case for me in this situation. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of every single release on a hardcore punk scene, but better late than never. Gouge Away paved the way for themselves through dozen of…
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