Another month goes by, and the only ethical "streaming" service is here to help out our fellow artist, so here's another list of things I enjoy and recommend!
No Joy - Motherhood
This LP rules, and seeing all the love its been getting has been dope, cuz Jasimine has been working, evolving and sharpening her craft over 3 LPS and bunch of EPS and it all pays off with this absolutely unselfconscious, weird and beautiful record. For those who haven't hears yet, shame on you but imagine if Deee-Lite and Deftones collaborated on a full LP of noisy, dancey freak shit.
https://nojoy.bandcamp.com/album/motherhood
Jock Gang - Self-Titled and Cool EPS
Jock Gang holds a special place in my heart becuz my 2 memories of seeing them live were great shows. One was when they opened for Deerhunter and Aldous Harding they blew me away with their clanging no wave meets Velvet Underground brooding pummel, but after them it was Aldous Hardings and she was INCREDIBLE, and it was just her and a dood playing guitar/keys, and the whole crowd was like wtf are we watching and Deerhunter was great as per usual, it was a inspiring night. The 2nd time was a tiny house show in Charles Village (Baltimore), and they just killed it,the pounding rhythms and ice cold guitars weaving in and out of each other. Plus, both me and my husband thought they ruled and he hates current guitar based music for most part. They only put out these 2 EPS, and they are extremely abrasive, holds you at a distance, and like i said before its no wavey, Velvet Underground meets Women kinda vibe.
https://jock-gang.bandcamp.com/
Les Halles - Elsewhere Is A Negative Mirror
Hailing from Brussels, Les Halles brings healing new age music with lovely flute sounds, synths, samples, field recordings and blissed out drones. This is a comp of tracks he selected to collect on one cassette from across his discography. I recommend checking out his whole discography. My husband introduced this to me when we first started dating, so it kinda reminds me of that time. Truly peaceful music for early mornings or late afternoon walks in the sun.
https://halles.bandcamp.com/album/elsewhere-is-a-negative-mirror-compilation
Cartwheel - Cartwheel
This project is, as far as I know, a solo recording project from the guitarist of Big Bite/Versing, and like those bands its bendy fuzzed out goodness. It feels more influenced by MBVs Isn't Anything and MBV than the after mentioned bands who recall the wiper and pavement. The songwriting is really cool, strange dynamics, transitions and pure feedback drenched guitar work. This is a capital G guitar record. "Skin" is definitely my favourite track, all feedback, whammy bar fuzz and chill vocals w no drums. If you dig Hotline TNT, Toner and Bugg, you will for sure dig this.
https://cartwheeeel.bandcamp.com/album/cartwheel
Sprain - As Lost Through Collision
Dummy was supposed to play w Sprain in April for Gold Cages record release, and I was super excited to see em live cuz I've watched a few video and it seems super super tense and explosive. This is their debut LP. This shit is dark, brooding and absolutely pummeling. It takes bits of noise rock, slowcore, no wave, drone and mixes it into an apocalyptic swirl of pure pent up rage. Its like if Duster was influenced by AmRep records and the dirt, instead of outer space.
https://sprain.bandcamp.com/album/as-lost-through-collision
ovrkast. - Try Again
ovrkast. is from the same scene as MIKE, Earl, Mavi, Lojii and Navy Blue, which are all some of my favorite hiphop artists going right now. Chill, at times abstract, and at time truly beautiful, forlorned, and self reflective. The production is lush, slightly dreamy, skittering rhythms and the jazzy samples are are a perfect backdrop for his style of rapping. Idk, i think this another excellent hiphop record from this small and vibrate scene of writer's and producer's who aren't really concerned w trends and typical song structures.
https://itsovrkast.bandcamp.com/album/try-again
Sweeping Promises - Hunger For A Way Out
Sweeping Promises comes through with one of the best and most playful post punk records I've heard in awhile. Lira and Caulfield were in one of my favorite bands i ever play with on tour called Mini Dresses, who you should also check out. The LP recalls early B52s, XTC, Girls At Our Best and Maximum Joy, with its nervy dancey anxious rhythms, and stabby guitar lines. Lira is a fantastic singer, and that is kinda what sets this apart from most current post punk, along with its lack of posturing, its cool effortlessly, and isn't trying hard to seem this way or that way. The recording is just raw enough, to buck at current hyper polished recording, probz because they did it themselves. Yea, its a good as hell LP, and better than 99% of current post punk.
https://sweepingpromises.bandcamp.com/album/hunger-for-a-way-out
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