Welp, here we are – still whipping through 2020 at a pace. What’s that, the evening’s are drawing in? Boss, ta. Even better.
One thing you can rely on – we’ve got a NEW monthly playlist to listen to at your convenience. 20 tunes, old and new, featuring everything we’ve been vibing off as of late. Tuck in.
*UPDATE – Our playlist only sticks about for ONE MONTH before we move on. No regrets. You can listen to the latest playlist below!*
Sonic Youth – Addicted To Love
(The Whitey Album)
Not content with looking a bit like him, Kim Gordon channels Iggy Pop on vocals too on this cover of the Robert Palmer bop ‘Addicted To Love‘. Just last month I finished her book ‘Girl In A Band: A Memoir‘ and have been working through the Sonic Youth back catalogue. As good as Sonic Youth are when they’re ripping it up, you can’t fuck with stuff like this can ya?
Everything Everything – Violent Sun
(RE-ANIMATOR)
This to me feels like the Everything Everything blueprint and that’s likely the reason it’s gripped hold of us so much of late. Massive anthemic chorus as we’ve come to expect – Highly anticipated new album out this month!
OSEES – Dreary Nonsense
(Protean Threat)
All pray at the feet of our hero JPD! More rapid-paced lunacy from the never-stopping California based outfit (now under yet another new moniker). Would it be a year without a new release from the lads?
Wire – Ex Lion Tamer
(Pink Flag)
Came back from a run the other day and was catching my breath in the kitchen, smashing through a well deserved beer and catching the last of the evening sun whilst listening to ‘Pink Flag‘. Perfect.
USA Nails – Revolution Worker
(Character Stop)
Barbed and direct from USA Nails on the first single from their much anticipated new album ‘Character Stop‘ (pre-ordered on transparent green vinyl? Yes mate). Further indications of how vital they’re sounding and how there seems to be no slowing down for them (regardless of what the lyrics might suggest!)
AUA – Coke Diet
(I Don’t Want It Darker)
From their debut album out this month – one we described as “truly excellent” – on ‘Coke Diet‘, German duo Henrik Eichmann and Fabian Bremer deliver a propulsive burst of hypnotic Krautrock. Cucumber cool.
Stuck – People Pleaser
(Change Is Bad)
A rager from Chicago outfit Stuck, recorded during the sessions for the band’s sick debut album ‘Change Is Bad‘ and released just prior. Builds expertly to a ripper of a closing section that would clearly knock out a room in a live setting. Fingers crossed they’ll get over here once our respective countries aren’t run by money-grabbing, shambolic governme… Oh.
XTC – Senses Working Overtime
(English Settlement)
1-2-3-4-5! As horrid as this lockdown has been – a minor player in the turmoil being experienced across the globe (as highlighted by our never ending horror story news feed) – a silver lining has been discovering XTC. In full Alan Partridge mode, this really is first class.
The Fall – Lost In Music
(The Infotainment Scan)
Having discovered recently that The Fall had covered The Beatles (as heard here and from their forthcoming re-release of ‘The Frenz Experiment‘), my mind drifted to this tremendous cover of the massive ‘Lost In Music‘. That good you almost forget it’s a cover!
Minutemen – Viet Nam
(Double Nickels on the Dime)
Bang into Minutemen right now – So much packed into the tiniest of running lengths. 90 seconds, done.
It was a complete shocker to hear of the untimely passing of Power Trip frontman Riley Gale. ‘Hornet’s Nest‘ was literally only just introduced to us (by our own hardcore kid Ben Forrester) which makes it all the more sudden. A total rager from the Texan lot.
More arse-shaking, mind expansion from Leeds super-duper-group Holodrum, combining the powers of former and current members of Hookworms, Cowtown, Drahla and more into this wunderbar collaborative seven-piece.
Wife Patrol – Let’s Hang Out
(Too Prickly For This World)
Sleater-Kinney territory permeating through this super-catchy new one from Indianapolis based trio Wife Patrol. ‘Let’s Hang Out‘ is earworm central from their hotly tipped debut album out this month.
Jamie Lenman – Summer Of Discontent (The Future Is Dead)
(King of Clubs)
Having given the new mini-album the once over, i’m mega excited about every turn Lenners is making this year! The first single from ‘King of Clubs‘, featuring the vocal talents of Illaman from LDN outfit PENGSHUi, is a joyous bit of noise.
We interviewed Jamie Lenman late last year where he hinted at what might be coming next after ‘Shuffle‘- read that for yourself here.
(Photo Credit: Cristian Colomer Cavallari)
Mourn – This Feeling Is Disgusting
(Self Worth)
As discovered around the time of their last album ‘Sorpresa Familia‘ (and our favourite, ‘Fun at the Geysers‘), Spanish trio Mourn have got a real knack for writing these stupidly catchy singles and ‘This Feeling Is Disgusting‘ is yet another winner. A drummer down moving forward but showing no signs of stopping!
Private World – Somethin’ Special
(Aleph)
Exactly what it says on the tin, y’know – These lads out of Cardiff really are somethin’ special! From their debut album out at the tail end of August, this plants you firmly between the goalposts that were the start and end of the 80’s pop spectrum.
The boys are back in town! Strength to strength to strength from our favourite Brighton based outfit, Public Body. On ‘Ask Me Later‘, they’ve once again got the microscope out on the mundanities of life, whipped up in a rapid-fire, energising burst of post-punk.
Girls In Synthesis – Coming Up For Air
(Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future)
Taken from their raging new debut album – one we described as “energising music“ – similar in discoveries as XTC, i’ve not been able to get enough of Girls In Synthesis since discovering them this lockdown.
Following the announcement of a vinyl re-issue for ‘Eyes & Nines‘ as part of the Hassle Records 15th anniversary celebrations, I had a day recently getting nostalgic with Trash Talk. ‘Just Die‘ is a real smasher from way back when and hey – If you can’t say everything you need to say in 13 seconds, don’t bother.
Pylon – Italian Movie Theme
(Chomp)
Pylon are reasonably new to me, but listening back, you realise how influential they were in their sound and ideas (‘Italian Movie Theme‘ calls to mind ‘Compromised‘ from Public Practice’s debut album). The Georgia outfit have just announced a big bumper box of re-issued records, so you can find yourself ‘Chomp‘ wherever you listen to your music!
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