lots of hands
lots of hands into a pretty room — lots of hands’ debut on Fire Talk Records — exists in the tear-stained early mornings of adolescence, just as the sun makes its first appearance over the horizon and thoughts of the night before begin to subside. A collage of reworked demos, freewheeling session standouts, and swatches […]
Anamanaguchi
ANAMANAGUCHI Last summer, after living across the country from each other for several years, the four members of Anamanaguchi decided to try something new. Their label Polyvinyl had rescued the famed American Football house from potential destruction, so the band took the opportunity to move in and write together. Over the course of a month, […]
Marietta
MARIETTA Marietta started in 2011 when Ethan asked Evan if he wanted to start a band. They wrote some songs together that sounded pretty good, but then one of them said, “drums would probably make this sound better.” Evan and Ethan had a party at their college house and Andrew showed up. In a fit […]
Teethe
TEETHE On the new full-length album Magic Of The Sale, Teethe unveils their sad and beautiful self-built world of Southern slowcore, where the Texas band’s four distinct songwriters, singers, and artists ask a series of interlocked questions about what it means to build a life in a time of shared collapse. It’s an expansive next […]
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Model/Actriz
MODEL/ACTRIZ Like their name suggests, Model/Actriz seek to channel raw emotions into striking new forms. The band’s surface glamor is supported by nerves of steel, leveraging their focus into moments of wild abandon. Since their songs roar to life off the back of blistering guitar, relentless drums, and pummeling bass there’s an expectation that Model/Actriz […]
Death’s Dynamic Shroud & Vitesse X
DEATH’S DYNAMIC SHROUD death’s dynamic shroud have always been curious about what we can’t see. Tech Honors, James Webster, and Keith Rankin make music that explores that sense of wonderment—emotional, experimental electronic work that fills gaps between the known and unknown. Full of richly textured layers of sound, songs like new single “Judgment Bolt” draw […]
Dougie Poole
DOUGIE POOLE Dougie Poole is a musician and songwriter living in Los Angeles. Coming of age in Providence, Rhode Island’s DIY scene in the early 2010’s, he dabbled in heavier and more experimental music before maturing into a country auteur. On The Rainbow Wheel of Death, Poole’s 3rd release via Wharf Cat Records, he breathes […]
Unwound
UNWOUND Born in 1991 in the Pacific Northwest as the Riot Grrrl and grunge musico-social movements took hold of underground pop culture, Unwound leveled their small corner of the ’90s punk scene with a scathing futuristic barrage of noise. One of the flagship bands of the Kill Rock Stars label, the band also released material […]
Faraquet
FARAQUET Faraquet began as a side project featuring Smart Went Crazy members Devin Ocampo and Jeff Boswell along with Devin’s high school friend, Chad Molter, who had recently relocated to D.C. from Los Angeles. When SWC fell apart, Faraquet stepped up as a full-time band and started playing more shows, releasing a couple of singles […]