Spraynard
SPRAYNARD Started in 2009 in a West Chester, PA basement, Spraynard is the result of three friends forming a band entirely focused on having a good time. Through that lens, the band released three LPs, an EP named after their local mall, and plenty of splits, singles, and b-sides over the course of 15 years. […]
Trauma Ray
TRAUMA RAY Trauma Ray emerged in 2018 from Fort Worth, TX, blending alternative, rock and shoegaze. Over the last five years, the band released a string of EPs ([trauma ray], trauma ray and Transmissions), leading to tours in 2023 with Slow Crush and Death Bells. In October, the band released a split with Tulsa’s Downward, and kick off 2024 […]
Spencer Krug
SPENCER KRUG As the Canadian musician behind Sunset Rubdown and Moonface, co-frontman of Wolf Parade, songwriting member of Swan Lake, and keyboardist for Frog Eyes and Fifths of Seven, Spencer Krug has been a major player on over twenty-five releases within the past two decades. He currently writes and releases music under his own name, […]
Bloated Subhumans
BLOATED SUBHUMANS Bloated Subhumans (currently based in Baltimore, MD) has existed in the dark shadows of the underground as a reclusive project for years, sought out only by the most masochistic and rabid fans of noise rock and industrial noise. Their live performances have been described as a hopelessly bleak cacophony and the closest anyone […]
The Spits
THE SPITS In an era that relies so heavily on quick-hit bands, there are very few things that are truly part of the subculture and not just the passing zeitgeist du jour. Closing in on three decades, The Spits have signified the crossroads between punk mayhem and well-honed songwriting, creating some of the most unhinged […]
Subhumans
SUBHUMANS Subhumans are one of the most influential bands from the UK Anarcho-Punk scene of the 80’s, filed right alongside Crass and Conflict, and just as relevant today as they were during the darkest days of Thatcher’s Britain. Take your choice in how to label them – Punk, UK82, Crusty, etc, – there lies the […]
Teethe
TEETHE Teethe is a band from Texas. Formed in 2020, the band’s eponymous debut album is a collection of songs pieced together over time – a sonic collage of fragmented recordings and half-finished tracks made whole in the midst of isolation. While attending the University of North Texas in Denton, TX, a small college town […]
Owen
OWEN Spanning more than two decades, Mike Kinsella’s widely influential songwriting has steadily sharpened and evolved with each new chapter. In his solo vehicle as Owen (in addition to his roles along the way with American Football, Cap’n Jazz, the more recent LIES, and other collaborative ventures), Kinsella’s ability to seamlessly stitch jagged emotional currents […]
Babehoven
BABEHOVEN Babehoven is a band fronted by singer-songwriter Maya Bon and collaborator Ryan Albert in Hudson, NY. Their new album ‘Water’s Here In You’ is available everywhere on April 26 via Double Double Whammy. Written and recorded at the duo’s home studio throughout the winter of 2022–2023, ‘Water’s Here In You’ comes close on the […]
ESCAPE-ISM
ESCAPE-ISM ESCAPE-ISM —known as the “found sound dream drama”— is a group specializing in “minimal rock ’n’ roll” led by Ian F Svenonius on voice, beat machine, and electric guitar & featuring Sandi Denton on electric bass guitar, voice, & keyboard. As art & expression kneels in servility to corporate dictums, ESCAPE-ISM is an outlier. […]
