Genre: Rock
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Other Half – Transgression is Outdated / Dark Ageism
Other Half is incandescent with rage on recent single “Transgression is Outdated”, and last year’s Dark Ageism, is one of the great punk records of the 2020s.
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The Boojums: Hot Streak
The Boojums are a Nova Scotia band making catchy lo-fi garage rock with fantastic music videos.
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Shiv and the Carvers — Tell Me You Love Me Again EP
Shiv and the Carvers’ second EP and first for Twin Fang is a brief and fun blast of 90s influenced skate punk.
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cootie catcher – Shy at first
cootie catcher’s second album, Shy at first, is a warm and charming throwback to mid-00s twee indie rock.
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Miynt
Miynt has always made music rooted in tie-dyed psychedelia. The lead up to her album Rain Money Dogs brings her sound into the 21st century, if only just.
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Adore
Irish garage punk band Adore takes on issues of domestic abuse and toxic masculinity with tight musicianship and feral intensity.
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The Orchestra (For Now)
The Orchestra (For Now) is a seven-member art-rock band with a live show that looks incredible. If you don’t know them yet you will soon.
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Roach — Everything or Nothing EP
Roach’s latest EP is a half-dozen sharp and melodic power-pop songs. It’s warm, charismatic and addictive.
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Fright Years – Still Life EP
With Still Life, Fright Years is a great addition to the list of bright and energetic female-fronted power-pop bands coming out of Europe right now.
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SMILE — Hot Friend / Price of Progress
SMILE hooked me with their raw, noir-ish post-punk single “Hot Friend”, and last year’s Price of Progress is danceable, tense and unpredictable.