Collectives often have many voices, making it hard to find a unified direction. Now, YAR from Paris are giving it a shot. HYSTERESIS (Le Cèpe) is their first, fairly concise result. Something between post-punk and indie rock, with layered vocals—not quite Kim Gordon/Thurston Moore, though Tara Clamart comes close to…
Post Punk
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Video: FACS – Wish Defense
Two notable points about the upcoming album from FACS: Wish Defense (Trouble In Mind), set for release on February 7, is the last work engineered by Steve Albini, who passed away on May 7 of this year. Additionally, the Chicago band welcomes back original member Jonathan Van Herik. Together, they…
Psych Pop
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Review: Tess Parks – Pomegranate
This time, she didn’t let another nine years pass: Tess Parks returns with her third album, Pomegranate (Fuzz Club / Hand Drawn Dracula), just two years after And Those Who Were Seen Dancing. After a dark period in which Parks contemplated ending her musical career, she came back stronger in…
Garage Punk
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New EP: Mulch & Population II – Mulchulation II
Rose Cormier is quite active in Montreal’s scene, running Mulch and various art projects. She also knows the guys from Population II. After working together on music, they decided to release a split EP. It was a good call, as it showcases a completely new side of Population II. Typically…
Psych Rock
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Video: Prison – Eyes For Keys
If the first album is titled Upstate, shouldn’t the second one be called Downstate (Drag City)? That’s exactly what Prison decided. The New York-based jam-rock project will release new tracks on January 31. For this album, core members Sarim Al-Rawi, Matt Lilly, and Paul Major opened up the studio to…
Punk
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Review: Amyl and the Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
Amyl and the Sniffers may need to be careful not to become caricatures of themselves. Their gritty pub punk has gone mainstream, and now they’re headlining mid-sized festivals that usually lean toward big, swaggering rock acts. Their placement among deep, rumbling guitars feels almost cartoonish, but the raunchy catchiness of…
Psych
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Review: ACID ROOSTER – Hall Of Mirrors
Enhancing live recordings with added details—sounds like a solid plan, right? That was the approach taken by ACID ROOSTER for their new album, Hall Of Mirrors (Tonzonen / Little Cloud / Cardinal Fuzz). After two brief sessions, the tracks were left untouched for a while, before subtle embellishments were added…
Garage Rock
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Review: PYPY – Sacred Times
About ten years ago, PYPY came together to record Pagan Day. The band, hailing from Montreal’s underground scene, was made up of members from CPC Gangbangs, Red Mass, and Duchess Says. They unleashed an album that straddled the line between punk and psych rock. Soon after, the project was put…
Rock
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Review: Silverbacks – Easy Being A Winner
After releasing two rather hastily recorded albums, it was time for Dublin’s Silverbacks to take a breather and find new places of refuge. The band members scattered across different parts of Europe to recharge. The recording process for their third album, Easy Being A Winner (Central Tones), was meant to…
Psych Rock
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New Song: Wyatt E. – Im Leyla
The instrumental band Wyatt E. blends mythical themes with rich psych rock. Next year, a new album will be released, and the band’s first two albums will receive reissues. All of this will happen under the label Heavy Psych Sounds, the band’s new home. Regarding the new album, Zamāru ultu…
