Curated by Monk
The death decks are warmed up, the beers are cooling and the shorts are, well… shorted! So, without further ado, let’s paraphrase the words of the immortal David Coverdale and declare here we go again with another round up of the hottest hits that have been tickling our eardrums over the past week…
Aviana ‘Evermore’ (Arising Empire)
The Swedish existential electrocore experientialists prep for their upcoming month long tour with this introspective but nevertheless suitably crushing standalone offering:
Avralize ‘medicine’ (Arising Empire)
Having blitzed the festival circuit, including a showstopping appearance at Manchester’s RADAR bash, the German metalcore mob lead us off with the lead single off their just announced new album, which is due for release in November:
Death Goals ‘Even A Worm Can Turn’ (Self-Released)
Short, sharp and very much to the point, this is an acerbic and suitably confrontational slice of what to expect from the queercore combo’s imminent new EP, which is being released at the end of this month:
Die Spitz ‘Pop Punk Anthem’ (Sorry For The Delay)’ (Third Man Records)
These Texan upstarts have nothing for which to apologize as they inject a massive grunge-meets-shoegaze vibe into this homage to the riot grrl led edge of the Noughties pop punk movement:
Dirt Road Wave ‘Say It Anyway’ (Golden Robot Records)
Like most Aussie rock bands, these guys couldn’t give either a flying fuck or a monkey’s left testicle what anyone thinks, because they’re going to be letting their music do the talking, and very loudly, when their debut drops sometime in the (hopefully) not-too-distant future…
Distressor ‘Broken Glass’ (Self-Released)
These Californian shoegazers take a heavier, almost industrial gothic noir twist as they rediscover their emo roots on this revival of a once-shelved demo track:
Doll ‘Shark Bait’ (Self-Released)
The Canadian husband and wife alt-rock duo inject some bite into our summer beach plans with this emotive extraction from their first collection of new music in 14 years:
Faun ‘Nimue’ (Pagan Folk Records)
The German ensemble have teamed with dark folk extrapolator Chelsea Wolfe for this exploration of the legend of The Lady Of The Lake and Excalibur on the latest sample from their truly enchanting new album, ‘Hex’, which is due next month:
Harker ‘I Ruin Everything’ (Self-Released)
The Brighton melo-punks address the issue of being diagnosed with ADHD on this, the first single from their upcoming third album, due for release early next year. The quartet also play a trio of dates next month:
Joker’s Republic ‘Break The Cycle’ (Punkerton Records)
There’s something about the state of New Jersey and quality ska punk bands, and this trio aren’t going to #BreakTheCycle when they share the hand they’ve been dealt on their upcoming new Roger (Less Than Jake) Lima produced album:
Love Nor Money ‘A Life Gone Bad’ (Golden Robot Records)
This Brummie blues rock trio, built around brothers Bob and Eddie Firth, are fired up and ready to go with a series of EPs and a full-length album already in the pipeline as part their plan to stomp serious dirt into our aural memory banks – and, from what we hear already, it’s coming together Hannibal style…
Lunar & The Deception ‘Eclipse’ (Xray Sound)
Blending modern day gothicism with mediaeval magick and mysticism, renaissance romance and darkwave progressiveness, this experiential and experimental project almost defies description but appeals to the innermost sanctum of even the most darkened of souls:
Ricky Warwick ‘Angels Of Desolation’ (Earache Records)
A man who should need no introduction to the ÜR massive, this latest single from his superb ‘Blood Ties’ album features the equally prolific Tuk Smith of Biters on backing vocals and comes ahead of a run of dates with The Fighting Hearts next month – and, of course, the annual The Almighty reunion shows in November:
The Lunar Effect ‘Feed The Hand’ (Svart Records)
Dragging classic rock through a psychedelic haze and leaving it bleeding in the present, the London retro rockers are preparing to release their third, and most ambitious album, which hopefully will prove that good fortune is not always hiding when it sees the light of day in October:
The Vendettas ‘Settle Down’ (Golden Robot Records)
The Melbourne garage rockers aren’t about to live up to the title of this, the hard-hitting no-punches-pulled lead off track from their brand spanking new album, which just happens to be hitting death decks everywhere at the end of this very week:
Vicious Rain ‘Spitting Blood Again’ (Arising Empire)
Switzerland certainly is producing some of the most energetic, enervating, vibrant and visceral music around at the moment, as is proven on this first standalone new offering since last year’s superlative debut album:
Wes Hoffman And Friends ‘After Hours’ (SBÄM Records)
It’s a family affair for these St Louis punk rockers who are firing on all cylinders with this lead cut from their second album, which hopefully will prove that everything is #ForTheBetter when it is released later in the year:
Whitehall ‘Fires In Canada’ (Self-Released)
The Brooklyn alt-emo combo closes us out in introspective mood with the fourth single from their upcoming new album, due toward the end of the year:
So, there you have it, our latest dynamic and eclectic selection. Hopefully we’ve opened your ears to some new sounds, and pointed you in the direction of some fine tuneage to kick your new rock ‘n’ roll week off in style… Until next time, remember: keep ‘er lit, keep ‘er between the hedges and keep on Über Rockin’ in the free world \m/
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