G.L.O.S.S. – Trans Day of Revenge
Hardcore bands consider themselves the voice of outcasts and
the marginalized. Sometimes, that is actually the case. This EP is seven
minutes in trans heaven.
YG – Still Brazy
I find it difficult impossible to rectify the 90s West Coast vibe of
this album against the vile, intentional misogyny of “She Wish She Was.”
Aborted – Retrogore
The ninth full-length from these Belgian death metal masters.
Retrogore is a collosal mix of speed,
precision, riffage, and brutality. Headbang yourself into the hospital.
Behexen – The Poisonous Path
Absolutely and utterly relentless thrashy black metal from
the Hellish depths of some primeval Finnish forest. Good luck escaping this
album with all your marbles.
Agoraphobic Nosebleed
– Arc
Agoraphobic Nosebleed once released a 99-song 3” minidisc
that spanned 20 minutes. This is 30 minutes of Eyehategod worship across three
songs. Diversity in devastation!
Christian Naujoks – Wave
Guitar-based soundscapes of glittery gloom. Notes fly off in
every direction and dissipate into endless looping. Share this with friends on
a hot, still night.
Sylvaine – Wistful
Blackened shoegaze a la Alcest from this Norwegian
multi-instrumentalist. A brooding pathos undergirds the album’s lightness while
everything feels like it’s always floating further away.
Gevurah – Hallelujah!
Quebecois black metal rooted in snarling riffs and Jewish
mysticism. A nearly constant barrage of riffs and ferocious vocals. They’re Jenna
Maroney’s favourite metal band.
Oranssi Pazuzu – Varahtelija
From a text to Steven: “I swear these dudes are conjurin' up
some wild shit from the depths and castin' mad spells and shit.” Madness.
Lust for Youth – Compassion
Imagine the thrill of dancing with everyone you love but the
sadness of knowing it’s a dream but the joy of knowing the dream persists.
The Body – No One Deserves Happiness
Cataclysmic doom interspersed with somber choral vocals and sometimes
supported by quasi-pop synth beats. The Body constantly reimagines what the
apocalypse will probably sound like.
Church of Misery – And Then There Were None
Things that are possible in this life: a sustained,
illustrious career of combining the heaviest blues riffs imaginable with a
morbid fascination in serial killers.
V/A – Doused in Mud, Soaked in Bleach
The third and final Robotic Empire tribute to Nirvana
teaches us what we already knew: Thou fucking rules and Beach Slang fucking doesn't. Uh doy.
Olan Mill – Land Cycle
The soundtrack to lying down and letting a billion imperceptible
beads of sand slowly cover your naked body and transform you into a beautiful
dune.
Explosions in the Sky
– The Wilderness
This is the first time I’ve ever thought an Explosions in
the Sky album should be longer. What a whimsical triumph of casting off burdens!
Graves at Sea – The Curse That Is
This is High on Fire if HoF didn’t bore me to tears. Yes,
those are fightin’ words. Yes, I want to fight. Sike j/k ilu.
Turnover – Humblest Pleasures 7”
Turnover can write a song about a li’l afternoon delight and
somehow still make me cry. Let’s all love and regret and love all over.
Sunflower Bean – Human Ceremony
20-year old kids from New York playing music that is, like,
twice their age. Guitar music ain’t dead, it’s just too damn cool for you.
Savages – Adore Life
Female-fronted British post-punk with a serious mean streak.
Savages set out to be as bleak as possible about all the things that make them
happy.
Nails – You Will Never Be One of Us
Between Weekend Nachos’ Apology
and this new Nails album, we misanthropes have enough fodder to keep us
scowling well into 2017. This is just reckless.
V/A – SLOW VOLUMES: One
If you walk around with this album at a low volume, you can
only tell you’re listening to music because of how weightless you feel.
Fister/Teeth – Split 7”
Fister is so heavy that every time you put this record on
the turntable, you can’t believe it’s actually supposed to be set at 33rpm.
TWIABP – Long Live Happy Birthday 7”
“Away with God, away with Love,” sings David Bello on “Katamari
Duquette,” and here I am in absolute shambles over it every single goddamn time.
Youth Code – Commitment to Complications
KMFDM on steroids from the dude who once made the world mosh
with “Off My Chest.” I’d still maybe just rather listen to KMFDM, though.
Forteresse – Themes
pour la Rebellion
At this point, it
seems only safe to assume that Quebec is mere moments away from being entirely
engulfed in flames and reduced to ash.
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