I've been writing reviews for a couple of years now, but never did this with a single. A couple of days ago I got a message from Ariel Belont (Argentina), he’s been sending me files and rough mixes of his new album for a few months now, and he just released “Fake” (the first single... Continue Reading →
This LP should have been out in April but we all know that it's hard to keep up with dates with vinyl record industry nowadays and Covid is not helping... Spaghetty Town Records, Beluga Records and Ghost Highway Recordings have teamed up to release this 12 song vinyl. "Even The Score" opens with good sunny... Continue Reading →
BAMBIES are a trio hailing from Montreal, Quebec in Canada. They are a trilingual, tri-national (Canada,France, Costa Rica) band influenced by 70s punk and powerpop. "Dirty Taint" takes us into the heart of the action with lots of youthful energy and a garage punk production. Songs like "Summer Soon" or "Stuck With You" stand somewhere... Continue Reading →
BABY SCREAM is back with a collection of old demos, covers and songs that were never used. Opener "Britney Has Left The Building" is a kickass powerpop song with vocals reminding a bit of DINOSAUR JR., a song that was released on a Swedish compilation in 2016. "Cheap Perfume" is an acoustic demo with a... Continue Reading →
American powerpop band The POPRAVINAS are back with a 4th album. Influenced by bands like The REPLACEMENTS, they give a lot of importance to the melodies in their music as you can hear in "Do The Creep" or in "Is There Anybody, Anywhere But Here?" The POPRAVINAS also have an americana (almost country side) in... Continue Reading →
I-94 Recordings offers us two new singles by two TRASH BRATS members: RICKY RAT- "She Feels Like a Good Thing" b/w "Born in Detroit -7" vinyl single Our good friend Ricky is back on vinyl after recording almost 150 songs on video during the 2020 pandemic."She Feels Like a Good Thing" has a big NEW... Continue Reading →
When I started writing reviews a couple of years ago I decided I was going to write about stuff that I love, I just like the idea of promoting music I fall in love with. Some years ago when I was still living in Argentina I discovered Kurt Baker’s music by following some Power Pop... Continue Reading →
The DERELLAS offered us a glimpse of the new version of the band last year with "Highrise Supersize" and "Inner City Rock'n'Roll", two early MANICS influenced amphetamine songs that you'll also find on this brand new album. The band describes the tracks of the new abum as "songs of defiance and hope, fear and LUV... Continue Reading →
The CHEAP POPS are a pop punk from Germany. They've probably used their Lookout records after intense listening hours. You'll get the short and fast songs with melodic vocals and the kind of things you're expecting from a band in that style. "Star Wars" sounds like a mix of RAMONES and NO FX (although they... Continue Reading →
