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METZ have been making angular swaths of post-punk noise for a few years now. Over the course of three full-lengths and a handful of EPs and singles, the Canadian trio of guitarist and vocalist Alex Edkins, bassist Chris Slorach and drummer Hayden Menzies have honed their sound from unhinged anxiety and pent-up rage to an […]
Read More Metz : Atlas VendingGustaf may not be a band you’ve heard of yet, but I think that’s about to change. The 5-piece art rock/post-punk outfit hails from New York City and were formed in 2018. They’ve built a reputation around NYC as a hard working, fun band that has gotten the attention of Beck, James Chance, and have […]
Read More Gustaf Drop Debut Single “Mine”This feature was initially posted in a local Midwest magazine in August of 2018. There is some dated material here, but also some great info that was edited out for publication. I felt it was a great piece about an amazing band. Enjoy. -J. Hubner Fort Wayne has plenty of guys and gals that work […]
Read More Get Some Perspective : Streetlamps For Spotlights, Jason Davis, and a Millennium SummerLet us rejoice, for Protomartyr have returned from the Motor City to deliver unto us another sermon of epic proportions. Their rapturous mix of post-punk and art rock combined with front man Joe Casey’s pulpit tirades and apocalyptic urban decay manifestos are the kind of serious talk we all need to hear right now. In […]
Read More Protomartyr : Ultimate Success TodayThere’s a handful of rock bands that have given me hope for a long and exciting future for rock and roll over the last few years. Protomartyr are on that small list. I first discovered the Detroit post-punk band in 2015 with The Agent Intellect. From start to finish that record buzzed with urgency. It […]
Read More Protomartyr’s “Michigan Hammers”“NARRATIVE MUSIC FOR LUNATIC PEOPLE” This is the bold-faced, all caps mission statement that hits you head on when listening to Minos’ self-titled album on their Bandcamp page. That’s not a statement to take lightly, folks. And while I wouldn’t label listeners that dig this album lunatics, I would definitely say it’s narrative music. The […]
Read More Minos : S/TI started my No Joy journey back in 2013 with the incredible Wait To Pleasure. It was a glorious beginning to a longstanding love affair with the Canadian shoegaze/post-punk/dream pop outfit fronted by Jasamine White-Gluz. From that I stepped back to Ghost Blonde and was floored by the sonic shift between those two records. No […]
Read More No Joy’s “Nothing Will Hurt”; ‘Motherhood’ Drops August 21stSydney, Australia’s Shady Nasty are noisy as hell and that’s a very good thing. For a three-piece they sound more like a small army of shrieking phantoms soundtracked by war drums and tortured six strings. Singer/guitarist Kevin Stathis condemns and seethes more than he sings. His jagged riffs are matched only by his jagged vocals. […]
Read More Shady Nasty : Bad PostureNew York-based post-punk band Bambara have just released their new single “Serafina”. This is the first single release from their forthcoming album Stray, which arrives February 14, 2020 via Wharf Cat. This will be a follow-up to the band’s last album, the critically-acclaimed Shadow on Everything. “Serafina” is a dizzying mix of post-punk and noise […]
Read More Bambara Drops New Single “Serafina”It’s always a great feeling to discover a band. You hit play on a new album and instantly feel like you’re connected. You think “This is a band I can grow with. I can’t wait to check out what came before and what will be coming in the future.” I felt that way about the […]
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