New Music – September 2, 2022

I am decidedly the target market for Pure Noise Records’ Dead Formats Vol. 1 compilation. There are some really great, and some really surprising, covers on that one. Elsewhere, the new Stella Donnelly is impressing me quite a lot, and I really dig Demons downtuned nastiness.

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Smoothed Out

• Hiss Golden Messenger – Greetings From Charleston!

Unsweetened Melodies

• Stella Donnelly – Flood
• Mo Troper – MTV
• S. Raekwon – I Like It When You Smile
• Lean Year – Sides
• Mac McCaughan – The Sound of Yourself (Acoustic Versions)

Synth-ed On

• Cindygod – EP 3
• Pale Blue Eyes – Souvenirs
• Kibby – Ta Da
• Bitchin Bajas – Bajascillators

Bounceable Indies

• The Prize – Wrong Side of Town EP
• Peace Ritual – S/T
• Weird Nightmare & Ancient Shapes – “I Think You Know / Bird With An Iron Head” Split
• Looming – Anybody’s Baby

Poppy Punks

• Various Artists – Dead Formats, Vol. 1
• Lightweight – You Have to Promise
• Jenna And The Pups – Happy Birthday

Grunge

• Gravedweller – Tissue

Bashers

• Leaking Head – Better Homes & Gardens
• Hopelifter – Anthemology
• Auto – Hardcore 2022

Noisy Ragers

• Demons – Swallow
• They Live | We Sleep – Sorrowful World
• Sunflo’er – All These Darlings And Now Me
• The Callous Daoboys – Celebrity Therapist