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Lords of Acid: Pretty In Kink (2018).

6 September, 20187 September, 2018 Dance, Industrial, Record 0

Everyone’s familiar with Lords of Acid at a basic level, right? Dark electronic erotica? Techno songs about fucking? It’s all very nineties. Pretty in Kink was released in May 2018 but still puts out the oldschool LoA vibe.

Blacklab: Under The Strawberry Moon 2.0 (2018).

5 September, 20185 September, 2018 Record, Rock 0

Hey, are you interested in letting a couple of women from Osaka just completely melt your fucking brain? If so I have found the album for you.

The Twinkles: We Come Along (2018).

4 September, 20185 September, 2018 Pop, Punk, Record 0

A 10 song album that is everything you’ve been looking for if you’re sad that The Vandals haven’t had a full length release since 2004.

Pastoratet: THLM (2018).

10 August, 201810 August, 2018 Punk, Record 0

A nice combo of hardcore and surf punk, it’s got a mellow, melodic feel that edges toward pop-punk but brings in just a tiny bit of metal to keep an edge to the sound.

rosewater: Love Bomb, rosewater AKA (2018).

15 June, 201815 June, 2018 Post-Punk, Punk, Record 0

Both little works have great songs on them but Love Bomb is mind-blowingly perfect. Clark and Brooke’s voices and guitars blend into a sweet, grungy, fun sound.

DENY: Parasite Paradise (2018).

2 June, 2018 Metal, Punk 0

Barely intelligible lyrics, fast, simple-guitar lines, and overwhelming drums.

Just as God intended, damnit.

Stelliferous: Canine Familiar (2018).

14 May, 2018 Metal, Record 0

Ugh, it’s actually irritating how much I like this record. It’s like a white noise machine for ADHD.

Shezoo: Agony Of Doubt (2018).

10 May, 201810 May, 2018 Metal, Record 0

Agony of Doubt is a fun, fantastic, big-hair-eighties-style metal album that goes hard and fast but stays fun the whole way through.

Ryder: For What It’s Worth (Live) (2018).

4 May, 20184 May, 2018 Record, Rock 0

Buttrock band.

Felix Colgrave: Royal Noises from Dead Kingdoms: The Music of Double King (2018).

25 April, 2018 Film, Record 0

Colgrave’s animation is beautiful. It is alternately stark and lush, full of repeating patterns and startling aberrations and the score, Royal Noises from Dead Kingdoms, mirrors the hypnotic visuals in its layered, thoughtful construction.

Nekrogoblikon: Welcome to Bonkers (2018).

24 April, 2018 Metal, Record 0

A lot of metal is full of goofy bullshit, a lot of which is very somberly growling about satan, hell, torture, shit, darkness, and other suitably grimy and nasty metal things. And sometimes it turns out that goofy bullshit is pure, distilled perfection and the concentrated essence of joy.

The Cascades: Diamonds and Rust (2017).

23 April, 201824 April, 2018 Goth, Post-Punk, Record 0

While the rest of the world moves, changes, shifts, reshapes itself, and discovers irony you can always return to the comforting refuge of goth rock.

Nemesis Inferi: A Bad Mess (2018).

4 April, 20184 April, 2018 Metal, Record 0

The record is a solid piece of work with plenty of power. A sound that wavers between groove and thrash from song to song.

Nervenbeisser: Zeitenwandel (2017).

29 March, 2018 Industrial, Metal, Record 0

If you’ve been hankering for some growly Germans who make music that complements PVC outfits and stompy dancing, Nervenbeisser might be for you.

The Frozen Autumn: The Fellow Traveler (2017).

14 March, 2018 Goth, Industrial, Pop, Record 0

Are you into synthpop? Do you believe in heaven above, do you believe in love?

Andrew W. K.: You’re Not Alone (2018).

2 March, 2018 Metal, Record, Rock 0

How do you feel about relentless positivity and good cheer? I’m a bit cynical about it myself, but once in a while something comes by that slaps a smile on your face and won’t get out of your head.