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This ten song record from 2023 is already an underground classic. Is it surfy new wave punk? Punky Disco? Whatever it is IT’S FUCKING GREAT. Lira Mondal is the vocalist I want to hear everyday singing every song. The obvious musical comparison might be Pylon, but there’s also a poppy Romeo Void vibe that I’m fully addicted to. The best record of this year and it came out last year! hahaha!
May 9, 2024
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this used to rank low for me in the discog save for their best song (Grounded) appearing on this record but i feel its finally clicking. maybe the most expansive/adventurous indie record of the 90’s
May 9, 2025
i feel so bad for people who don’t know this band (fka sinema). their record is great and my favorite song changes every week. i’ve seen them a couple times this year and… wow. the kids are alright
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Holy shit, WU LYF is back and still good and I'm so excited for a new album! "Go Tell Fire to the Mountain" was probably my favorite album when I found it in 2015, but by then, they had already broken up, so hopefully this is a return to form! It sure like it sounds like one!
Bonus Rec: "Go Tell Fire to the Mountain" by WU LYF (wait for the closer, "Heavy Pop")
https://wulyf.bandcamp.com/album/go-tell-fire-to-the-mountain
Apr 3, 2025
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I would say this is super listenable Political Punk, but I hate the idea that great bands with normal ideas like equality for everyone are “political” when really it’s everyone else who is being boring as hell while upholding the status quo. Lambrini Girls are way too musically wild and way too fun to be tied down to all these words anyways. Even better lyrics than Idles and I really like Idles. I know it’s not a competition but if it was….Take a deep dive into their interviews on YOUTUBE. You will not regret it.
May 9, 2024
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I’m a sucker for complicated yet repetitive percussion, single note guitar riffs and great singing so this is kinda like the perfect storm for me. There’s a track called “singing” where Fabi Reyna talks about how she didn’t want to sing because she thought it would take away from her as a guitarist. I AM SO GLAD SHE GOT OVER THAT!!! Her voice is gorgeous, smooth in a Sade kinda way but even more intimate. Like you’re sitting on the couch while she’s singing in the same room! I’m absolutely desperate to hear these songs live.
May 9, 2024
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Like a great musical compilation that features a ton of different styles. From fiction by Honeychild Coleman and Hanif Abdurraqib to several great Roundtable Discussions called “No Whites on the Mic” that cover topics like how to start a DIY collective, what’s happening in the punk scene NOW and self care. I came for the great writing and the bands but came back again to fully enjoy the amazing comics and photos. This is one of those must have books like ‘Banned in DC’ and ‘Shotgun Seamstress; The Complete Zine Collection’.
May 9, 2024