Faux Départ Vie Ordinaire LP
Kinda gothy, at times this has an almost lo-fi feel to it, as well as being punchy and rocking. Like a spooky-sounding MARKED MEN almost, with less bounce and from France. I dig it.
MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL
Kinda gothy, at times this has an almost lo-fi feel to it, as well as being punchy and rocking. Like a spooky-sounding MARKED MEN almost, with less bounce and from France. I dig it.
GOING AWAY PARTY puts out their first vinyl release, and second release to date. Tragic, droning, and gripping, they come from Germany’s resurgence in post-punkdom, with members from BLEAKNESS and BARREN?, both of whom I’ve been privileged to review. If the aforementioned styling is to your fancy, take a look into these labels.
Super gritty four-banger split from some newish, downbeat French punks. ALARM has dueling guitars and a great drum and bass bridge; BARREN? sings a bleak poem entitled “Illusion” (“You can wave goodbye to your hopes and dreams”); DOUCHE FROIDE is bass-forward with angelic vocals; LITOVSK is big, glassy guitar riffs and a jangling bass. I like that all of these songs are in the four-to-five minute range, as it gives you more to chew over. Though not all on these labels, each band’s got a previous record or two worth checking out.
Paris-based TURQUOISE takes on a challenge that many have tried before: total TOTALITÄR worship. But holy hell! This is Scandicore done right, maybe because they are experienced and it shows, with members and ex-members of BARREN?, RATS BLOOD, KRIGSKADE, and HIGH-VIS. Simple, fast, and loud! For kängpunks only!
