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@cassmccombs is here w/ a brand new track titled “PRIESTESS” & it finds the forever vagabond waxing upon a seminary, of contradictions while working as a soda jerk across a steadily held 5 ½ mins of warmly lit & mercurially McCombs-ian FolkRock.

“P.S.” is the second single from @fib_band’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Heavy Lifting’ (4/25 @juliaswarrecs) & it finds the Philadelphia-based group breaking away while channeling their “shared love for pop and rock & roll” across 2+ post_power_pop_punking minutes.

“DIVER” is the latest single from @forestxcircles & it finds multi-instrumentalist Angel Ocana’s Philadelphia-based project passionately pleading across a whirling 2:48 clip of hypnotically hazed & melancholically dirge’d DreamGaze.

“HOARDERS (BURIED ALIVE)” is the lead single/track from @gallerytheband’s forthcoming debut EP titled ‘Rolling Stop’ (5/1 @candlepin_records) & it finds the St. John’s - Newfoundland 🇨🇦-based group bringing the bummer goods across 4 indie_rocked & slow_gazed minutes.

“OPEN YOUR EYES” is the latest taste from @holographband’s forthcoming EP titled ‘The Manor’ & it finds the Amsterdam-based outfit bringing the battle of good/evil across 4+ mins of hauntingly morose & Gothically hued GloomRock which is further fleshed out in @markvroush’s aesthetically apt video treatment.

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“EMPIRE ANTHEMS” is the opening/title-track from @chaepter’s latest EP (@pleasure_tapes) & it finds the Chicago-based trio of Chaepter Negro (guitar/vocals), John Golden (drums) & Ayethaw Tun (bass) bringing a frantically fantastic 5:42 clip of post_punking ArtRawk.

@themaryonettes are here w/ a brand new standalone single titled “TEARS TO AN OCEAN” (@welfaresounds) & it finds the Gothenburg-based quartet bringing the melancholically malaise’d goods across 4 sweetly shimmering, plaintively potent & dream_popping minutes…. That sax tho!!

@pelicansong are here w/ “INDELIBLE,” the second single from their forthcoming LP titled ‘Flickering Resonance’ (5/16 @runforcover) & it finds the veteran Chicago-based quartet of Bryan Herweg, Larry Herweg, Laurent Schroeder-Lebec & Trevor Shelley de Brauw cosmically grooving across 7 post_emo_stoned & death_gazed minutes.

@pre_occupations are here w/ “BASTARDS,” the second single from their forthcoming LP titled ‘Ill At Ease’ (5/9 @bornlosersrecords) & it finds the Calgary-based quartet of Matt Flegel (bass/vox), Scott Munro (guitar/keys), Daniel Christiansen (guitar) & Mike Wallace (drums) sharing our “profound & unified sense of enjoyment at a world’s impending doom” across 4 ½ extremely un-annoying, futuristically retro’d & art_poppin minutes.

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The review template of choice for the TL;DR Tribe… ‘BIRTHMARKS’ (@wharfcatrecords@bella_union) is the latest (& dare I say, greatest) LP from @bambaraband & it finds the Brooklyn-based trio of multi-instrumentalists Reid Bateh, Blaze Bateh & William Brookshire opening up their sound & embracing/deploying some vivacious vibes all while remaining wholly themselves across an even 10 tracks of authentically Americana’d, gothically gloom_rawked & coyishly Cocteau Twinning DreamPop as witnessed on the tenderly twanged & lusciously lounged “Smoke.”

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The review template of choice for the TL;DR Tribe… The public reaction to ‘RAW BLUE,’ the latest LP from WHIRR, is all the proof one needs to realize that the much beloved, influential & temporarily paused group are back as fuck as it finds the forever-freed Modesto-based outfit fully immersed in their quietly/loud vibe across 10 tracks (12 counting the latest deluxe version that includes the tacked on ‘Speeding/Busy’ 7”) of dues paid, melancholically swirled & alt_rawking DreamGaze.

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@aintband are here w/ a new track titled “PIROUETTE” (@fomorecords) & it finds the South London-based outfit, through syrupy teeth, dusting off an oldie but goodie across 4 drudgery detailed mins of fuzzed-out IndieRawk.

“FUMBLE” is the lead single/track from @funeralcommercial’s forthcoming LP titled ‘dead before I die’ (4/18 @candlepin_records) & it finds the group living their best “gloomy & spooky from Akron, Ohio” lyfe across a buzzy 4:14 clip of EMOtionally glazed CoreGaze.

“EARTH EATER” is the latest single/closing track from @ribbonskirtband’s forthcoming debut LP titled ‘Bite Down’ (4/11 @mintrecords) & it finds the Montreal-based duo of guitarist/vocalist Tashiina Buswa & guitarist Billy Riley, rounded out here by bassist Luca CA & drummer Lan Thockchom linking up producer/multi-instrumentalists Scott ‘Monty’ Munro/Marlaena Moore to bring 3 ½ dream_poppin & indie_rocking minutes.

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@_c_i_t_i_z_e_n_r_y_ are here w/ “ASHES FOR THE MASSES,” the second single from their forthcoming debut self-titled LP (4/1 @safesoundscollective) & it finds @pre_occupations’ drummer @milk_jagger linking up w/ vocalist @idiouscarrie & keyboardist/producer Constantine Tzenos (@odonisodonis) to bring 3 bombastically experimental & cyber_punked minutes.

“FEEL THIS WAY” is the lead track on @emmett_oc’s forthcoming LP titled ‘9 From the Warped Mind’ (6/6 @sweettimerecords @lowambitionrecords) & it finds the Cleveland-based project unleashing its “isolationist griftings” across a 3:22 clip of sonically sun warped & deliciously doo_wopped SynthPunk.

“A CLEANSING CURE” is the opening track on POLYGLOT’s debut LP titled ‘Artistes Anciens’ (@public_tone) & it finds the Winnipeg-based trio of Nicholas Liang, Alannah Walker & Graeme Wolfe bringing their “Three pals pallin’ around” vibe across 2+ power_punk_popping & ‘Mats-esque minutes.

“ANOTHER BOY” is the lead single from @provoker.zone’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Mausoleum’ (5/9 year0001) & it finds the LA-based trio of multi-instrumentalist Jonathon Lopez, bassist Wil Palacios & vocalist Christian Crow Petty stuck on all the things you said across 3 ½ mins of aesthetically dripped, endlessly ear-wormy & Yves Tumored SynthPop.

“S IS FOR” is the second body_moving single from @sextileband’s forthcoming LP titled ‘yes, please.’ (5/2 @sacredbones) & it finds the Los Angeles-based duo of Melissa Scaduto & Brady Keehn unleashing their S. Product across a bouncy 2:44 clip of beat-driven, proudly pulsating & Scaduto-lly sassed ElectroPop.

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The review template of choice for the TL;DR Tribe… ‘BRUTALITY OF FACT’ is the latest EP from @_topographies_& it finds the ever-reliable San Francisco-based trio of Justin Oronos, Jeremie Ruest & Gray Tolhurst further entrenching themselves into their Gothically hued ways across 4 club-ready tracks of deliciously dark_waving, potently post_punking & dreamily popped NüWave as witnessed on the tenderly new romanticized “Love Is Not Enough.”

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“PUMMELLED” is the lead track on @aglobrutal’s forthcoming EP titled ‘Fixate & Disgrace’ (3/19 @onlybigrecords) & it finds the Melbourne-based quartet of Aaron Osborne, Brayden Becher, Matt Roberts & Lee Jowono manning their Starship Brutal while reassuring us, w/ a guttural growl, that resistance is futile across a 4:24 clip of deathly crusted & sonically sludge’d DoomMetal.

“ONE PATH TO CARN DÛM” is the lead single/track from MAGUS LORD’s forthcoming debut album titled ‘In the Company of Champions’ (TBA @silvershieldrecords) & it finds the Los Angeles-based project of multi-instrumentalist M. (@lampofmurmuur) sailing the winds of fate across a sprawled sub-16 min slice of heavily kvlt dwelling, synthetically strewn & cosmically blackened EpicMetal.

@mywifesanangel are here w/ “OL MAN SHLEEP,” the second bat shit single from their forthcoming LP titled ‘Yeah, I Bet’ (4/18 @knifehitsrecords @grimgrimgrim215 @broken_cycle_records) & it finds the Philly-based quartet of Boone (guitar), Fancy (bass), Jagwah (drums) & G (vocals) wilin across 2 scuzzed out, noise punked & frantically fucked minutes.

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The review template of choice for the TL;DR Tribe… ‘BUYER BEWARE’ (@fuzzclubrecords) is the latest LP from @wearethemenbk & it finds the hard-charging New York-based quartet of Nick Chiericozzi (guitar/vocals), Kevin Faulkner (bass), Mark Perro (guitar/vocals) & Rich Samis (drums) doing the damn thing once again while sounding as seductively scuzzed as ever across 13 tracks that classically rawk (Pony), indie punk (PO Box 96) & tenderly jangle (Charm) as well as combine all their potent assed elements into one cohesive statement as heard on the skronking title-track.

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The review template of choice for the TL;DR Tribe… ‘LAST LEG OF THE HUMAN TABLE’ (@closedcasketactivities) is the latest/greatest LP from @cloakroomisafuckinband & it finds the wholly Northwest, Indiana-based trio of vocalist/guitarist Doyle Martin, bassist Bobby Markos & drummer Tim Remis further refining their brand of rust-belted & crunchily amplified AltRock while finding pockets of fresh sonic soundage across a 10-track spread chockfull of Americana-tinged, dream_poppin & pedal gazing goodness as heard on the table-setting opener “The Pilot.”

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@annika.henderson is here w/ “WALK AWAY,” the second single from her forthcoming solo LP titled ‘Abyss’ (4/4 @sacredbones) & it finds the Berlin-based artist “not giving a shit” while telling it how it is across 4 ½ mins of sufficiently soul-baring & 90s inspired AltRock.

“YESTERDAY’S HERO” is the latest single from @deanwareham’s forthcoming solo LP titled ‘That’s the Price of Loving Me’ (3/28 @carparkrecords) & it finds the Galaxie 500 fronting icon tenderly lamenting across 3 hazily dripped & dreamily nostalgic minutes.

“TWIST THE KNIFE” is the latest single from @korineband’s forthcoming album titled ‘A Flame In the Dark’ (3/28 @bornlosersrecords) & it finds the Philly-based duo of Trey Frye & Morgy Ramone enchanting us across a 3:25 clip of indie_danced & properly nü_waved SynthPop…. Which is further fleshed out in @johnny.dynamite’s aesthetically apt video treatment.

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“CHAINSAW” is the latest single from @bedridden___’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Moths Strapped To Each Other’s Backs’ (4/11 @juliaswarrecs) & it finds the Brooklyn-based trio of Jack Riley (guitar/vocals), Nick pedroza (drums) & Sebastian Duzian (bass) lamp bashing across 3 ½ mins of emo_gazing AltRawk.

“OMEN” is a choice cut from @kneeling_man’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Kneeling’ (3/28 @theflenser) & it finds @agriculture_music’s Daniel Meyer sounding “huge & small at the same time” while watching the apocalypse unfold across 2+ spiritually inclined, graciously gazed & indie_rocking minutes.

“WISH I HAD A DOG” is the latest single from KING HÜSKY’s forthcoming self-titled debut LP (5/9) & it finds the Oslo-based artist Vidar Landa (@kvelertakofficial @beachheadsband) bringing plenty of power_popping & indie_rocking goodness.

“BOTTLENECK BLUES” is the lead single from PACO CATHCART’s forthcoming solo LP titled ‘Down On Them’ (5/2 @wharfcatrecords) & it finds the Brooklyn-based artist (@thecradlemusic) finding a sense of emptiness & openness across 4+ beautifully breezed & devotionally homemade IndieFolkPop.

@webbed_wing are here w/ a new standalone single titled “COME ON” @memorymusiclabel) & it finds the Philly-based trio of guitarist/vocalist Taylor Madison, bassist Mike Paulshock & drummer Jake Clarke bringing the hooky goodness across a 2:24 clip of alt_rocking PowerPop.

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“DARKFIELDS” is the official lead from @incovertmusic’s forthcoming debut LP titled ‘Bleak Machinery’ (5/9) & it finds the Los Angeles-based quartet of multi-instrumentalist Wes Lopez, drummer Oscar Ruvalcaba, bassist Victor Guitarrez & vocalist Kris Balocca waxing upon the ego-driven ills of an algorithm driven social construct across a 2:47 clip of insidiously industrialized & graciously gloomed SciFiDoomPunk… which is further fleshed out in Lopez & Balocca’s aesthetically apt video treatment.

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“CHANGES” is the lead single from @alienboypdx’s forthcoming LP titled ‘You Wanna Fade?’ (5/9 @getbetterrecords) & it finds the project bringing its “Sunny & the loud rock band from Portland” energy while acknowledging “the ghosts & grieving an old life” across a sub-4 min slice of power_poppin & jaw_breaking AltRock.

@knitting_band are here w/ a brand new track titled “NITE LITE” (@mintrecords) & it finds the Montreal-based quartet of Mischa Dempsey, Sarah Harris, Piper Curtis & Andy Mulcair wanting to know what it’s like across 3 lo-fi-ing, bedroom_poppin & indie_rocking minutes.

“NEEDLES TO SAY” is the final single in the run-up to @thetaxidermists’ forthcoming LP titled ‘20247’ (3/7 @dangercollectiverecords) & it finds the Western Mass-based duo of Cooper B. Handy & Salvadore McNamara needlessly saying across a minimally blown-out bout of bare-bones FuzzRawk.

@torturetwinn are here w/ a brand new single titled “EMILY” & it finds the Richmond-based project linking up w/ @sculptureclub to bring a life blossoming piece of tenderly held, melancholically morose & joyously jingle jangled NüWave.

@wylderness_band are here w/ a brand new single that quizzically asks (& or states) “IS IT SUMMER” & it finds the Cardiff-based quintet of Ian (guitars/vox), Jim (bass/guitars), Ben (drums/percussion), Dan (guitars/vox) & Harri (clarinet/keys) ungently pondering across a 4:39 clip of woozily sun-drenched, moodily melancholic & Interpol-esque IndieRock.

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The review template of choice for the TL;DR Tribe… ‘QUIET PLEASURES’ is the latest EP from @glixen & it finds the Phoenix-based quartet of guitarist/vocalist Aislinn Ritchie, guitarist Esteban Santana, drummer Keire Johnson & bassist Sonia Garcia finding their inner sonically swole selves by linking up w/ producer @sonnyyyyyy who adds some extra heft to their brand of hazily pedal gazed & deliciously dream_popped AltRawk as heard on the table-setting opener “shut me down.”

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The review template of choice for the TL;DR Tribe… ‘SLOW MOTION’ (@abandoneverythingrecords@candlepin_records) is the latest LP from @cigarettesforbreakfastband & it finds the Philly-based trio of Matt Whiteford, Anthony Rossi & Martin Buechler delivering that crunchily clutch noise across 11 tracks that flex plenty of pedal_gazing, dream_poppin & ambitiously amplified AltRawk as heard on the isn’t_anything-ing swirl of opener “Glue.”

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“ANEMIC” is the lead single/title-track from @anemic.ca’s forthcoming self-titled LP (TBA: @alacarterecords_) & it finds the Oakland-based outfit, featuring members of Clique, Luster, No Right & Extinguish capturing some “themes of grief & inner struggle” across 3 alt_rawking & post_gazing minutes.

@bambaraband are here w/ “FACE OF LOVE,” the final single in the run-up to their forthcoming LP titled ‘Birthmarks’ (3/14 @wharfcatrecords @bella_union) & it finds the Brooklyn-based trio of multi-instrumentalists Reid/Blaze Bateh & William Brookshire linking up w/ @mercury_tracer while channeling their inner Cocteau Twin across 4+ dreamily noir’d minutes.

“GLUE” is a choice cut from @demoraband’s freshly dropped EP titled ‘torpor’ (@cherub.dream.records) & it finds the San Franciso-based quartet of Johnny Banuelos, Ben McCullough, Ashley Reber & Dilly Dailey grunge_gazing across 3 mins of crunchily faded AltRawk.

@wearethemenbk are here w/ “CHARM,” a choice cut from their freshly released LP titled ‘Buyer Beware’ (@fuzzclubrecords) & it finds the NY-based quartet of Nick Chiericozzi (guitar/vocals), Kevin Faulkner (bass), Mark Perro (guitar/vocals) & Rich Samis (drums) linking up w/ vocalist Jessica Poplawksi to bring a rangy 2:13 clip of tenderly blown-out IndiePunk.

“DEAR AIR” is a brand-new standalone single from @smut.online & it finds the Chicago-based quintet of vocalist/lyricist Tay Roebuck, guitarist Andie Min, bassist John Steiner, guitarist/keyboardist Sam Ruschman & drummer Aidan O’Connor waxing upon the one that could never stay across a tenderly melancholic 3:45 clip of radio-ready & EMOtionally earnest AltPopRock.