Genre: Rock
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Cardboard
Cardboard’s garage punk rock is reminiscent of some of the genre’s classic acts – from The Mooney Suzuki to Motorhead. It’s brilliant stuff.
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PALES – Crush EP
Strasbourg’s PALES latest EP Crush lives up to the furious, raw promise of the singles: an unmistakeable sound with confidence and swagger to spare.
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Voyeur — Something Becomes You EP
Voyeur’s Something Becomes You EP is adventurous and sinister NYC rock that sounds both nostalgic and ultra-current.
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Heavy Feelings — Anatomy EP
Nadia Garofalo’s sick-and-tired vocal paired with Ben Shillabeer’s post-punk instrumentals make Anatomy dark, gloomy and blisteringly good.
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tibia – Loud with you (Angel) EP
tibia’s 2000s-era dance-rock is inspired by epic nights. The duo’s four singles would soundtrack a road trip perfectly.
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Meteor Heist — Meteor Heist
Toronto’s Meteor Heist makes smart and lush indie rock, at times reminiscent of The Tragically Hip, both in sound and lyrics.
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The Umlauts – Slags
The Umlauts make artsy, multilingual punk rock. On their album Slags, there’s a constant, thrilling feeling that anything can happen.
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Kaput — High Wire / Runner / Sucker
Sinister, intense art-rock from Chicago. Kaput’s music sounds like it was crafted in a lab to appeal to me.
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TAPE TOY — Launch the Rocket EP
Each of the five tracks on Launch the Rocket, the new EP from Amsterdam’s Tape Toy, is strong enough to be a lead single, or a standout track on a 90s alt-rock mixtape.
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catfish jr — rats on wheels
rats on wheels is the debut EP from catfish jr. It’s flawless indie-americana, and there’s a lot more to know here than I expected.