Genre: Rock
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Adore
Irish garage punk band Adore takes on issues of domestic abuse and toxic masculinity with tight musicianship and feral intensity.
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The Orchestra (For Now)
The Orchestra (For Now) is a seven-member art-rock band with a live show that looks incredible. If you don’t know them yet you will soon.
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Roach — Everything or Nothing EP
Roach’s latest EP is a half-dozen sharp and melodic power-pop songs. It’s warm, charismatic and addictive.
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Fright Years – Still Life EP
With Still Life, Fright Years is a great addition to the list of bright and energetic female-fronted power-pop bands coming out of Europe right now.
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SMILE — Hot Friend / Price of Progress
SMILE hooked me with their raw, noir-ish post-punk single “Hot Friend”, and last year’s Price of Progress is danceable, tense and unpredictable.
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Clutter
Clutter’s trio of noisy, jagged indie rock singles makes for gloriously controlled chaos.
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Mood Bored — Too Much?
Indie-pop trio Mood Bored’s excellent EP Too Much? serves up grunge-tinged hooks paired with late-night anxiety.
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Bimbo – Bimbology
Bimbo’s jazz-influenced garage rock blends complicated rhythms and hooky melodies for a killer debut EP.
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Heartworms — Glutton for Punishment
Even if you’re a Heartworms fan, Glutton for Punishment packs a ton of range and surprises. It’s literary, theatrical, and mostly flawless.
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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.