#houseofharm

IN A MINUTE:

A POST_PUNK EXPRESS… “FOLLOW” is the lead track on @bodyofleaves’ freshly released LP titled ‘Hell Nightmare’ (@blissbeatrecords) & it finds the SLC-based quartet of Evan Pack, Ian Francis, Adam Toomey & Elizabeth Mathis bringing a giddily melancholic piece of BPM-driven NuWave. @cathedralbells are here w/ “BETTER HALF,” the latest dream_poppin single from their forthcoming LP titled ‘Everything At Once’ (5/19 @bornlosersrecords) & it finds the Orlando-based quartet of Matt Messore, Griffin Marthe, Miguel Pais, & Jordan Bermudez springing “from the depths of obscure analog gems” “TASTE THE LIGHT” is a brand-new single from @houseofharm & it finds the ever-reliable Boston-based trio of Michael Rocheford, Cooper Leardi & Tyler Kershaw bringing a jumped_up_pantry bout of tenderly held, preciously jangled & newly romanticized FirstWave. “KILLER” is a choice cut from @__mareux__’s newly released LP titled ‘Lovers From The Past’ & it finds the Los Angeles-based artist/producer Aryan Ashtiani bringing a throbbed out piece of dark_waving, sultrily cooed & TR/ST-esque ElectroPop. “NOOSE” is the closing track on @mask.slc’s freshly dropped self-titled EP & it finds the Wasatch-based rippers living their “SALT CITY DEATH PUNK” mantra in full across 2 ½ mins of crustily chugged & D-beatingly blown-out hXc. @theseaatmidnight are here w/ a new @moonpalaceproductions produced single titled “UNDER THE WATER” & it finds the Los Angeles-based artist Vince Grant unleashing 5+ bombastic mins of guitar-laden, gothicly hued & nostalgia-laced NewWave.

//

GET GOTHY DOWN BELOW...

BEST OF ’22:

SINGLES_OF_THE_YEAR… //

Dedicated to all the true 7”ers… “DEAD” was one helluva debut single from HIGH & it found the Morris County, NJ repping quartet quickly becoming my favorite new band & did so w/ a deliciously dissonant bout of pedal stomped, EMOtionally charged & drowsy NuGaze. HOUSE OF HARM returned w/ a new standalone single titled “FEEL MY HEART BEAT” & it found the Boston-based trio bringing a big ole peace of NuWaving goodness as an impassioned vocal rode an arrangement of gleaming synths, driven low-ends & ringing six-strings. JOHNNY DYNAMITE charged back w/ a new standalone single titled “THE LAST ONES” & it found the Brooklyn-based Bloodsuckers satiating our thirst by once again bringing that cinematically sleek & cheap-seats reaching 80s Pop across 3+ mins of impeccably cool NewWave. “CASPER” was a suitably dour standalone single from THE MOTHER SUPERIOR & it found the Charlotte-based project bringing a brooding piece of SoftGrunge that touched on all of our boomingly glum & post_punking needs. “FLOWERS” managed to expand upon NEW TODAY’s love of gothly undertones, death_rocking bite & their expert use of the quiet/loud dynamic while adding a bouncy playfulness courtesy of an ear-wormy combo of floating basslines, snappy percussion & a hypnotic vocal coda that eventually succumbs to their ideal post_punking meets Alice In Chains vibe.

//

THESE DANK TUNES ARE POSTED BELOW...