Tight Globes

First up in phase 2 of Tight Globes, Reatards and their album Grown Up, Fucked Up.  If you’re not familiar with Jay Reatard, stop reading this and go check out his catalog now.   Then come back.  Still with me?  This album is raw, primal and exploding with energy.  Don’t be afraid to turn it up.  It’s music that your parents would hate, unless you’re a new parent and you haven’t given up on music yet.  Behind the grittiness of the record you can really start to hear the pop hooks that Jay would later be known for.  Make no mistake, this is visceral punk rock.  But, Jay leaves room to grow.   That’s my kind of punk.  Listen here:  https://soundcloud.com/gonerrecords/reatards-blew-my-mind-grown-up-fcked-up-out-aug-21st-on-goner-records

That’s right folks, I’m back on the Tight Globes front.  More new postings coming soon. 

First 12" on Total Punk Records, courtesy of The Sleaze. It's radical and totally punk. More info: http://www.floridasdying.com/

'How To Assess Your Damages' is the second album from Denver heavyweights Il Cattivo.  Blistering post-hardcore with underlying hooks.  If Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli (Gutter Twins co-conspirators) fronted the bastard offspring of Drive Like Jehu and Archers Of Loaf, you'd get Il Cattivo.  Learn more about the band HERE and check out the video below!

There are some perks to keeping up a blog.  One of 'em is getting to check out some records ahead of their release date!  Such is the case with Human Eye's '4: Into The Unknown' which will be released on 4/30 by the mighty Goner Records.  Although I mostly know Timmy Vulgar's work from Timmy's Organism, Human Eye is a full-fledged combo that explodes on each track.  Fuzz?  Check.  Scuzz?  Check.  Bluesy future-punk riffage?  Check.  Human Eye honors the likes of Blue Cheer, MC5 and even a little Black Sabbath throughout the record but keeps it in tune with garage-punk leanings.  Much like Mudhoney and Tad before them, Human Eye takes their own approach to classic influences and stomps on the gas pedal while aiming straight ahead.  The results sound fresh in an age of immense audio clutter.  Preview a track below and check out the album cover while you're at it.  I'm sensing a theme...

Dark post-punk seems to be making a comeback.  Good!  Spectres are definitely at the forefront of the new charges.  'Nothing To Nowhere' on Deranged is def a frontrunner for top 10 this year.

Mudhoney had it then and they still got it now!  Tunes and looks, great combo.  More on Mudhoney at Sub Pop.

Latest European arrivals, courtesy of the P. Trash Club! Check stuff out: www.ptrashrecords.com

Fantastic cover version of a great song!  Dug this out a little bit ago.  Listen: http://youtu.be/tURR-lIv5FA

Superchunk's newly released contribution to the Matador Records 7" club 'Singles Going Home Alone'.  Great series.  Superchunk offers up a blistering original backed by a SSD cover.  Info on the club HERE.

8 punk-heat blasts in 14 minutes on 12" red vinyl, courtesy of Grave Mistake.  The Shirks rule.  Listen HERE.  Ex-Problematics for all you Rip Off Records fans. 

So, FYI, we used to be HERE.  Then we moved to our current Tumblr digs and are glad to be here.  If you wanna check the old blog and learn more about why we moved, go for a visit.  Thanks for finding us!

Power.  Pop.  Punk.  Rad new 7" from Casanovas In Heat, courtesy of Deranged.  Listen HERE.

Glam, pop, post-punk... it's all there in the debut LP by Deathfix.  Featuring members of Fugazi and Medications amongst others and released by Dischord this month.  Stunning debut!  Listen here: http://deathfix.com/ . 

...Stay tuned!