Izham Yusak

Wear Your Wounds - WYW The culmination of Jacob Bannon's solo work from the past few years, resulting in this debut under the Wear Your Wounds moniker. When he's not occupied with Converge and other art projects, the co-founder of Deathwish Inc. channelled his creative output by recording music that leans toward lo-fi and minimalism. On this record, with the help of Kurt Ballou (Converge), Mike McKenzie (The Red Chord), Chris Maggio (Trap Them), and Sean Martin (Hatebreed/Twitching Tongues), they've recorded songs that are beautiful, haunting and melancholic. #wearyourwounds #wyw #deathwishinc

La Bella - Ides Los Angeles outfit with DIY ethic (this record came with a sweet looking screen printed booklet assembled by the band). One of my favorite releases in 2016. Fast, technical and melodic. Plus it was recorded at The Atomic Garden by Jack Shirley of Comadre fame. You can't go wrong with anything that is engineered by him. #labella #ides #labelladiy #sombrasdelprogresso

Suis La Lune - In Confidence

Droughts - Stay Behind A passionate debut, with a whirlwind of emotions by this post-hardcore quartet from Chicago. They cooked up and presented this full-length with intricate riffs, driving bass lines and pummeling drums. Their vocalist/bassist wrote lyrics that reflects personal struggle and experiences. Channeling the anger and self-discovery through this creative output. Along with scenic photos of Alaska that they took themselves, to serve as the record cover and artwork. #droughts #staybehind #skeletallightning #skeletallightningrecords

Sorority Noise - You're Not As_____As You Think A record about loss of a friend and depression. Lyrics and tones that are dark and sombre, compared to their past releases. I can sense a hint of Brand New vibe during the chorus part of "No Halo", most probably because it produced by Mike Sapone. But it's not a bad thing at all. I love the fact that all songs has a sense of urgency. Even though the theme of grief and reflections are present throughout the record. #sororitynoise #yourenotasasyouthink #triplecrownrecords #bigscarymonsters #flowergirlrecords

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Formlessness 2016 The EP that started everything. Super glad that the band reissued these four songs on a 12", so that "Walnut Street" can be included. When Topshelf Records put this out on 7", the song was omitted due to length limitation. The original four songs on one side, remastered. On the other side, the same four songs, re-recorded and rearranged with a couple of interludes thrown in for good measure. #twiabp #formlessness #formlessness2016 #brokenworldmedia #theworldisabeautifulplaceandiamnolongerafraidtodie #topshelfrecords

Poison The Well's Appreciation Day. #poisonthewell #theoppositeofdecember #tearfromthered #youcomebeforeyou #versions

Dangers - The Bend In The Break Pissed off hardcore. This record is raging with emotion and substance. From the tight instrumentations (I particularly love the sound of the drums) to the insightful lyrics (they wrote about personal experiences/reflections on the struggle and beauty of human relationships, with hope that the world will strive despite humanity's irresponsibility). The perfect ingredients for a memorable record. #dangers #dangersband #thebendinthebreak #topshelfrecords #vitriolrecords

Beach House - On The Sea

Distance and Meaning #converge #convergecult #thousandsofmilesbetweenus

Youth Funeral - Bloom

@bandofnothing played a show last night in Malaysia for the first time. The gig and their set was a blast. Got the whole band to put their signatures on my copy of Tired Of Tomorrow (Vertigo Flowers edition).🙃 #nothing #bandofnothing #nothingKL #tiredoftomorrow #vertigoflowers #relapserecords

The Anniversary - Designing A Nervous Breakdown This debut by The Anniversary released back in 2000, aged really really well. A good dosage and mixture of emo, synth pop, pop punk or whatever you want to call it. Glad that Vagrant Records reissued this LP for the label's 20 years anniversary. #theanniversary #designinganervousbreakdown #vagrantrecords #heroesandvillainsrecords

Hammock - Raising Your Voice... Trying To Stop An Echo The first time I heard the opening track "I Can Almost See You", I knew then that this record is something special. The droning and synthesized melodies, the poetic song titles, the unmistakable emotional depth produced by this duo is magical. One of those records that you keep coming back to, after all these years. #hammock #raisingyourvoicetryingtostopanecho #hammockmusic #darlarecords

Youth Funeral - Heavenward Chaos and beauty wrapped perfectly just under 15 minutes. Across 13 songs. Enough time to leave you breathless by its sheer rawness and intensity. #youthfuneral #heavenward #skeletallightning #dogknightsproductions

Thank you. 🙏🏼 #thesaddestlandscape #declaringwaronnostalgia

The Saddest Landscape - Shifting My Clarity (at Tadom Hill , Banting)