- Look for the band on tour with TITLE FIGHT starting in mid-May and continuing through most of June.
From the inbox:
In anticipation of ROTTING OUT’s forthcoming LP, Street Prowl, we posted a brand new song on the 6131 Records website. Download or stream “Laugh Now, Die Later” at www.6131records.com. Street Prowl will be out this May with Rotting Out supporting the record for the rest of the year with constant touring, and appearances at United Blood, Rain Fest, and more.
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Tiny Engines (Tigers Jaw, CSTVT, Look Mexico) is excited to announce that RESTORATIONS’ highly anticipated Self-Titled debut full-length is now out digitally via iTunes and Bandcamp, where it is also available for full streaming and can be purchased for a special price of $6 for the remainder of March.
Additionally, the 12″ vinyl version of the record – which will see an April 19th release from the label – is now available for pre-order. Recorded by Algernon Cadwallader’s Joe Reinhart (My Heart To Joy, Monument, Snowing) and mixed by Jonathan Low (Dr. Dog, Danielson, mewithoutYou), the LP will be limited to a pressing of 500 and feature gatefold jackets with art and design by Bruno Guerreiro.
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NPR.org is currently streaming TRUE WIDOW’s new album, As High As the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth, in its entirety, from now until March 29 when the album sees its official release on Kemado Records.
NPR’s Lars Gotrich has this to say about True Widow:
“The self-described ‘stonegaze’ trio from Dallas is as hushed as it is ribcage-rattling. Imagine Low doing heavier, maybe even slower stoner-rock covers of their own songs, all that hurt with the volume turned way up. True Widow is a band that uses volume as an instrument — not for noise, not for metallic machismo, but a way to convey the weight of the world.”
Fans can now pre-order As High As the Highest Heavens and From the Center to the Circumference of the Earth, here.
- On a related note, here’s a Washington Post story about NPR music becoming a powerhouse of sorts. Good curation is good curation, no matter what brand name is attached to it.
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Topshelf Records is excited to announce that they have launched pre-orders for a brand new EP from Oakland, CA punk rockers BIG KIDS. The band has been busy in the studio recording a few splits along with this new EP. Topshelf Records co-released Big Kids Debut LP Hoop Dreams last year with Protagonist Records.
The EP, which features three brand new tracks, is titled Don’t Be A Baby and will be released mid April. The first pressing is limited to 500 7 inch records and will also be available digitally. The band is currently gearing up to tour Europe and news on that will be released shortly.
Solid State progressive metallers BECOME THE ARCHTYPE have another tune from their upcoming full-length Celestial Completion streaming at the Noisecreep blog. The tune is titled “Path of the Beam” and represents one of the band’s more ambitious tunes to date, complete with impressive singing and gut-ripping roar.
From the inbox:
Gross, Grimy, Groove is the best way to describe Southern California’s THE DEVASTATED.
Featuring past members of Impending Doom and Oblige, THE DEVASTATED have been hard at work crafting their first eardrum assault! The band is currently wrapping up tracking with young producer Chris Eck, and mixing later this month with Daniel Castleman at Lambesis Studios in San Diego, CA. Now, Century Media is excited to announce that THE DEVASTATED has inked a worldwide deal with the label and is gearing up to release this dirty, destructive record this summer.
THE DEVASTATED states: “We are proud to announce our signing to Century Media Records. The backing and tremendous sense of family is that of which we have always hoped for in a label. We knew almost immediately that this was the perfect fit. We can’t wait to release the record and get out on the road. Expect the unexpected and stay tuned to our Facebook page for constant updates.”
To get a taste of what THE DEVASTATED is all about, head over to their official Facebook page to hear a rough version of the song “Pseudo Smile Campaign”.
ThePunkSite.com is streaming THE ARTERIES still-new full-length Dead Sea. The release came out last October through Specialist Subject and SWFU Records. Paper + Plastick Records are now giving the album a vinyl pressing, and have allowed the album to be streamed here.
- Rad stuff, kinda reminds me of NAKED RAYGUN crossed with elements of early THE GAMITS.
