Perth-based art-noise punk trio moyamoya are adamant to mix things up both musically and lyrically. Their latest single unaustralian takes a swipe at the can-do no worries mentality of their country. Yes, failure is an option, as is fucking up big time once one feels like it. Snarling almost spoken word singing on top of a very enjoyable fuzzy garage rock backing, which will be frowned upon by the tourist board and everyone else that has a stake at marketing Australia as some kind of paradise.
Phish
2026/07/17
Walnut Creek
Raleigh, NC
English experimental rock band The Fierce & The Dead have made a video for their Shake Hands And Exit single: "A song that is a bit sneaky. It tells you that everything is cool and froody, before offering a series of prog metal explosions that tell a different story. This is the kind of song that Soundgarden were chasing when they were in their prime: intense, a bit frightening, but irresistible like all things that unsafe or at least unhealthy." It is a track from their fifth studio album, Regional Theatre, due for release in October.
English old school vaudeville blues trio Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls have put together a rollicking good times compilation album. For 13 they handpicked 11 tracks as well as both songs from the double A-side single from their side-project Carley's Wreck and Ruin.
They have gone for utterly danceable spell-binding tunes from the get-go, rooted in timeless folk and blues, seasoned with a wicked sense of humour that means trouble in a good way. As a primer for their music it's a pretty damn fine one, an invitation to dig into back catalogue and fine even more gems that did not make it into this collection.
Dutch indie band Cape Sleep will be playing at the Sally Family Festival in Utrecht on October 17, sharing the bill with This Beautiful Mess (who celebrate the 25ht anniversary of their Falling On Deaf Ears album) and Ponoka & Mensenkinderen.
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