Marnie Stern – Every Single Line Means Something (Link)
Evens – Shelter Two (Link)
Takaru – Chronophobia (Link)
The Unicorns – 2014 (Link)
Ludicra – In Fever (Link)
Minor Threat – I Don’t Wanna Hear It (Link)
Hella – Republic of Rough and Ready (Link)
Behold The Arctopus – Sensory Amusia (Link)
Dysrhythmia – Sleep Decayer (Link)
Dub Trio – Jack Bauer [Live] (Link)
Kickin’ Rocks have recently finished up their new disc, Drink to Death. Fisticuffs philosopher Dave Armstrong (ex-Martyrs’ Union) handles guitar/vocal/songwriting duties, while Jason Brisson (ex-Uncle Jessie, T.S. Scream) and Aaron Selbig (Insurgent 49) juggle drums, bass, smoking, and drinking.
The no-nonsense songs ring old school, and the band proves it’s not afraid of the occasional drunken, Oi-influenced sing along. Armstrong’s lyrics are sometimes political and sometimes personal but most often somewhere between, hiding under metaphors and wordplay. In fact, bridging disparate extremes seems to be a trademark of the band; they’re rowdy but intelligent, fun loving but focused, and concerned but optimistic.
Pick up a copy of the cd and see Kickin’ Rocks at this month’s Insurgent 49 Third Friday show with Fats Tuna Melt on 5/18, and on 5/19 at the Crossroads (also with Fats).
Artist: Kickin’ Rocks
Title: Drink To Death
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01 – My IPA
02 – Corners Of Our Eyes
03 – Drink To Death
04 – 3 – 0
05 – It Always Rains When We’re In Paris
06 – For All Debts
07 – Fight Song
08 – I Ain’t Marching Anymore
09 – Turkee
10 – Final Chance
hug-a-mutha’s discography cd is currently in production and should be on our doorstep, wrapped in crackly cellophane packages, in about a month. we are stoked, and you should be too. if you’re not, we’ll smash a cd into tiny shards and rub them into your bloody, bloody eyeballs.
Artist: Hug-A-Mutha
Title: Discography
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01 – Psychoterus
02 – Epidural Rock
03 – FAV
04 – Zona Pellucida
05 – What Happened in 1989?
06 – Interlude
07 – One Sex Change Away from the Dave Matthews Band
08 – Don’t Come In
09 – Guest of Honor at a 3 Car Pile-Up
10 – Death Surftificate
11 – Murphy Who?/LISTEN TO MY ART!!!
12 – Caught in the Embrace of Evil Masquerading as Love
13 – The Most Sensual Showdown the Wild West has Ever Seen
in other news, we’re currently tracking stubby’s crack co.’s long awaited urban jungle book, slated for release in early summer. so far, it’s sounding like the record you always hoped they’d make.