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SPB double premiere: Introducing The Clamor

Posted in Records on February 23, 2023

The Clamor is a new project between Aaron Louis, Omer Leibovitz and Alan Douches, with their debut album out on March 17.

Today, Scene Point Blank is excited to unleash two tracks from the record ahead of time, "Nerve and Vein" and "She's in Static," two tracks that reflect a punk spirit with strong early/mid '80s elements that recall art-punk, New Wave and other independent-minded, adventurous yet accessible sounds.

“Nerve and Vein”

When you’re just smart enough to know that something or someone is dangerous for you, but you’re just reckless enough to keep doing it. That fight between control and abandon.  - Aaron Louis


Aaron Louis is the project ringleader. Formerly a member of Dandelion Wine and current Audio/Visual Director of MoMA, where he produces a variety of live events.

Louis gives us some context:

I have spent so many years working in other mediums, film, theater, fiction, and working in the art world, that I wanted to return to my roots, where I feel most at home being creative. That’s music. Like a lot of people, I had a pretty wrecked childhood and the only thing that kept me sane was being a part of the insane punk rock community around me, and listening to and making music and I miss it more and more as I get older. The album is not me trying to recreate that atmosphere but a place to begin where I left off. Even if that just means having fun - like not being too precious, finding ways to be vulnerable, and embracing the collision of styles, all of which I hope you feel in this album.I like this moment in my life and feel like this album was a way to create a sort of sonic snapshot of what I've been thinking about and what's important to me. And thinking of how fast it goes. Like in Cardiac Soundtrack –  I wondered what it was that the great Joe Strummer might have been listening to when he had his heart attack.  "U-Roy? The Jay Tees?" What will I go out listening to? And what music can I leave behind?

I wrote all the music and brought the song demos to the producer, Omer Leibovitz, and he assembled a group of killer Brooklyn musicians (himself included), to get the full band sound that I wanted. And then he brought along the excellent engineer at Studio G, Jeff Berner, and with Alan Douches mastering I felt I couldn’t be in better hands. The album artwork was done by one of my favorite illustrators, Roxanna Bikadorroff. I first discovered her artwork on the cover of my favorite Flannery O'Connor books and I actually cold-called her and coaxed her out of “applied art” retirement with punk rock.

“She’s in Static”

Reflects on those frustrating moments before someone decides to exist in the world the way that feels right to them. Be that morally, physically, artistically, or all of the above. And then if you’re lucky, the freedom and empowerment that one can feel from finally doing so. And in many cases this isn’t solved by convincing yourself with some simple platitude like “just be yourself” because a lot of times, for instance coming out as gay, or trans which is mainly what the song talks about, can actually be dangerous. So it takes a tremendous amount of courage. So “She’s in Static” is about transition, and choosing what of your old self you want to take with you and what you want to leave behind. - Aaron Louis

photo by Grace Kim

New from Atmosphere

Posted in Records on February 23, 2023

So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously will release on May 5, the latest full-length from Atmosphere, to be released on long-time label home Rhymesayers. The group kicks off the news with a video for "Okay," which also features a few cameos. The record itself also has guest appearances from Sa-Roc, … Read more

Downfall of Gaia returns

Posted in Records on February 23, 2023

Downfall of Gaia shared a new song today, "Existence of Awe," which will feature on their new album, out March 17. It is called Silhouettes of Disgust and releases on LP, cd, and digitally via Metal Blade. The new album also marks the return of guitarist Peter Wolff, who left … Read more

C.C. Voltage with 2 new-ish songs

Posted in Records on February 22, 2023

At the start of the month C.C. Voltage released a new 7", Berliner Pilsner b/w Bummer Party, on Yeah Right! Records (North American) and Snap Records (Spain). The sound captures melodic, hook-driven DIY rock, drawing from the likes of Cheap Trick, Bad Nerves, and more. The lineup supporting Voltage includes … Read more

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Posted in Records on February 22, 2023

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Posted in Records on February 22, 2023

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Decent Criminal is back

Posted in Records on February 22, 2023

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Introducing Heretic Plague

Posted in Records on February 22, 2023

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The Kinks 60th anniversary collections

Posted in Records on February 21, 2023

Formed in 1963, 2023 marks the 60th anniversary of British rock group The Kinks. To mark the milestone, the band will release a series of collections over the next two years, beginning with The Journey - Part 1, available March 24 via BMG. The songs on the collection were curated … Read more

Round 2 from Norway's Dangerface

Posted in Records on February 20, 2023

Norwegian punk 'n' rollers Dangerface return with their second LP this spring, Be Damned! The band's second go-around is to release on April 28 on Fysisk Format, and is described as sounding similar in style to The Good The Bad and The Zugly, Gallows, and The Bronx. Listen and decide … Read more

The Bug Club: North American vinyl

Posted in Records on February 20, 2023

The first two albums from Welsh indie garage band The Bug Club will soon be reissued on vinyl. On April 14, We Are Busy Bodies will rerelease Green Dream In F# and Pure Particles. The three-piece lineup of Sam Willmett (guitar/vocals), Tilly Harris (bass/vocals), and Dan Matthew (drums) formed in … Read more

New tune-ic

Posted in Records on February 19, 2023

Winnipeg noise rock band Tunic is back with their third album. The record will be called Wrong Dream and releases on April 28 via Artoffact Records. "Whispering," the lead single, captures the band's anxious yet forceful sound that tightropes between aggression and uncertainty. Think classic Amphetamine Reptile Records with some … Read more

Hearts Apart part 2

Posted in Records on February 18, 2023

Hearts Apart, a modern poppy punk group with a garage-y element from Italy, has shared two news songs (below) from their upcoming second EP, Bang! Wrong Again, due on April 28. The band formed in 2020 with former members of bands such as Miss Chain & The Broken Heels, Argetti, … Read more

Uboa, meet The Flenser

Posted in Records on February 18, 2023

Australian noise experimental artist Uboa has joined forced with The Flenser, beginning with a vinyl pressing of Uboa's 2019 album The Origin of My Depression, available April 28. The Flenser Welcomes Australian Experimental Artist Uboa, Reissues The Origin of My Depression As described in a press release: With several tracks … Read more

Love Ethic from Pittsburgh

Posted in Records on February 18, 2023

Love Ethic, a trio form Pittsburgh, PA, playing noise-rock influence punk, has shared "Let Me County The Ways," the lead single form the band's debut full-length album, The Thinking Man's Redux. The album itself is to be self-released and comes out on April 28 on cd. The "redux" in the … Read more

A BL'AST from 1989, remastered

Posted in Records on February 18, 2023

Originally released in 1989, Take The Manic Ride, the final studio album, from BL'AST will be remastered and reissued by Southern Lord. It releases officially on March 10, 2023. BL'AST formed in 1983, disbanded after The The Manic Ride, and later reformed in the 2000s, releasing a 7", a split … Read more

Spaceships coming in March

Posted in Records on February 18, 2023

Based in South Bend, Indiana, post-gaze band Spaceships is back with a new album called Ruins, out on March 24 on Friend Club Records. Formed in 2013 as a continuation of A Rocket Named Justice, the band has three full-lengths, and EP, and a split with Retrouvé to their name. … Read more

Ill Communication "Flip the Switch" from EPs to an LP

Posted in Records on February 18, 2023

Ill Communication shares a new song this wee, "Flip the Switch," a preview of a new record coming out later this year. Members have played with bands such as The Warriors, Diehard Youth, No Motiv, Retaliate, and Gravemaker, consisting of longtime scene friends located in the Oxnard and Tehachapi hardcore … Read more

Torena shares a new song from upcoming EP

Posted in Records on February 17, 2023

California hardcore band Torena just announced a 5-song EP called Evil Eyez, coming out March 14 via DAZE. Listen to "Bleed," the lead track from the EP, for a taste of the band's heavy sound. They released an album, Cerebellum Prison, last year and are playing tonight at Bricks Rock … Read more

Sublime Frequencies comp brings archival world music focus

Posted in Records on February 16, 2023

High Castle Teleorkestra has curated a new two volume collection of eclectic global sounds, A Beginner's Guide To Sublime Frequencies, available for preorder now. While just a sample, the collection includes Egyptian surf rock, '60s Vietnamese pop, Italian cineam, and more styles from locations such as Indonesia, Africa, the Middle … Read more