Hurry Up
Dismal Nitch
Comedy Minus One (2022)
“American Weirdos” sets the tone quickly on Dismal Nitch, the second album from Hurry Up, with a refrain of “American weirdos/ Don’t need no more heroes.” A three-piece from Portland, OR, the lineup features Kathy Foster (Thermals), Westin Glass (Thermals), and Maggie Vail (Bangs), each sharing songwriting duties and vocals. Recorded shortly before the pandemic hit, this record does sometimes feel a little dated; not in relation to the state of the world, but that it would fit in with the mid-to-late ‘90s Kill Rock Stars catalog of guitar-driven weirdo punk. Dismal Nitch features a lot of variety in tempo and vocalist, but it’s always guitar-forward and in the same key. Each songwriter has a unique style, but there’s a unified tone throughout. Some of the first notes I took about this record were about “American Weirdos,” which comes across something like a mix of Bratmobile and Selby Tigers. It’s aggressive but a little playful, with punchy, rhythmic vocals that perfectly match the freak flag vibe, doubling down with a “whoa-oh” to get in your head from the start. While it goes big on melody on track one, the band mixes up tempos and time signatures over the next twelve … Read more
Florida Men
Florida Men
Morning Wood Records (2022)
Oh Florida Man, you strange and magnificent creature of legends. Or at least it seems to be something unreal, reading … Read more
No Pressure
No Pressure LP
Ice Grill$, Triple B (2022)
Well to be honest I'm not a Story So Far fan and would not add their albums into a “Favorites” … Read more
Night Court
Nervous Birds! Too
Debt Offensive, Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings (2022)
Night Court may have a silly name, but the band feels sincere and (mostly) serious. Rooted in garage-punk, the sounds … Read more
SepticFlesh
Modern Primitive
Nuclear Blast (2022)
I have been listening to and following SepticFlesh for over a decade now. It only made sense that a new … Read more
