From the womb of bands like the Slits, the Raincoats and X-Ray Spex (favorites of Nate Tapedeck’s) arises modern day post-punk bands like Wetdog; covered in afterbirth and ready to spit in someone’s face. But honestly this band rejuvenates female lead post-punk with a modern flair. After putting out a series of 7-inches and one full-length, the band is prepped to release their new record in just a few days (Nov. 30) titled Frauhaus! and out on Angular Recording Corporation. You can pre-order the CD or the “heavy weight transparent yellow vinyl” here.
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This entry was written by , posted on November 27, 2009 at 7:42 pm, filed under New Tunes and tagged post punk, the raincoats, the slits, wetdog, x-ray spex. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
If the title of their LP isn’t a dead give away, Christmas Island’s In The Red release is riddled with oxymorons. Not that I’m claiming to be the first to point this out, but while the warm guitar licks are forcing cheesed out grins Brian’s solemn words will only leave you heartbroken. However, it’s the contradiction between the two that hit home the most. We’ve all been crushed, but there’s always something we can find to smile about. Twinged with UK invasion post-punk and 60s surf-pop, it makes perfect sense for them to play with The Raincoats (so lucky!) amongst many others at the Part Time Punks Festival in San Diego. Blackout Summer was just released yesterday and at, just over a half hour, is well worth a lonely afternoon. Well, any afternoon really. Buy some DRM joints on iTunes or in vinyl format.
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This entry was written by , posted on October 7, 2009 at 1:54 am, filed under New Tunes and tagged christmas island, in the red, the raincoats. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
