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Album Review: New IDLES record Ultra Mono cements legacy

October 9, 2020 Brian Hillsman 460 Views album review, garage punk, Idles, Joe Talbot, new music, proto punk, punk, rock n roll, Ultra Mono

The town also home to what might be the most socially-conscious, politically-aware rock band on the planet, IDLES. Many have referred to the group as hardcore punks, but they do not see themselves as exclusively punk, but something more versatile and fluid. On September 26, the quintet released their third studio release, Ultra Mono.

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Song premiere: The Blowies new single There May Never Be Another X-Mas

December 19, 2019 Greg Ackerman 302 Views garage punk, garage rock, pop-punk, premiere, punk, punk rock, Ramones, Sex Pistols, single release, song, The Blowies

Austin pop-punks The Blowies have released a timely single, “There May Never Be Another X-Mas (All I Want for X-Mas is Impeachment) as the U.S. House of Representatives have voted to send two articles of impeachment of President Trump to the Senate for trial. The fact that it’s done in classic garage punk style fits the raw, unrefined approach of President Trump. It’s the right genre for a radical political crisis.

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