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Album Review: New IDLES record Ultra Mono cements legacy

October 9, 2020 Brian Hillsman 210 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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Album Review: Metz to release Atlas Vending October 9

September 4, 2020 Brian Hillsman 203 Views album review, Alex Edkins, grunge, hardcore, Metz, new music, post-punk, proto punk, rock n roll, Subpop

Metz’s new record, the follow-up to the Steve Albini-produced Strange Peace is Atlas Vending. The album continues in a similar trajectory as an angst-layered commentary on post-nuclear life. The record is due for an October 9 release on Sub Pop Records. The new LP indeed picks up where their previous work left off, further establishing the Ottawa natives as a hardcore punk sub genre all their own.

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