[engl] Adult-disoriented-rock-love/hate-core three-piece from Zagreb, Croatia comes of age as a quartet, embracing new synthesiser sounds to follow up on their acclaimed debut Vacation Freeze. For fans of classics like Daddys Teddybears, Glaxxxo Glance, Fruits of the Gloom and Midnight Blood!

[engl] A four-piece from Zagreb, Croatia is back with a conceptual bang! An ambitious follow-up to the widely praised "Bedrooms" record sees the band embracing the old art of referencing and quoting through all of known music history while creating their own unique presence on the music time-line. From Gesualdo to New Kids on the Block, Mozart to dEUS, (The) Lesser Men set out on a journey of embracing musical stream-of-consciousness thus to prevent self-consciousness from interfering with the quest for the actual meaning of the term 'original music'.

[engl] "Objetos Arremessados Pela Janela'', debut album by Acidental was released by Hearts Bleed Blue (HBB) on May 21, 2021. “I'm really looking forward to the release of the album, expectations are high. We have a lot of cool stuff to release during the promotion, and the album itself is perfect, believe me”, says the frontman Alexandre The first single released was a version of the track “Mesmo Que Mude”, by the "gauchos" of Bidê ou Balde. According to Alexandre, the idea came about when he decided that he would include a cover on Acidental's first album. "E agora eu preciso" is the second single from the album. “This song sums up the album's theme very well, both in terms of the lyrics and the production part.

[engl] Enough Light is songwriter Bradley Davis’s debut solo release as Affiliate Links. After more than a decade immersed in instrumental post-rock as a member of Fresh Snow, Enough Light is as bold an about-face as anyone familiar with Davis’ previous band could expect. Davis recorded most of Enough Light at home — it was later mixed by Graham Walsh (Holy Fuck, Alvvays) — in the summer of 2021 while away from work as a teaching assistant. “I have never been good at relaxing,” he admits, so when collaborating with others wasn’t an option, he made working on Enough Light part of his routine, setting himself tasks and deadlines, which kept the creativity flowing. “I had already recorded ‘Walk on Water’ and ‘The Dedicated Organ’ (both mixed by Ben Etter, whose credits include Cate Le Bon, Deerhunter, and Franz Ferdinand), and I used those as jumping-off points for the rest of the album.” Davis began exploring language and lyrical expressiveness from these initial sparks, looking for “poetry in everyday language” and ways to repurpose jargon and conversations to examine relationships from different perspectives.

[engl] New album from Phoenix, AZ folk punk lifers AJJ! Good Luck Everybody, is a grim glimpse into the tidal wave reality of modern life in America. It’s a collection of songs that will undoubtedly stand out in the band’s 15-year catalogue; while still rooted in the folk-punk sound AJJ has become known for, the album is unafraid to delve into new territories that test the limits of what the band is capable of. Produced by vocalist Sean Bonnette and bassist Ben Gallaty, with their usual cast of collaborators (Preston Bryant, Dylan Cook, Mark Glick, Owen Evans) plus a few guest appearances from Thor Harris, Jeff Rosenstock, Kimya Dawson and Laura Stevenson.

[engl] "Love is a lot of things, it’s never been one-size-fits-all. I’ve had a few hard months, but generally most people do so my experience is nothing special. When I think of 5 years from now I think of you, but maybe San Francisco was never the destination. The road trip ended somewhere in the Midwest with the car broken down and a tall can of beer. I know that you deserve better and the worst part is I deserve so much more. Love is a lot of things, I want it to be one-size-fits-all. I want so many things. I want fresh bread every morning, blue skies every day and fresh flowers for every occasion. I want to be a professional boxer but I never want to get hurt. I want my white sneakers to stay clean but some might call that living in a day dream. I want this to be therapy. I want this to be philosophy. I want this to be a recipe to get through hard times. This isn’t a simple love song proclaiming romantic feelings for just one person, this is a grand gesture that declares love for everyone. This is help we all need. This is a study in a dying love." - Aladean Kheroufi

[engl] The concert was filmed on June 4th, 1982 at Sartory Säle in Cologne (Germany) during the 82' COLLISION DRIVE tour. In 1981 Alan Vega had released his second solo LP under the title Collison Drive. It forms part of the "play loud! (live) music series". The “play loud (live) music series“ is based on three precepts: Alan Lomax´s work as an archivist and chronicler, John Peel´s BBC radio sessions, and the work of Direct Cinema pioneers, such as the Maysles Brothers, Leacock, Wildenhahn, Blank and Pennebacker. play loud! aims to create an extensive archive of interesting popular music and culture that includes both material from the filmmakers' large amount of unreleased footage and material from other sources. Other artists in this series: Damo Suzuki, Lydia Lunch, Floating di Morel, Hans-Joachim Irmler, FM Einheit, Faust, Die Regierung, Limpe Fuchs, Guru Guru, Friedman + Liebezeit, Camera feat Michael Rother & Dieter Moebius, and many more. Rockpalast (Rock Palace) is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Rockpalast started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock, heavy metal and jazz bands have performed on Rockpalast. For this vinyl and DVD release play loud! has licensed the Alan Vega show from 1982.

[engl] US singer-songwriter legend Amy Rigby will release her new album 'Hang In There With Me' through Tapete Records on August 30, 2024. Eleven up to the minute songs written by Amy and recorded by Wreckless Eric at the couples home in upstate NY, Hang In There With Me is a bracing look at life inside the vortex of the last few years. Mortality, aging and youthful missteps refracted through Amy's insightful lyricism emerge not wistful but resolute even triumphant. Rigby's distinctive voice bluntly traverses love, loss and DIY projects gone wrong over guitars cranked or shimmering, indelible bass lines, a raft of synthesisers, keyboards, beat boxes and the occasional drummer allowed into Amy & Erics rustic mid-century echo chamber.

[engl] It has been a while since André Borgen released an album in the lo-fi popish rock genre. After a period of re-releasing old albums, guest appearances on albums from artists such as Center of the Universe, collaborative releases on the more experimental side of things he has compiled a collection of amazing new tracks that turned into 'Hands and Feet'.

[engl] Recorded completely in secret, one track at a time at Guitar Center, Apprentice Destroyer’s debut Glass Ceiling Universe transcends its immediately intriguing concept to highlight a hyperactive and omnivorous talent within. These are wide ranging, kaleidoscopic instrumental compositions, veering from disorientingly complex to achingly and delicately beautiful, but always with a metallic, misanthropic edge, as if these are computers playing to each other across the Guitar Center sales floor, laughing at the puny humans attempting to create harmonics in air as they can do so perfectly in the vacuum of binary. It’s lifestyle music for all you cyborg assassins out there. Colored vinyl edition is Titanium White and comes in a special limited edition metallic jacket.

[engl] American lo-fi punk band from Memphis, Tennessee. This is the third part of the trilogy that began with 'A Love That Leads To War' and continues through 'Bending The Golden Hour,' this record represents the resolution of this leg of the trip that has unfolded over these three albums. 'Counting Backwards Again' reflects even more of the sounds and images of our travels through the ever-desirable 'No Service' remoteness that stretches throughout the mountain west where the loudest quiet that can be found exists. The open spaces point back to true north no matter which direction we are facing

[engl] Under the name AREU AREU, the two CAMOUFLAGE musicians Heiko Maile and Marcus Meyn released a 5-track EP in 1992, which is now being re-released in an extended version and for the first time on vinyl. In 1991, a friend and companion of Heiko Maile and Marcus Meyn, the photographer Reiner Pfisterer, celebrated his 24th birthday. Instead of records or books, the two CAMOUFLAGE founders planned to present the birthday child with a performance by a band formed especially for the occasion and launched AREU AREU. After CAMOUFLAGE had just released their rather acoustic sounding album "Meanwhile", Maile and Meyn were more in the mood for purely electronic music, so this side project was just what they needed to play around with the electronic gear they had accumulated in their studio in the centre of the small town of Bietigheim in southern Germany. The result were cover versions of songs that had always strongly influenced Maile and Meyn: We hear "Day Tripper" (BEATLES), "Cold" (THE CURE), FAD GADGET's "Ricky's Hand" and a two-song medley of "I'm Your Money" (HEAVEN 17) and the DEPECHE MODE classic "Tora! Tora! Tora!". In addition, several versions of their legendary German-language song "Mr. X" were worked out. A few weeks after the party, Maile and Meyn told their A&R manager about the project, and in 1992 a small number of tracks were released in a small edition on CD. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of this release, the complete work of AREU AREU now appears on an album for the first time and we can state: AREU AREU created the perfect soundtrack for a party in the hot summer of 91: AREU AREU are danceable, unpolished and wild.

[engl] Cheers to the years! A spirit of exploration, of love and unity - a musical philosophy Los Angeles quartet The Bash Dogs keep alive with their surf disco, but also their pure devotion to the art form. After cementing their status as the hosts of the grooviest party in town, The Bash Dogs are gearing up to release their debut album. With a new member, a new vibe, and new songs made to get people moving and grooving all night long, the next chapter of the Dogs starts now. As the Dogs’ realized their talents could expand far more than just 12 bar blues and guitar solos, they decided to develop something new. Coming from the city where surf/garage/psych bands are never in short supply, the last few months had felt repetitive and stale, like the band was idling. Trying on some dance-floor rhythms and sugary bass lines more influenced by classic funk and disco, their sound transformed. With the spark of this newfound energy and the space to push their songwriting and playing to new levels, Surf Disco was born. As you can taste bits and pieces of the classic and memorable rock n’ roll sound the Dogs grew up on, this newborn fusion they have created is guaranteed to get you off your feet and it is reflected in the sophisticated groove changes and experimental structure of 2020 single, “Dog Days”—funk guitar and buttery vocals pointing to a refined, more mature sound that the Dogs are ready to further unveil. As soon as the unmistakable groove and the synth waves hit you, there’s no denying it’s slicker, it’s glossier, and it’s the perfect soundtrack for “boogie nights and disco parties.

[engl] Canadian indie folk group.