Canadian art-punks Crack Cloud anounced their new album. After years of self-released, critically acclaimed work, they've decided to sign with indie label Jagjaguwar for their upcoming third album "Red Mile", set for release on July 26. The lead single, "Blue Kite," is a exploration that reflects Crack Cloud's unique genre-bending approach. Described as a blend of "phlegmatic proto-punk" and "synthy new wave" style, the track sounds like a fresh take […]

I started Radix Tenebris to showcase albums that give you a nostalgic feeling while having a retrospective. This week’s albums continue the journey into the abyss of deep melancholic sounds. Each track serves as a haunting echo of memories long past, evoking emotions that linger in the shadows of the mind. From ethereal ambience to somber melodies, these albums immerse listeners in a realm where time seems to stand still, […]

Punk Revivalists Vännäs Kasino Repress Their Debut Album on Red Vinyl Attention all fans of  Masshysteri, and The Vicious! Cult heroes Vännäs Kasino are reissuing their self-titled debut album on limited edition red vinyl, featuring fresh artwork to tantalize your eyeballs and the same blistering punk rock to ignite your soul. This Scandinavian supergroup, featuring the tireless Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, INVSN, Fake Names, The (International) Noise Conspiracy), Sara Almgren (The […]

Cleveland's Knowso for sure have been among the most idiosyncratic and memorable groups of the past couple years. Their newest full length shows them at the height of their strength once again, their amalgamation of post punk, noise- and math rock still coming across just as quirky and whimsical as it is tight, rigid and angular all the same, combining a seemingly procedural and efficient, mathematical approach with an amount […]

Cambridgeshire based punks The Baby Seals have a new single out that needs to be heard. "Mild Misogynist" hits this fantastic middle ground between a more classic punk style and the more newfangled dance-friendly punk. The song grooves insanely hard and is layered in fuzz, but it's just a song that makes you want to bop around. It's a biting and aggressive song, but does so with a great mocking […]

Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin is a landmark in early cinema, a 1925 silent film of epic scale and ambition, which chronicles a late Tsarist-era mutiny aboard ship that strikes a chord and ignites a full-scale rebellion in the port city of Russia. It is well worth watching, if only for the stunning “Odessa steps” sequence, where the Tsar’s army ruthlessly guns down civilians in sympathy with the striking sailors. The images of […]

Civic have released an incredible new debut album called, New Vietnam, now available on vinyl. This album contains the original songs, but also features a collection of early songs that were originally released between 2018 and 2019, plus a completely new and special version of "New Vietnam" that was recorded live by 3PBS (Melbourne radio). If you've never heard of CIVIC or their debut EP, then this masterpiece represents some […]

Brittany Howard has shared the second single, “Red Flags,” from her forthcoming album WHAT NOW. Her hotly anticipated second solo album (and first under Island Records) will be released on February 2, 2024. On “Red Flags,” Howard offers up a gloriously brooding reflection on love’s darker dimensions, echoing the stormy intensity of her emotional state by continually pulling the track into unique new directions. “In my past relationships, I’ve had a tendency […]