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 […]
Heather The Jerk's latest EP Surreal Good Fun Exciting Tape is a compelling, super poppy synthpunk album with infectious energy. However, the EP's biggest drawback is that it's short, consisting of just four tracks, leaving listeners hungry for more. Despite its short length, the album's catchy melodies create an atmosphere that compels fans to play it again and again. Surreal Good Fun Exciting Tape by Heather The Jerk
Ears wide open when two of Europe’s finest punk rock bands team-up for a split LP. I am talking about Accidente (Madrid, Spain) and Nightwatchers (Toulouse, France) who contribute four and six songs respectively to the new release. Both bands again prove their talent for writing high energy punk rock tunes that are agressive and melodic. They are not play-acting their anger, at the core of these bands’ music lies […]
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 […]
It has been a year since we started our little passion project online. Throughout this journey we have made new friendships, rekindled old ones, experimented with new sounds and managed to set up a humble studio. We want to thank everyone who has made this possible so far, as well as reach out to all radio enthusiasts willing to join Kolektiv Radio. Stay tuned for upcoming events and a brand […]
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 […]
Early ’00s Portland, Oregon was a fertile and dynamic time and place for punk. The hazy, jaded eyes of nostalgia might call it a high-water mark. House shows and venues were plenty, and the scene was filled with a talented, incestuous group of misfits. Following the breakup of the OBSERVERS, Doug Burns connected with Hajji Husayn to form the RED DONS. The rotating group of collaborators who joined later included […]
The debut by Sydney’s R.M.F.C. is finally here. Its title is as solid as the music. Club Hits, thirteen of them, and all written, performed, recorded by Buz Clatworth. Club Hits starts with a suspense building intro song before the first highlight and my early favorite of the record kicks in. The short eggpunk blast Spectrum, a song that is followed by its moody and more arty twin Sterile Century. The remainder of Club Hits touches […]
Scratchy Portland post-punks COLLATE deliver their second LP after about five years and a string of excellent EPs. And despite what’s felt like an eternity passing since we last heard from them (2021’s “Medicine / Genesis Fatigue” 7″), they pick up pretty much where they left off. Generative Systems opens with a bass-forward minimal post-punk number that’s equal parts GANG OF FOUR, the CONTORTIONS, and ROSA YEMEN. It’s energetic without being […]
