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Visual Learner - “Across ten scrappy yet surprisingly melodic pop-punk tracks, this four-piece barrels ahead at full speed, often teetering on the edge of collapse but always managing to hang on for dear life.” –punkrocktheory

Newburgh - metrodetroit punk rock

Endless Vacation - “Punk for the Hardcore, Hardcore for the Punks, Weird for the Weirdos.”

Moronic Device - “GARAGE LOFI POP PUNK FOR LOSERS LOVERS SLACKERS N TRASHRATS”

DJ Amado (Norcos y Horchata)

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Lee Cleaveland & the Lefthand Band - “A one armed guitar player and his rag tag group of musicians.”

The Glass Flowers - “no run of the mill”

Queenie T & the Frogs and Toads - from Kzoo

Lyloc - moderate rock

Vampire Cowgirl - Detroit doompunk

Plughead - Detroit krautcore

Izak

“New York has really become the destination for the cutting edge of new post-punk. While a lot of bands are delivering truly unique and innovative releases, few of them have managed to deliver anything with quite the same energy and intensity as Pons. On their latest album, The Liquid Self, the three piece has constructed a shipwrecked concept album that is as lyrically dense as it is full of driving, brooding atmosphere, and chaotic ups and downs.” –post-trash

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Low Exposure - is Robin Parrent & Katherine Deal

3 the Hard Way - “2-3 piece proto punk/riot grrrl/ no wave”

Liquid Crystals - “The fluid electronic music project of Drew Bartosik and Matt McBrien.”

Wampus Milk Daddies - “is a six-piece Rock/Jazz Fusion band from Indianapolis, Indiana. We write fast, melodic tunes that feature all of our members individual sounds and styles. Our goal is to create a groovy, fun, and engaging performance that'll rock your socks off and leave your sides split!”

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Wolfenstein - “VIOLENT THRASH FROM BUFFALO, NY”

Manic Outburst - “Thrash/Crossover out of Detroit, MI with the goal of writing relentless metal and never letting off of the throttle!!!”

Convulsis - “High-octane Thrash Metal outfit from Taylor, Michigan. Formed in 2021 by current and former members of Plague Years, Euphoria, Two Neck Noose, and We Will Rot.”

8 Ball Death - “Hardcore malted stupid drunk”

“Have you ever felt like you were trapped riding shotgun in a car spinning out of control? Stuck, know the feeling well. This nightmarish joyride with a malicious stranger at the wheel comes straight from the lyrics of “gg”, the closing track on the Chicago post-punk group’s latest full-length Optimizer, their second release for Exploding in Sound and third album overall. The feeling of being unable to stop a machine hurtling toward danger by its own momentum pervades across the whole record. Optimizer reports live from the front lines of a society on the decline, where every attempt toward self-improvement only locks you into a more efficient downward spiral. Optimizer’s cover depicts a classical statue trapped in buffering hell while the album’s title below it sinks along a declining trajectory. The lyrics trace the same futility, taking stock not just of the delusional patterns around him but the diminishing returns of sticking to your guns with nothing but air left in the chambers. Turning their eye for political lyrics instead to more directly social subjects, Stuck see the world as one big commercial gym packed to the gills with debt-ridden and desperate marks who only tear their gaze away from the mirror to watch the latest pitch from the latest digital huckster promising a better you at a reasonable fee. Written directly on the heels of the band’s tour for 2023’s Freak Frequency, the album also grapples with the personal costs of devoting your life to music while the music industry crumbles around you. Optimizer continues Freak Frequency’s incorporation of synthesizers and also brings along more backing vocals, bigger choruses, and even blast beats. It is the most high-definition and physically propulsive Stuck record yet. Previous Stuck albums needled you, using fast twitch guitars to keep you on edge. Optimizer goes straight for the emotional haymakers. Along with classic egg punk fare you’d expect from Stuck on songs like “Net Negative” and “Less is More”, Optimizer provides plenty of new twists on their formula. “Deadlift” is slower and sadder, an unsparing look at the loneliness of workout culture, “Fire, Man” a sardonic twist on All American rock anthemics. Stuck have no illusions about solving the problem they’ve diagnosed here in short hand. On the contrary, Optimizer confronts the very idea of trying to solve life head on, drawing implicit connections between ideology and addiction. Every choice demands a sacrifice. The same instinct that drives us to simplify and streamline our lives can leave behind only our darkest and dumbest impulses. If there’s no escaping the ride we’re on, we might as well crank the dial.”

Zastava is a music maker of motor city’s new generation worthy of knowing their names, which are Mateja Matic, Arman Bonislawski, Cam Frank, and Ollie Elkus. On a night out in the East Village, I caught their set and though I had heard the recordings and been a fan, I was struck by their live performance. I was captivated. Inspired, even. I felt like I wished I had learned to play guitar instead of earning an English degree. Their fervor and precision chaos applied to an on-stage presence that was both confident and scrutable, assembled yet dangerous, combined with songs that are genuinely danceable and undeniably alluring and specifically and emphatically not the same old half-hearted sadboy dogshit being chucked out by the flacid idiots who happened upon a pirate stream of the Meet Me in the Bathroom documentary their first year at NYU film school and who plague dozens of curated ‘hot new indie’ Spotify playlists, all in my view added up to one thing for Zastava: quality. Zastava had the room - it was completely theirs - and their music earned them the right to it.” –monsterchildren.com

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Strumbrush - Atlanta experimental bedroom art-alt rock

Bonnie Hook

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Rentboy - “is the transgressive and expansive musical outlet of the talented PHILADELPHIA songwriter BOBBY BROWN… what made them standout was the compositional cohesiveness and complexity of their off-kilter time signatures and experimental electronic sonic textures. it all added up to a sound that was kinetic, bouncy and distinctively POP. and i mean POP in the best tradition of artists like PRINCE that push their audience to accept a wider variation of acceptable sounds. in RENTBOY's case that includes electronically manipulated vocals.” –deergodnyc.com

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Hailey Howe - “is a multidisciplinary artist based in Detroit, Michigan. Through her work she explores concepts of fragility within human anatomy as well the exaggeration of figurative sculpture through the use of both harsh and soft materials.”

Blood Rune Sigil - “is a high-intensity progressive rock/ metal band with an ever-evolving wide angle approach to musical story telling featuring intense rhythms, thought provoking lyrics, with emotional and expressive tones all rolled into a thunderous presentation.”

Good Man’s Brother - “is a Metro-Detroit powerhouse blending fuzz-drenched guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and soaring melodies to create an immersive stoner rock and heavy psych experience. Influenced by classic hard rock, desert/stoner rock, and psychedelia, their sound balances crushing heaviness with intricate, atmospheric textures. With thunderous basslines and electrifying solos, they captivate audiences and cement their status as a must-hear act for fans of bold, guitar-driven music.”

Black Lantern

Staggolee

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“For Telehealth, the answer to these questions aren’t yes or no, but rather, an untapped gap in the music market waiting for a band visionary and unhinged enough to bet on the spread. Green World Image, Telehealth’s sophomore LP and its IPO with angel investors Sub Pop, is a vertically-integrated artwork for the post-grunge, post-flannel Seattleite, and consumers around the globe who are also ready to financialize their own passion for music.

Trauma-informed, results-driven, and eminently danceable, the weirdo punk record is inspired by Attitude’s tenure as a former architect in a Climate Pledged™ city that has perfected the art of “Green World” architecture with its network of efficiently zoned 5-over-1s. Telehealth’s PNW post-punk creates similar architectural spaces, where the gleaming, futuristic, tech-industrial rhythms and synths of Bezos-era Seattle commingle with the raw, independent, underground sound the city lovingly preserves for cultural texture and marketing purposes. The outcome? Think XTC, REM, and YMO with a stronger focus on ROI. Imagine The B-52s, but B2B. Envision a bigger-brained Brainiac, a transhuman Gary Numan, or a terminally online Pylon. Finally, a band with assets diverse enough to play in your basement or the Amazon Spheres.” –subpop

“Accessory is the solo recording project of Chicago based Jason Balla (Dehd, Earring). “Eyes For Berlin, a new track is Jason’s first for Fire Talk. Jason on the traack…"It's about finding new eyes. Seeing the old and everyday that has become the background of my life with a fresh sense of wonder. Years ago, I went to Berlin, crashed on a friend's floor and walked and walked. Even through the cold faced grey of Berlin winter, the city felt so full of life and it all felt so new to me. There are moments where I have these eyes again in the most surprising of places: an old neighborhood I used to live in, a friend's face, the sunset through the McDonald's golden arches out my bedroom window. And they all remind me that the world can be beautiful and good." “

“Golden Apples possess the rare ability to make music that’s at once familiar and elusive, instantly satisfying and also undeniably unique. On their self-titled sophomore album, the Philadelphia-based band have seamlessly combined the off-kilter catchiness of ‘90s college rock with dashes of dreamy shoegaze, scrappy bedroom pop, homespun psychedelia, and more. The result is a vibrant and eclectic sound that works in tandem with Edling’s agile lyrics, and an album that aims to capture the endless highs and lows of life without sanding down the complexities and contradictions–all done with humor, humanity, and most of all, hooks.”

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“TsuShiMaMiRe are a legendary Japanese rock trio formed in 1999 featuring Mari (vocals, guitar), Yayoi (bass, bv). These girls have captivated audiences around the world for over 23 years, spanning thousands of live performances, 15 US tours, and 20 full length releases. Among many other achievements, their music has been featured on TV, film, animation, and video games.

TsuShiMaMiRe’s musical style ranges from hardcore noise to introspective indie rock, with traces of heavy funk disco and pop sentimentality. Mari’s quirky lyrics question social conventions and the anxieties of everyday life, rebellion, and love. Her vocals excel in melodic expressivity, ranging from child-like wonder to tragic despair. Yayoi’s groove is like that of a vengeful banshee in the throes of passion, suddenly pivoting from the stoic determination of a samurai in battle to the elegance and light-heartedness of a Japanese house cat. Meanwhile drummer Maiko locks down a constant punk backdrop, rallying the front pair but keeping them from toppling over the edge into insanity. The ferocity of these three warrior princesses culminates in a live show that is simultaneously upliftingly theatrical and brutally honest.”