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Despite the fact that their DNA is purely post-punk, Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. have not yet graced these pages for a few reasons. One, there’s the fact that they’re already one of biggest ascendent young bands in the world right now, and hardly need more ink from a barely-read blog. Two, I’ve only become a proper […]
English trio Pale Blue Eyes having been honing their balance post-punk asceticism, indie jangle, New Wave synthesis, krautrock propulsiveness, and dreampop lushness over three records, most lately on New Place, released back in March. It’s a recipe that’s immediately familiar to those of a certain age or streaming service algorithm, but nudges on each genre […]
As mentioned in today’s mothership ‘gram, Gang Of Four wrapped up their “Long Goodbye” tour this past weekend in Amsterdam, closing the book for good on the legendary post-punk band in all it’s incarnations. At the end of things was original singer Jon King and drummer Hugo Burnham, along with all-star ringers Gail Greenwood and […]
You’ve no idea my excitement when I saw the announcement of a new Blood Orange single a few weeks ago. Not just because I’m a fan – while Dev Hynes doesn’t really fall under the remit of this site, I’ve been a fan since his Lightspeed Champion days – but because listed at the top […]
Irish outfit Just Mustard exist in a liminal space between post-punk and shoegaze, and it’s a niche they’ve occupied well, create a uniquely abrasive atmosphere across two albums that, most recently, scored them a high profile slot opening for The Cure in South America in 2023. Those waiting for a follow up to 2022’s Heart […]
Spurred by recent solo activity by Savages drummer Fay Milton’s Goddess project and news of frontwoman Jehnny Beth’s upcoming solo record You Heartbreaker You (coming August 29), I’ve gone wandering through their back catalog and even though I was still well in the music media game when they came on the scene, I did not […]
After months – years? – of teasing, The Chameleons have finally revealed full details of their forthcoming fifth studio album, Arctic Moon. It comprises seven new songs – only seven, after 24 years? – and arrives September 12. The single “Where Are You Now?”, released a year ago as the first recording of the new […]
John McGeoch’s career is pretty well-documented at this point – any resume with Magazine, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Visage, and Public Image Limited certainly has its own luminosity – but one chapter that frequently gets overlooked is as a founding member of short-lived ’80s supergroup The Armoury Show. Okay, “supergroup” might be overstating it, but […]
Less than two weeks before Gang Of Four are set to kick off the North American leg of their farewell tour, the band have bid a farewell of their own with the passing of original bassist Bruce Allen this weekend. In an official statement, Hugo Burnham said: It is with broken yet full hearts that […]
I got into the tangled mess that is Sad Lovers & Giants‘ discography – a shimmering and underappreciated intersection of post-punk and dreampop – a few years ago and it’s somehow gotten even knottier since. I tried to untie some of it but have no idea what is true and speculation regarding the provenance of […]
