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Pinch Points Announce New Album And Share Am I OK?

February 7, 2022 — Leave a comment

Melbourne’s rising post punks, Pinch Points have announced details around their forthcoming second album, Process which will be released jointly by Exploding In Sound Records here in the US and Misletone Records in Australia on March 18th. This morning saw the release of album’s second single and accompanying new video for Am I OK? Which features the band and thier alto egos promoting mental health wellness and selfcare. The 10 tracks on Process deal with “engaging with the fractures in so-called ‘Australia’ from catastrophic bushfires, gendered violence, mental health struggles to First Nations incarceration and deaths in custody – with clear-eyed directness, along with an uncommon nuance and empathy.”

Quite likely one of the years most hotly anticipated releases is now avaialable for pre-order.

Ovlov Compile Their First 3 EP’s On Greatest Hits II

October 26, 2017 — Leave a comment

Connecticut’s estimable noise pop concern, Ovlov have been working on new material for their 2nd LP amidst regular Live gigs and projects. Ovlov’s next Live date will find them in Boston on November 8th in what is looking like the can’t miss show of the year with Bad History Month, Pile, and Longface at The Middle East. Check the event page for details.

Ovlov have teamed once again with Exploding In Sound Records for Greatest Hits II which combines the bands first 3 EP’s on vinyl for the first time. Crazy Motorcycle Jump, What’s So Great About The City, and Not The Same Without You have all been remixed and remastered for the December 1st release of Greatest Hits II. You can stream the track Small Voices below and pre-order from the release at  EIS now.

In preparation of the release of Greatest Hits II Exploding In Sound lynch-pin Dan Goldin has issued a commercial for the release which you must watch now, it a thing of beauty.

Ovlov – Small Voices

Milked – Death On Mars | Review

August 17, 2017 — 2 Comments

It came as a big disappointment when Chicago noise rock concern Geronimo! called it a day in the spring of 2015 after an impressive 7 year run. However,the band’s linchpin, Kelly Johnson didn’t stay idle for long and by summer was releasing new music under the moniker Milked. Milked have issued their new set, Death On Mars via Brooklyn’s taste maker imprint, Exploding In Sound Records.

Over the past 5 weeks I have been utterly obsessed with this release. Weather driving to Maine for a summer get away, the long overdue redesigning our site, late night training runs, or trips to the convenience store to satisfy my wife’s pregnancy cravings, the go to record of the summer continues to be Death On Mars. Which is a testament to the depth of the 9 expertly crafted fuzz drenched rock songs that occupy this LP.

The album kicks off with the frenetic, White Punks in Angst which properly sets the tone for next 25 minutes an ensuing blitzkrieg of pop hooks. With invigorating and infectious tracks like Caledonia, Oscillate and thee in a perfect world it would be a smash hit, Goodbye Durango. As immediate and engaging as Death on Mars is, it benefits from repeated listens which provides further illumination of Johnson’s penchant for intelligent word play and earnest pop sensibilities. With a concept in play on the LP of looking back from the future, from another planet with the benefit and course of knowing how things turn out the LP. Above all Death On Mars is a set guitar anthems of the highest caliber, with a nods to both noise outfits like Drive Like Jehu as well as fuzz pop contemporaries like Ovlov. Milked has delivered one of the years best, an album that could precipitate high kicks in the living room and sing alongs in the ice cream aisle at 7-11 or so I’m told.