*** MΩTHER exclusive EP premiere ***

MΩTHER

'MΩTHER'
exclusive album premiere

For fans of: Dreamwell, Roman Lions, Touche Amore and Scenario

Bandcamp
Instagram

     I am stoked to bring you the new EP from Fargo, North Dakota's MΩTHER. This four-piece released a live demo earlier this year, but this proper release is head and shoulders above those three songs. This self-titled, four-track EP clocks in at almost 12 minutes of post-hardcore goodness, complete with lotsa screaming and multiple vocalists. They made 75 cassettes that they'll have on their plethora of shows the next few weeks (most notably at Bright Beneath Fest that takes place tomorrow August 9th in Moorhead MN. I do believe the digitals come out officially tomorrow. Cover art by Ashley Louise. Live photos by Ben Hoos. Let's not waste any time!

(2025) MΩTHER 'MΩTHER' full EP

https://youtu.be/xbHItjPQnRs

     Opener "Content in Misery" is a mood builder, but amidst the swirling instrumentals and unrestrained vocals there's some guitar wizardry that acts as a foundation, which is super cool. "Genocide of the Elder Nymphs" is next and is a direct extension of the opener, although much chuggier and with more stop/start dynamics and multiple vocalists.  Beginning as a much lighter affair (with almost AC/DC style vocals), "In Autumn" starts to thicken up closer to the one-minute mark and moves into their more common post-hardcore clothes before shifting back to that sweet opening riff a tad after the halfway point, followed by an epic finish. Closer "Le Brút" boasts multiple vocalists eating up the empty space like a black hole of awesomeness, but that atmospheric riff that pops up 1:40 or so it fantastic, as is the choppy, back-and-forth conclusion.

*** PODCAST #186 Dylan (Valatie, Mira Corpora, Jam Econo, etc.) ***

    I've directly and indirectly crossed paths with Dylan Jockel a bunch of times, so after running into him again at ZBR Fest 2025 I figured it was time to get him on. I learned a lot in this episode, including the mind-blowing fact that he was in Excrucis, which you can literally hear break my brain. Be sure to check out his newest project Valatie which dropped a debut album this year as well as a music video (embedded below) and Youtube channel @jamecono. Some things we touched on: the death of Brian Wilson, how to handcuff a friend to the couch and force them to watch UHF, ranking Nirvana, playing in Wrestle Crow & Excrucis, the Sleeper Wave connection, Twin Cities Screamo love, afraid of death, screamo famous, how to play screamo guitar, Dave's video demands, etc. Bands played in this podcast: .22LR, Au Bout De Mes Lèvres, The Critic, The Greek Favorites, and Spoiled Brat. Listen to podcast #186 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

VALATIE

Bandcamp

JAM ECONO
Youtube Channel

1 From Ska to Skramz
THE GREEK FAVORITES "Angels Sin" (Dylan)

2 Moving to Chicago

.22LR "Alone" (Dave)
THE CRITIC "I Was a Metronome" (Dylan)

3 Getting More Serious About Music

AU BOUT DE MES LÈVRES "Situations Je" (Dave)

4 The Bob Ross of Screamo

SPOILED BRAT "All My Friends Like Chat Pile" (Dylan)

~Dave

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PODCAST #186 linked here

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*** ALL YOU HAVE exclusive song premiere ***

ALL YOU HAVE

"Shrouded"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Itto, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, Via Fondo and Kidcrash

Bandcamp (becomes active Aug 3rd)

      When Jesse Mowery asks you to premiere something for a band of his, even if you haven't heard it yet, it's an automatic yes. With the exception of Edie Quinn and Tom Schlatter, there aren't many others that come to mind as being as prolific and simultaneously incredible as Mr. Mowery. And as I listen to his new project with friends Azeem and Loki (both of whom have been absorbed by Apostles Of Eris' live lineup) my assumptions are totally based. This fucking rocks, and isn't too far removed from AOE, In Wolves Clothing, and Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow. Utilizing intricate, mesmerizing instrumentation, mind-blowing drums, and an insane juxtaposition of light/dark contrasting and multiple vocalists, the songs are ridiculously dense and enveloping, revealing more and more amazingness with each subsequent listen. You can check out "Shrouded" below as the single premiere, but my god it was tough choosing one because all of these songs are incredible and have their own flavor. Full release is August 3rd! Already, I cannot wait for the next material!!!

Here's some info on the band: ALL YOU HAVE formed in April 2024 after Azeem, Loki, and Jesse had talked about starting a band together for a while beforehand, as Azeem and Loki had played In Humanitarian Deficit together, and Azeem and Jesse played in In Wolves Clothing. Loki suggested adding Sebastian from Donald Shimoda on a bass after a couple of months, and once he was in we just started churning out song after song. We recorded a song for the Combustion Vol 4 compilation for Sparx Megazine that was released in January, and now we bring you 7 more tunes on our new demo. The songs talk about life, being weird, the ocean, mold, and more. All of the instruments were recorded live in our practice space 7/16/25

(2025) ALL YOU HAVE "Shrouded" (from 'Demo')

https://youtu.be/LBQZ1S0LAAg

CHEVALIER

Band: CHEVALIER
For fans of: Senza, Jeanne, Valeska Suratt, Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead, Craneo, and Ashen Hands.
Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Metallic Hardcore / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence

Related artists: ?.
Country: Forli ITALY
Years Active: 2025-present

Label(s): Self Released

     Considering how much sick screamo is coming out, it's harder for me to immediately latch on to bands that I hear. Thank the lord of science almighty that I clicked on the link for CHEVALIER because this five-song debut is fucking incredible. Imagine French/Italian screamo with an injection of emo-violence and hints of metallic hardcore clashing with Senza, and you've entered the ballpark. The songs generally fly by in dense balls of rage, with the occasional slowdown to stop your brain from exploding. Opener "Senza alcun segno di amore di addio o di riconoscimento" and track two's "Ora so ciò che nessun angelo sa" follow this trajectory, but by track three we reach "Preangerstraat 26" and "Si chiuse stanca la ferita" which go harder than anything else here. The former borders on early .gif from god material with dual vocals and dark/ominous overtones, while the latter goes very fast and borders on Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead during its most destructive. Closer "In forme lucenti e silenziose" is another rager more in line with tracks three and four, giving the closing 60% of this EP the most heftiest of nods, and the first 40% a decent hi-five.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2025 - Un dolore a cui non so dare nome EP (stream/donate/download here)

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(2025) CHEVALIER - "Si chiuse stanca la ferita" (from 'Un dolore a cui non so dare nome')

https://youtu.be/eeebYWrUbb0

(2025) CHEVALIER - "Preangerstraat 26" (from 'Un dolore a cui non so dare nome')

https://youtu.be/-2Fvz7IC3tY

(2025) CHEVALIER - "In forme lucenti e silenziose" (from 'Un dolore a cui non so dare nome')

https://youtu.be/FA75PwQklf8

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*** RUONA NEIDA exclusive song premiere ***

RUONA NEIDA

"Helsinki, 20 Oct. '19"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Past, Pianos Become The Teeth, Letterbombs, and Frameworks

Bandcamp

Today's premiere comes from RUONA NEIDA, an emo/screamo band from the Netherlands formed by members of Karnabahar, Kelsey, Olše, Ostende, etc. The band's melodic but harsh balancing act is on full display, giving the band a bit of an Italian/U.S. mixture that I rarely hear. This is their third and final single from the upcoming release 'Permanent Guilt', with lyrics & vocals for "Helsinki, 20 Oct. '19" written by bass player Toon and it's exceptionally personal, so here are a few words from him about the song:

It's a song about loss, about grief. About how the worst news always seems to come at the worst time and you somehow have to make it through the day. Specifically, part of the song describes when my mom called me up during work to tell me about her cancer diagnosis. It describes how I went through that day, and how the feeling only hit me after I got home in the evening. The last part of the song is based on a poem I wrote on a flight back from Helsinki (hence the title) after I got a call from my dad that my grandmother was on her deathbed, unresponsive and refusing to eat. I didn't know whether I'd make it back home in time to still see her, and if I did, in what state she would be.

(2025) RUONA NEIDA "Helsinki, 20 Oct. '19" (from 'Permanent Guilt')

https://youtu.be/wy_3nCxmf30

*** PODCAST #185 Trei Campbell (Beau Navire, Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook, etc.) ***

    Oh my lord, I got Trei Campbell on the podcast and I couldn't be more pumped. Years in the making, we've been friends since Elle came to play ZBR Fest 2019 in Vancouver, followed by the release of the Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook on cassette, and then the 'Cube' split featuring Elle. So needless to say, when this finally materialized I could barely sleep. I am truly honored to give you the first proper solo interview that Trei has done. Thank you so much my dude! Before we start, it should be noted that he spent time in Lay With Aries, Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook, Xochtil, Beau Navire, Vowels, and Elle. In addition to playing in all of those bands, we also touched on topics such as: Matchbox 20 and dads, practicing being drunk, figuring out your crew, Funeral Diner inspo, seeing the effects of Iwrotehaikusaboutcannibalisminyouryearbook and reunion, 1st stage dive at Gilman, powerviolence awakening, the Mrtex backstory, Sean "The Savage" Leary trying out for Beau Navire, shows in a hole, shedding light on 'Lumens', thinking outside the "grind" box, Rohan is persistent af, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Closet Witch, Jenny Piccolo, Machine Gun Romantics, Olive Cotard, Palatka, and Relics. Listen to podcast #185 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

BEAU NAVIRE
Bandcamp

Dog Knights store

IWROTEHAIKUSABOUTCANNIBALISMINYOURYEARBOOK
Bandcamp

ELLE
Bandcamp

1 If it's like Three Doors Down or some shit, I was like this is fucking crazy, what are we doin' here?
RELICS "Needless Task" (Trei)

OLIVE COTARD "You'll Move to Chicago" (Dave)

2 Crying a Little Bit

MACHINE GUN ROMANTICS "Deskjob Deathtrap" (Trei)

JENNY PICCOLO "Forgotten (live)" (Dave) [video of the song linked here]

3 The Aimless Wander

PALATKA "Rock Concert" + "Bullet Train to Yuma" (Trei)

CLOSET WITCH "Rule By Bacon" (Dave) [official music video]

4 Elle + New Friends Fest

~no music

~Dave

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PODCAST #185 linked here

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*** SININEN exclusive song premiere ***

SININEN

"mitt hus"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Via Fondo, Daitro, Apostles Of Eris, And Its Name Was Epyon and Suis La Lune

Bandcamp

full digital release w/tapes on Monday July 28th @9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST

     After nearly a decade, my good friend Elina from Via Fondo is back in a screamo band and I couldn't be more stoked. Via Fondo drummer Gustav is on board as well, and their new friend Jonas on bass and vocals. Elina sent me this a few months back and I immediately hopped on it with our Tomb Tree label, so tapes are already done and ready for the July 28th release. The debut EP from Sweden's SININEN houses seven tracks, with the closer being today's premiere, as the band opts for a hybrid of gorgeous sections and heavier moments. With today's premiere, you'll get a textbook lesson on swirling melodies, driving groove, distant screaming, and song structure, as this track nails every fucking one of those things and so much more.

(2025) SININEN "mitt hus (in my house)" (from 'I was recently upset')

https://youtu.be/-OhsTiQetaQ

(translated)
In my house
We don't say hi

We take the lift down in silence

Together anyway

Is it a house or is it a cage?

Is it a home or is it a cell?

If I am a jailbird is the town my owner?

Is that what towns are built for?

*** BOK SUNA exclusive song premiere ***

BOK SUNA

"honest person"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Lomelda, Skullcrusher and Frankie Cosmos

Bandcamp

order tapes /20 at this link

     I'll never forget the day I stumbled across Tacoma, Washington's BOK SUNA and becoming immediately obsessed, and I'm today to give a few people who frequent this blog a similar feeling, as I'm lucky enough to premiere the first single from the upcoming full length 'Carnate' that will release via tape and 12" from Softseed Music and digitally by Play Dead on August 29th, 2025.

(2025) BOK SUNA "honest person" (from 'Carnate')

https://youtu.be/KQtz2DEnOtQ

     I witnessed "honest person" live before I heard the recording and I remember being completely blown away by this track. It sits right in the middle of the record and balances gorgeous vocals with instrumentals that leap out of lo-fi, landing somewhere closer to indie shoegaze with excellent recording/mixing to accentuate the amazingness that is Yuri. Oliver from Hillsboro also played drums on this album, in addition to being the engineer, helping to squeeze out all that was unnecessary and redundant. The result is a short but dense track that lulls the listener in with power and beauty, getting them to sit at the end of their seat and gripping the armrests in anticipation of what happens next, only for the song to conclude at 1:29.

ADDITIONAL LINKS & WHATNOT

OMSB Podcast w/BOK SUNA

*** PODCAST #184 Hayley (Emma Goldman) ***

    One of my first Vancouver friends was Hayley, dating back to oooooh I guess 2018 or so. She's great, and when she joined the incredible trio EMMA GOLDMAN to round (square?) them out to a four-piece I was beyond ecstatic. This podcast has been a long time comin', and with the 'all you are is we' 12"LP being on the precipice of selling out and EMMA GOLDMAN also playing my Mourn Recif release show this Saturday I knew it was time. Some things touched on in this podcast: sports world vs. art world, poetry slam hipster era, medieval as fuck, long hair arguments, palm mutes for breakfast, joining the band + Emma Goldman 2.0, god-tier sections, the Victoria scene, stankface goals, LP #2 and upcoming shows, east coast eating requests, etc. Bands played in this podcast: 88 Fingers Louie, BB Trickz, Biig Piig, FKA Twigs, Heart, and Nuvolascura. Listen to podcast #184 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

EMMA GOLDMAN
Bandcamp

EMMA GOLDMAN full set @Linden House's final show

https://youtu.be/uITczqPwvDs

1 She's Holding a Comb...What Does That Mean?
HEART "Sylvan Song" + "Dream of the Archer" (Hayley)

88 FINGERS LOUIE "Newspaper" (Dave)

2 Dave Bashes His High School Friends and Their Shitty Takes

FKA TWIGS "Striptease" (Hayley) [official music video]

BIIG PIIG "Picking Up" (Dave) [official music video]

3 Cuntcore

BB TRICKZ "Missionsuicida" (Hayley) [official music video]

NUVOLASCURA "figment of reality" (Dave)

~Dave

Next show!!!

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PODCAST #184 linked here

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*** OUR FUTURE IS AN ABSOLUTE SHADOW exclusive music video premiere ***

OUR FUTURE IS AN ABSOLUTE SHADOW

"Lisa's Hitz4Hits Extravaganza"
exclusive music video premiere

Zampler #25 releases July 1st, 2025 here

     What better way to ramp up for the 25th installment of the Zampler series than with a Zampler-exclusive track getting a music video premiere?!?! Internet trio OUR FUTURE IS AN ABSOLUTE SHADOW are contributing "Lisa's Hitz4Hits Extravaganza" to the bi-annual compilation on Zegema Beach Records and features members who have spent time in Old Soul, Cloud Rat, Majorel, Apostles Of Eris, Mourn Recif, etc. and have two splits coming out this year including a 7" with Lucidity and a 4-way 12" with Inosuke, Letterbombs, and Mt. Ida.

     The song being premiered today, at least lyrically, will be confusing as all hell to the listeners, but as I wrote them suckas I can give you the origin. I play NHL Hitz 2003 every day. EVERY. FUCKING. DAY. When my partner Lisa and I play this game on the Wii (from a Gamecube disc) there are rules to follow. There are heroes to commemorate. Memories to cherish. And glitches that break brains. It's my religion, and this is my offering to the Hitz Godz.

(2025) OUR FUTURE IS AN ABSOLUTE SHADOW "Lisa's Hitz4Hits Extravaganza" (from 'Zampler #25')

https://youtu.be/E9zjDNHNbZM

ADDITIONAL LINKS & WHATNOT

"Vanessaquestrian" music video

https://youtu.be/8sBUIQadTMk

"That's What I Thought You Said You Stupid Horse" music video

https://youtu.be/uUv9OtW8q4o

LEDA

Band: LEDA
For fans of: La Quiete, Dagerman, Raein, Noverte, Alas, Zmar, Via Fondo, Careless, Anemone, Camelia, Put Purana, Shibuya, and Ojne.
Genres: Punk / Emo / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence

Related artists: Nukesoverlastsummer and Rescue Cat.
Country: Milan ITALY
Years Active: 2025-present

Label(s): No Hope Records

     Riffing off my last band post for Nukesoverlastsummer is this one for LEDA which shares members and is just as good but vastly different. Dumping the metalcore/breakdown-heavy chaos for swirling, driving Italian screamo that has some serious (and therefore amazing) La Quiete vibes. Their four songs on their self-titled EP are pretty much flawless and have me eagerly anticipating anything new in the future. Whether it's the harnessed flurry of melody and screaming in opener "dei miei occhi" (the progression at the 1:30 is so La Quiete), the masterful flow of "courant", or the balancing act of "una croce" all of the tracks here have multiple/amazing things to offer. My favourite track here has to be the closer "amaranta" because of it's darker and dissonant overtones. Absolutely wonderful debut, hot fucking damn.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2025 - Leda cassette EP (stream/donate/download here)

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(2025) LEDA - "courant" (from 'Leda')

https://youtu.be/5d9SdwUXq78

(2025) LEDA - "amaranta" (from 'Leda')

https://youtu.be/Eodg95xVxfk

(2025) LEDA - "dei miei occhi" (from 'Leda')

https://youtu.be/Dd2gWPAm39E

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*** PODCAST #183 Trilly (Greed Worm, Crowning, Itto, etc.) ***

    I've known Trilly for well over a decade at this point, so whilst staying at his house in Chicago post-ZBR Fest 2025 we gone done and did a podcast. In this episode you'll find a lotta laughs as well as: playing in Mindshaft + Waxwork Of A Dynasty + Enuma Elish + Itto + Crowning + Ikaray + Greed Worm, wage cucks, winning Battle of the Bands, opening for Hatebreed & Melt Banana, moving from St. Louis to Chicago, surrounded by greatness, Dave's first show, RIP Soybomb, weed stories in Prague, the garbage can incident, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Bucket Full Of Teeth, Deftones, Fallingwithscissors, Trauma Bond, Unkle, and Westside Gunn. Listen to podcast #183 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

CROWNING
Bandcamp

GREED WORM
Bandcamp

CROWNING "Old References" official music video

https://youtu.be/b4SqDE6BHcM

1 I Don't Work Well With "Uptight"

DEFTONES "Needs and Pins" (Trilly)

FALLINGWITHSCISSORS "Open Your Eyes" (Dave)

2 Jackin' Up the Clout Meter

BUCKET FULL OF TEETH "Here's Your Warning" (Dave)
TRAUMA BOND "O.C.B." + "The Violence of Spring" (Trilly)

3 Craig, Don't Fuck My Mom

WESTSIDE GUNN "Rayfuls Plug" (Trilly)

UNKLE "Guns Blazing (Drums of Death pt.2)" (Dave)

~Dave

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PODCAST #183 linked here

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NUKESOVERLASTSUMMER

Band: NUKESOVERLASTSUMMER
For fans of: Kiowa, Black Nail, Aux.Aura, Bulletsbetweentongues, (early) WristMeetRazor, Letters To Catalonia, Guidelines, Weak Wrists, Lucidity, Loftus, Binary, and Dispensing Of False Halos.
Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Metal / Metalcore / Metallic Hardcore / Screamo / Skramz / Emo-violence

Related artists: Rescue Cat, Leda, Jorelia, xInstinctivex, Terrorist, Street Alleys, Display of Violence and Camelia.

Country: ITALY
Years Active: 2024

Label(s): Self Released

     With the resurgence of metallic screamo comes a bunch of semi-decent stuff, but only a few manage to rise above the rest, and NUKESOVERLASTSUMMER is most certainly one of those bands. Releasing a single self-titled EP in 2024, their five songs (one of which is of a different style) lean in the chunky, venomously spat, anxiety-inducing, dark, menacing direction with the most notable comparisons being early WristMeetRazor, Kiowa, and Black Nail. I also found the story of the band to be noteworthy also, as the two-piece studio project wrote and recorded the entire EP in just three days, with most of the vocals being done in a single take.

     'nukesoverlastsummer' opens with "Anatomy of a Smear Campaign", a brooding and short introduction that serves its purpose, as it reveals but doesn't give the game away in its 2:06 runtime. Things get bumped up to the next level on "Whoever Gets to Shoot First Gets to Shoot Twice", which is drenched in panic chords, but holy fuck the nasty/massive breakdown that starts with a hand-clap is absolutely devastating. "Knife, Nails, & Teeth (Kiss the Ghost)" has mad Black Nail and Hallam Foe vibes, as it is full of huge bass drops, panic chords, and breakdowns. Following a crazy audio sample (from Gone Girl) to start the song "The trees grew because I died there" then goes directly for the jugular and comes away with a mouthful, as the chugging and dissonant - almost black-metal guitars and haunting vocals nearly dip into early Oathbreaker material. And that closing breakdown must've absolutely created pandemonium in a live setting. Closer "nukesoverlastsummer" is a somber acoustic number that gives you a bit of cool down time before the EP concludes.

     In conclusion, this EP is amazing and had I heard it last year it would have cracked my best of list. So fucking good. More please.

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DISCOGRAPHY
Click )==>here<==( to download the band's complete discography in mp3 form.

2024 - nukesoverlastsummer digital EP

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(2025) NUKESOVERLASTSUMMER - "Whoever Gets to Shoot First Gets to Shoot Twice" (from 'nukesoverlastsummer')

https://youtu.be/4hl4UD42NwI

(2025) NUKESOVERLASTSUMMER - "Knife, Nails, & Teeth (Kiss the Ghost)" (from 'nukesoverlastsummer')

https://youtu.be/vBCCxdOze9U

(2025) NUKESOVERLASTSUMMER - "The trees grew because I died there" (from 'nukesoverlastsummer')

https://youtu.be/fvzvc2WczsE

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Additional links

(download here)

Instagram

Not Just A Phase review

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*** PODCAST #182 Jon (Blue Youth, Bermuda Love, etc.) ***

    After hearing Saskatchewan's BLUE YOUTH and their debut EP back in 2017 I've been straight up obsessed with this band. Initially pitched to me as a fan of North Of America, the three-piece ended up sounding closer to Life In Vacuum and Metz. After years of evolution (and a hiatus) the band returned in 2025 with their sophomore 12"LP 'Defeatist'. So it was high time to get bassist and friend Jon Wolfond on this podcast. Some things discussed: botching intros, Weird Al be poppin', being an absolute buffoon all the time, the greatness of Jim Ward, sounds like Dangers, perpetual search for "The Clickables", incestuous scenes are the best, Dave's memory crashes and burns, flaunting errors, an album or a collection of singles?, crushing little boys' dreams, being particular with shoegaze, what's next, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Higher Rites, Ken Mode, Leavs, Metz, Preoccupations, and Van Johnson. Listen to podcast #182 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

BLUE YOUTH
Bandcamp

"T.K.Y.I.T.H.Y." official music video

https://youtu.be/tfxKJIgfDhw

1 Sparta vs. Mars Volta

PREOCCUPATIONS "Focus" (Jon)

HIGHER RITES "Res Mea" (Dave)

2 The Formation of Blue Youth

METZ "Automat" (Jon)

VAN JOHNSON "A Dance" (Dave)

3 Crocs are Shit

KEN MODE "Feathers & Lips" (Jon)

LEAVS "To Be Here, To Stay Here" (Dave) [official music video]

~Dave

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PODCAST #182 linked here

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*** CARRION SPRING exclusive song premiere ***

CARRION SPRING

"You Feel Like a Dickhead"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Shoganai, Kidcrash and Crowning

Bandcamp

It's been over a decade since I became enamored with CARRION SPRING and became friends with Adam Brock Ciresi. Since then we've lined up premieres, hung out at shows, done a podcast together, hell - they even created the Zegema Beach Records logo! So on the precipice of playing Cali Kicks fest and their album release later this summer/fall, I've got the first recording premiering right fucking now. Some words from Adam:

Our single, "You Feel Like a Dickhead," is from our forthcoming full length Those We've Lost and Continue to Lose. It was recorded at Atomic Garden Studios with Kurt Ballou (God City Studios, Converge, etc), and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. It is an album largely focused on the many different layers and aspects of grief, whether that is in the past, present, or future tense, regarding personal loss, communal loss, or global loss. Each song takes a different angle and perspective on this, with the same old radical sentiments that Carrion Spring has always incorporated. Some of it relates to 3 of the 4 members having all recently lost a parent in very traumatic ways, some relates to worldwide disasters from climate change, some relates to ongoing genocides by neo-colonial forces, along with other ways grief can be framed. 

This single, You Feel Like a Dickhead, musically well represents a lot of the directions we took on this album- little bit of mathy song structure, a lot of angular guitar interplay, and heavy bass/drum fusing, which specifically, all the bass and drums were recorded live to try and achieve that last idea best as we could. We tried to lean into some more emotional grooves on this song, a metallic-eqsue breakdown, and even a little bit of d-beat near the end. The lyrics take on a couple of different meanings, but most aptly is about billionaires drowning- we wrote it at the time of the Oceangate submarine imploding. I remember reading about the owner's denial of the condition of the submarine, that there had been warnings the vessel would likely not withstand the pressures of the deep ocean. This concept branches out throughout the rest of the song, thinking about people who do the same with their own self image, where they may ignore any critical feedback from those around them, and continue to reiterate the same self-destructive behaviors, which inadvertently may even take down the people close to them as well, those who simply just trusted rhetoric that proved to be deceiving, baseless, and toxic in the end. 

Carrion Spring heads down to San Francisco to play Cali Kicks Fest next week, along with a long list of other amazing screamo/screamo-adjacent bands, playing on the first day of the fest, June 14th.

~Adam (Carrion Spring)

(2025) CARRION SPRING "You Feel Like a Dickhead" (from 'Things We've Lost and Continue to Lose')

https://youtu.be/UdGSQAwznBI

ADDITIONAL LINKS & WHATNOT

OMSB Podcast Interview

OMSB "Give Blood" Premiere + Interview

*** PODCAST #181 Jeni (Magana, Pen Pin, etc.) ***

    In 2024 I came across solo artist MAGANA and was instantly hooked. The gorgeous, honest, immersive, and unique folk/indie/witchy rock music has some crossover with Squirrel Flower but is really it's own amazing thing, and I just couldn't resist delving into her entire discography. With some upcoming joint endeavors between herself and Softseed Music I figured it was definitely time to bring her on and pick her brain about how one creates such amazing music. We discussed a whole lot more than that, including: bass for Mitski as a day job, not sucking at the clarinet, pushing Daitro, firing the whole band, learning polyphonic synth, seasonal releases, indescribable cheese, sparse but full, strings fuckin' hit, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Baton Rouge, Bok Suna, Flower Face, Le Pain, Slow Pulp, and Total Brutal. Listen to podcast #181 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

MAGANA
Bandcamp

"Paul" official music video

https://youtu.be/SGaTAqpVOpM

1 You're Always Making Noise

LE PAIN "Troisième Groupe" (Jeni)

BATON ROUGE "Que les Fils" (Dave)

2 Taking Charge

TOTAL BRUTAL "Egypt" (Jeni)

BOK SUNA "honest person" (Dave) *** EXCLUSIVE SONG PREMIERE ***

3 The Arc

SLOW PULP "Doubt" (Jeni)

FLOWER FACE "Pushing Daisies" (Dave)

~Dave

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PODCAST #181 linked here

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