*** PODCAST #187 Dollie Rot ***

    I've been diving hard into DOLLIE ROT's discography daily for the past few months, so I decided to fire a long shot and see if the Ann Arbor solo artist was interested in a podcast. Spoiler alert...she was. Not only that, but my label Softseed Music will be releasing her first two EPs on a cassette in October! The tape will house 'Survivor's Guilt' on side A and 'Mercy of the Gutter' on side B, and be limited to 100 copies, 50 for Dollie and 50 for Softseed. Keep the good news coming? Okily dokes, "Die a Drunk" was released just a few days back which you can check out here. A few things we discussed in this podcast: judgement from Wayne's World, genre hopping, the matriarch of the dark artist, pulled in a carriage through a magical forest, high school EPs, mom's laughing as an easter egg, screamo talk, Loss Of Life plug, future expansion, chainsmoking or growing up?, David Lynch movies, the future and Softseed Music, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Annie Eve, Holly Mae Henry, Katie Jane Garside, King Woman, Ostraca, and Roy Orbison. Listen to podcast #187 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.

DOLLIE ROT

Bandcamp

1 Nicole Dollanganger for President
KATIE JANE GARSIDE "For You I Hold My Breath" (Dollie)

HOLLY MAE HENRY "White Knuckles" (Dave)

2 The Lump in Your Throat Before You Start Crying

KING WOMAN "Boghz" (Dollie)

OSTRACA "Waiting for the Crash" (Dave)

3 An Increase in Everything

ROY ORBISON "Crying" (Dollie)

ANNIE EVE "Creature" (Dave)

~Dave

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PODCAST #187 linked here

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*** CARE exclusive song premiere ***

CARE

"D355A"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Hive Mind, Phoenix Bodies, .gif from god and starsfadingoutquietly

BSDJ Instagram / BSDJ Bandcamp

Mummified Gasp Instagram

     Sup y'all! This week's premiere is from the New York band CARE who play a ear-shattering mix of noise rock, screamo, and blackened grind. The single "D355A" comes from the six-song EP 'This is Just Survival' which is due out Aug 20th for the digital/physical release drop by BSDJ records, followed by some other tapes available through Mummified Gasp for US distribution. Check that sucka out below!

(2025) CARE "D355A" (from 'This is Just Survival')

https://youtu.be/HY4xwfMaccA

     The third song of the EP detonates immediately with dirty/bassy instrumentals and some ridiculous drum work utilizing the hi-hat to a most excellent degree. The vocals drop in about 15 seconds in and are warbled, demented screams that absolutely annihilate the listener and remind me of early Usurp Synapse with even more bite and less restraint. The song itself disintegrates after 50 seconds and a repeating noise closes out the song until its 1:14 conclusion. Absolute brain melt.

*** DAISY CHAIN exclusive song premiere ***

DAISY CHAIN

"Pighouse"
exclusive song premiere

For fans of: Concealer, Love Like Electrocution and Pianos Become The Teeth

Bandcamp

     Another day, another sick premiere on OMSB! Today's feature is from the five-piece screamo band from Newcastle, Australia - DAISY CHAIN. Their four-song self-titled EP releases in full on August 27th and is a vicious ride through screamy hardcore with slight metal leanings, although I'd argue the rest of the EP dips more into screamo and post-hardcore than metallic hardcore (with "Betting" being my fave of the four). Cited influences include: Conation, Blind Girls, American Nightmare, Envy, Këkht Aräkh, Daitro, Elle, Ehncen, Sed Non Satiata, Love Like Electrocution, St Albans Kids, Saetia, Orchid, etc. This sucker was recorded, mixed, and mastered on Awabakal land, by Joe Andersons at Woodriver studios, Newcastle. Cover artwork: Ben Mills. Live Photo: Joe Andersons.

(2025) DAISY CHAIN "Pighouse" (from 'Daisy Chain')

https://youtu.be/l9q6BFCzmIo

     Opening with commanding bass and drums, the guitars soon meet up and push out the atmosphere until the 40-second mark when everything syncs up and the vocals drop in. The subsequent two-and-a-half minutes are a wild trek through intriguing leads, shattered screams, and genre-shifts galore.

Lyrics:

The pig I serve

Is myself 

From the people I hurt 

The pig I serve

From the mouths 

Of the people I hurt 

The pig here 

I serve

Lives to

The ends of the earth

The pig I deserve 

Live to 

The ends of 

The earth

Pigs live to the end of the earth

This pigs living to the ends of the earth.

*** 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. Influences include old school hardcore, metalcore, screamo ala State Faults, Birds in Row, Frail Body, Gillian Carter, Massa Nera, To Be Gentle as well as instrumental piano like, Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds, James Heather & Carlos Cipa. 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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