Tuesday, 6 January 2026

SHESMADEFROMSUEDE

BandSHESMADEFROMSUEDE
For fans ofMondrary, I Have No Mouth, Grimlitter, Blind Girls, Roman Candle, Ruptures, Fainting In Coils, and Mouthing.
GenresPunk / Hardcore / Metallic Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz
Related artists?.
CountryHattiesburg, Mississippi U.S.A.
Years Active2024-2025
Label(s): Tomb Tree

     This Hattiesburg band followed the classic screamo trajectory and recorded one amazing EP then broke up. Luckily the band hit me up early and asked if I wanted to help release it, knowing it was the band's first and final output. Considering how awesome the five songs were I had to say yes. So I did. And here we are.

     The band's sound is an almost lo-fi sibling to bands like Mondrary, I Have No Mouth, Grimlitter, and Blind Girls, mixing caustic, emotional upheavals amidst (sometimes) playful riffery and (other times) downright destruction. And I gotta say, those shrill screams are fucking sick.

     It's the odd-numbered tracks that really turn my head as "i" has a cool chunky/jarring riff that turns into a sick breakdown near the end, "iii" has got a second half that'll get you moshin' nice'n'good (and those bell hits rock), and "v" includes the aforementioned playful guitar work (bit of Hot Cross/Ruptures vibes there) followed by a prodigious panic chord breakdown.

     Honestly it's a shame the band was so short-lived, but I was told members have moved on to new things so hopefully we see the fruits of their labour sooner rather than later. This will probably make my best EPs of 2025, but we'll see.

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DISCOGRAPHY

SHESMADEFROMSUEDE - shesmadefromsuede cassette EP (stream/donate/download here)

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(2025) SHESMADEFROMSUEDE - "v" (from 'shesmadefromsuede')

(2025) SHESMADEFROMSUEDE - "iii" (from 'shesmadefromsuede')

(2025) SHESMADEFROMSUEDE - "i" (from 'shesmadefromsuede')

(2025) SHESMADEFROMSUEDE - Full Set (live at No Dice)


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Sunday, 28 December 2025

*** SEAR exclusive music video premiere ***

SEAR
"Judy"
exclusive song/video premiere
For fans ofPortrayal Of GuiltCrossed and To Forget

album drops/orders open January 12th, 2026

     Nearly two years after the debut EP from South Carolina's SEAR comes their first full length on 12"LP courtesy of Tomb Tree. Today I'm stoked to premiere the brand new song "Judy" and it's music video made by John Renaldo. Here’s some thoughts on the single from Austin Parson (guitar/vox):

“My grandmother has been the only consistent family member in my life. She raised me as if I were her own without being asked. She has been sick for a long time now and the thought of being alive without her sounds miserable. It’s a love letter to her. I want her to be at peace without suffering.”


(2026) SEAR "Judy" (from 'O Merciful') [official music video]

     This is the first track from the eight-song 'O Merciful' and it gives you very much a brief snapshot what you'll experience throughout the rest of the album. There are the aggressive screamo/post-hardcore/black metal elements, a bit of washed-out shoegaze, and a generous heaping of dark,  atmospheric, doomy bits. The video is a constant collage of living room practices and what I assume are videos of Austin's grandmother.

Friday, 19 December 2025

*** PODCAST #191 Rosa Delgado (For Your Health, Clavel, etc.) ***


    It feels like I have been friends with Rosa for a very long time, which makes the lateness of this podcast downright shameful. We did Year In Review for 2020 (linked here) with Jesse Mowery, but I knew we needed a sit down with just us two to go over her musical journey. A few things we touched on: the Wax Vessel connection, sucking in general, baseball isn't a sport, learning from people all the time, Corehouse and the Emma Goldman connection, when Shin Guard ruled the world, deep in the mind palace, screamo in non-screamo places, the tour that never was, working with 3 Dot Recordings,  Heavy Heavy Low Low makes Dave nervous, etc. Bands played in this podcast: Circle Of Dead Children, Forth Wanderers, Hoari, Mieke, Namasenda, and Sorecausaqich. Listen to podcast #191 which is available to stream and/or download for free via this link.


FOR YOUR HEALTH

CLAVEL


1 From Blink 182 to Death Metal
NAMASENDA "Dare PM" (Rosa)
SORECAUSAQICH "MUZINEKI" (Dave)

2 Portland and ALL the Genres
FORTH WANDERERS "blondes have more fun" (Rosa)
MIEKE "intro: the garage splits in two" (Dave)

3 Joining For Your Health
CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN "Oak and Iron" (Rosa)
HOARI "Обретение" (Dave)


~Dave

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