TUESDAY AUG 28, 2018
Red Sea
"Red Sea is a great name for a band that splits the difference between jittery noise punk and artsy indie rock. I like to imagine the four band members striding through dry sand littered with seashells, wailing on their instruments as enormous walls of waves loom on either side. Biblical allusions aside, the Atlanta band have been dealing in duality lately. Last year they put out the EP Yardstick For Human Intelligence and the full-length In The Salon as Bandcamp releases, but both are getting re-released this year by Bayonet, the label run by Beach Fossils frontman Dustin Payseur and his wife Katie Garcia. After a few singles from the album, “Vacant Ring” is the first off the EP, and it’s a looming, tense number that barrels through frenetic guitar-work to a surprisingly cathartic burst of bright vocal loops at the end." -Caitlin White, Stereogum
"Red Sea is a great name for a band that splits the difference between jittery noise punk and artsy indie rock. I like to imagine the four band members striding through dry sand littered with seashells, wailing on their instruments as enormous walls of waves loom on either side. Biblical allusions aside, the Atlanta band have been dealing in duality lately. Last year they put out the EP Yardstick For Human Intelligence and the full-length In The Salon as Bandcamp releases, but both are getting re-released this year by Bayonet, the label run by Beach Fossils frontman Dustin Payseur and his wife Katie Garcia. After a few singles from the album, “Vacant Ring” is the first off the EP, and it’s a looming, tense number that barrels through frenetic guitar-work to a surprisingly cathartic burst of bright vocal loops at the end." -Caitlin White, Stereogum
Freak Heat Waves
"Montreal post punk sludgemeisters Freak Heat Waves haven't released an album since 2015's Bonnie's State of Mind, but they'll be returning with a new LP called Beyond XXXL on April 6. We have the first single, a whirlpool of bad vibes guitars and creeping bass appropriately called "Self Vortex." The band touts DJ Screw as an influence here, and the slowed-down vocals, repeating synth line, and overall hypnotic churn of the track pay clever tribute to the late Houston rap trailblazer. Stream "Self Vortex" below, pre-order Beyond XXXL on vinyl here, on tape here, and check out Freak Heat Waves' tour dates as well." -Noisey
"Montreal post punk sludgemeisters Freak Heat Waves haven't released an album since 2015's Bonnie's State of Mind, but they'll be returning with a new LP called Beyond XXXL on April 6. We have the first single, a whirlpool of bad vibes guitars and creeping bass appropriately called "Self Vortex." The band touts DJ Screw as an influence here, and the slowed-down vocals, repeating synth line, and overall hypnotic churn of the track pay clever tribute to the late Houston rap trailblazer. Stream "Self Vortex" below, pre-order Beyond XXXL on vinyl here, on tape here, and check out Freak Heat Waves' tour dates as well." -Noisey