flower in the dark

JOHN WESLEY COLEMAN III “FLOWER IN THE DARK” from The Last Donkey Show (Goner, 2012) *Disclaimer: Wes didn’t actually have anything to do with the making of this. It’s more or less fan art. “Alone By The Door” b/w “I Want You To Be Like Everybody Else” 7” now available HERE.

GEFFIKIMASK

GEFFIKA/SKIMASK SPLIT 12” reviewed favorably by the rad but rarely pleasable Still Single… RECOMMENDED Geffika side is the tits. Doom-noise via bass and drums and maybe a guitar that isn’t played like a guitar likes to be played. Heavy as hell and reminiscent of why noise-rock went from being a punch-line in my Y2K world [...]

STATE CHAMPION upheld the long and storied history of Louisville and Chicago’s music interconnected… Digging into the dregs of Royal Trux sludge Americana, angular punk, and torch ballads done with malice, State Champion accentuates the punk suffix in cowpunk. Weird, wonky, and wild, State Champion are a sight to behold live with their unbridled energy [...]

WHAT GIRLS DON’T LIKE

THE CHRISTMAS BRIDE “I KNOW WHAT GIRLS DON’T LIKE” off their upcoming debut full-length Planet Earth’s Motto: Someone Just Shit Out A Perfect Sphere, coming July 2012 on Sophomore Lounge.

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PIRTATE RADIO

SOPHOMORE LOUNGE POWER HOUR on Los Angeles’ KCHUNG Radio w/ Maxfield Hegedus. Stream/download: http://www.kchungradio.org/archive/2012-03-18/field_recordings-3.18.2012.mp3

TROPICAL TRASH “BALTIMORE” (from upcoming Fear of Suffering 7” EP on Sophomore Lounge) Live outside of Underground Sounds (Louisville, KY). Record Store Day 2012.

SORRY Y’ALL. Been away without internet for a month or so. Got some catching up to do. Tons of really good stuff has been happening. State Champion tour was the best ever. Plenty of updates to come. Stoked on summer. *SC photo by Tim Furnish (from 4/11 show at Zanzabar w/ Old Baby and 200 [...]