April 2012
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Be on the lookout for ilockedthedoor exclusive live recordings!!! I’ve got Waxahatchee and Generifus in the hopper right now.
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Salt Mine
“Small Fires”
Cassette Spring Street Records
90’s Alt/Grunge
I’ve seen a resurgence in posts about grunge recently, particularly Hum. All you Hum fans really need to check out Birmingham’s Salt Mine. Their first release, a cassette for Spring Street Records, channels that triumphant, distorted explosion of rock that Hum did so well.
Listen to two of the four...
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Shoppers
“Silver Year”
LP Drugged Conscience
Noise Punk
I bought this record out of a distro last night after having seen this band a few months ago and thoroughly regretting not getting anything. Shoppers are a female fronted noise punk outfit. Shoppers remind me of the raucous energy of bands like Breather Resist or even Dive Like Jehu delivered through an even noisier and maybe punker...
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Merchandise
“Children Of Desire”
LP Katorga Works
Lo Fi Dark New Wave
Merchandise is back with a proper follow up to Strange Songs and Gone are The Silk Gardens. Desire is a predictably cleaner record than it’s extremely lo fi predecessors (but don’t worry it’s still plenty gritty). Songs like In Nightmare Room are a slightly more polished version of the dark new wave we saw...
