cousins - bathhouse (2013)

ok, so this record just came out over the weekend (on cassette, the band is still looking for someone to put out the vinyl) and its blown me away. seriously haven't stopped listening to this since i got it saturday.....shoegaze perfection, the only two words in the english language that aptly describe this record.........if you don't know, cousins are a band from milwaukee who play great shoegaze punk. their "axthoxy" ep (2011, reviewed here a year or so ago) was great, but this record is a full staircase above that release in quality, which is saying something, because these dudes were already talented.....just really great mellow wall of noise sounding jams that hit the sweet spot everytime.....some might say it gets monotonous, but i love the fuck out of this shit.......i still have yet to see them, which sucks cause i bet they translate really well live.........in any case im not sure i have enough words to praise this record with. its just that good. i can see this record ending up in alot of top ten lists at the end of the year for sure......you need to check this out.

physical copies can be had here:  http://www.bridgetownrecords.info

cousins - bathhouse

globsters "totally punk" "7 (2010?)

ive been wanting to review this for a looong time, but i was either always forgetting, or just never got around to it for one reason or another.......well ive finally done it, im reviewing the first globsters ep.........globsters are one guy, adam brewer who hails from the little hamlet of hazard, a small coal town tucked away in the appalachians of eastern kentucky.......musically its just adam, his guitar and a beatmaker....fast, raw punk with  frantic vocals.....now at first glance, you might think "well there are tons of bands or even single individuals who have been doing this thing for years (ie: andrew lersten aka violently ill/bunnyskulls) how is what adam is doing any different?" well its different because adam just sings about what hes feeling or the personal expiriences hes had in his life (as opposed to the run of the mill personal political shit most bands of this ilk pump out) its really pure and genuine, not contrived or forced like not just punk, but quite a bit of all music is these days......talking about this record and how i feel about it brings out mixed feelings in me......on one hand it deserves a hell of alot of praise and everyone should be gushing about how good globsters are, but on the other hand, i feel kinda like the art gallery guy when  he was patronizing jimmy wickert on that episode of king of the hill where peggy was making propane bots......i feel like maybe im patronizing adam or talking down to him and thats the LAST thing i want to do.....so i guess theres a little guilt there too........anyways enough of my self inflicted guilt trip, this is just a great album, perfect friday music, so download it and fuckin rock!  i really need to see adam do his thing in person, so hopefully adam, if your reading this, come play the DAAC in grand rapids (or better yet merlot mansion in marquette!) i need to see you!


ps: adam was on tour earlier this year and has a new(ish) record out that you should all check out!




globsters - totally punk

campbell trio - campbell trio sings the blues (2011)

ive been busy restoring as many links as i can in the last week or so, so some records are accessable again (psychic blood lp, all shoppers records,, troubled sleep demo, marjan crash, ect)

now on to the record. campbell trio (full name of the band is the bruce campbell punk rock trio) hail from porto alegre brazil and they play emotionally charged modern hardcore (alot of people love to call it "screamo" nowadays) in the vein of alot of bands from the early 2000s.......touche amore could and should take notes from these dudes on how to play this style properly. this record just brims with passion and energy. rockin and rollin and probably falling on the floor and breaking instruments.....ive been kinda burnt out on stuff like this for a while, but these guys are good enough to overcome my indifference to the vast majority of recent bands playing this style. i sincerely hope that they tour the US ASAP cause id looooove to see how these songs translate live..

campbell trio sings the blues