Raw, unfiltered alternative energy: I Ya Toyah delivers a hard-edged industrial confrontation born from frustration and emotional overload, while Apology drives deeper with crushing riffs and hypnotic grooves exploring the dangerous line between justified pain and entitlement. The City Gates unfold a nocturnal post-punk landscape on Chimera — brooding rhythms meeting shimmering shoegaze walls of sound — as Snatch the Snail strips back to essentials on Full Wet, prioritizing feel over polish in their best album yet. Elly Kace casts intimate spells with strings, analog synths, and vocal layering on the seventh gate, while Jonathan Hadley navigates CPTSD with unflinching honesty — "there is no villain here, just damages."
La Mano de Cervantes
Segunda Mano
An unpretentious, self-produced power pop record that blends early indie influences with occasional stylistic detours, all driven by a purely underground spirit.
Noir Addiction
Serve Me Some Crime
A sarcastic manifesto about embracing chaos and contradiction, where crime, jokes, and denial become tools of personal freedom.