“Something keeps me coming back here, leaving me for worse”
Screaming from the gut of emo's finest: Superdestroyer's NCTV Vol. 2 dives headfirst into addiction and toxic love with riffs and synths for fans of Anamanaguchi and Jeff Rosenstock. Start-Track's Start the Track: Vol. IX rounds up indie gems while donating proceeds to Slovak homeless charity Vagus, paired with their celebratory 2023 Sampler marking a great first year for the cassette label. The Darts' Nailguns and Daggers gets darker and more desolate — the record that spawned Rage of the Beast — while Gig 5 at Potleaf Cliff delivers Tolkien-tinged oddities that even Tuxedo Dan couldn't resist. This Year Is a Gay Autumn's demo rounds things out with raw bedroom skramz energy.
“For fans of riffs and synths, this album is a must listen! RIYL: Anamanaguchi, Jeff Rosenstock, Slow Joy, Mystery Dungeons, Full Blown Meltdown”
“A 'truly unhinged' collection of B-sides and covers left on the cutting room floor of DeMello's 2022 crossover pop LP 'Confetti in a Coalmine'.”
“Just a broke guy with a dream, Making songs that's so fly the only thing that means a thing.”