HOLY – Forget About Life
Today HOLY has released a new single. “Forget About Life” is from the upcoming album, which will be released via PNKSLM in the spring of 2020.
ShitKid – Detention
“…I’ve been losing my grip, but I think it’s been a year or more since I lost it like that.” ShitKid has a new hold on things on Detention. The brainchild project of Asa Södeqvist was once described as the weirdest musician in Sweden, but now there’s clarity. The punk energy of debut Fish, remains…
Cherry Pickles – Cherry Pickles Will Harden Your Nipples
Cherry Pickles Will Harden Your Nipples acknowledges it’s own weirdness. There’s a Catholic sense of bad behavior and ‘shock/schlock’ but it’s playful, not maliciously harmful disobedience.
Arre! Arre! – Tell Me All About Them
Arre! Arre! have been somewhat quiet since their debut album, A.T.T.A.C.K. Back in 2015 the old school blast of surf-rock, feminism, and punk arrived like a breath of fresh air. Despite receiving nomination for Album of the Year at the Swedish P3 Guld awards, the collection wasn’t available outside of Scandinavia until the fall of…
Magic Potion – Endless Graffiti
With ‘Endless Graffiti’ Magic Potion offer a strong picture of themsleves. They offer an authentic voice of the other; compelling as it is listenable.
Les Big Byrd – Iran Iraq IKEA
Les Big Byrd appear disinterested in courting familiarity. With Iran Iraq IKEA they respond to new pressures by intentionally disrupting their known palette
angelic milk – when the limousines pass by
angelic milk is the brainchild of Sarah Persephona, a Russian artist living in St. Petersburg. Material from her assembled quartet has been quietly circulating on the internet, gaining momentum via a string of bandcamp releases. Pale, was a largely overlooked, significantly beautiful album of lo-fi rock, and glittering fuzz pedals. In 2015 PNKSLM Recordings signed Persephona…
Miss World – Keeping Up With Miss World
Cravings, disposable culture, and lack of substance are toyed with, but Miss World also shares the rewards of living in the now, and the dropping of pretense.
Sudakistan – Swedish Cobra
With Swedish Cobra Sudakistan have offered a clear portrait of their spirit. Deeper in reach than their debut, and more broadly focused, the issues remain personal, but the projections are universal. They rock hard, and they retain esoteric charm, but they also offer invitation to make this stuff easier to get in to.
Miss World – Carb Your Enthusiasm
“I don’t just want to eat bread, that is bad for my head, and my belly too.” The punkish simplicity of “Carb Your Enthusiasm” from Miss World conceals a broader, more complicated account of contemporary times. The brainchild of Natalie Chahal, Miss World is a project that skims the substance from social media platforms to…