twing twing twang // rock :: blues :: punk :: folk :: acoustic

  STANDING IN THE PISSING RAIN MUST BE A DRAG: Recorded in a secularized Lutheran temple off the banks of the Hudson River, Ukiah Drag's new LP In the Reaper's Quarters (produced by the almighty Ben Greenberg) is fine projection of basement rumination finding temptation in the halls of an ex-God. Straddling the church balcony, licking the scum off stained glass, crooked steeples refracting moonlight and blood…There is no erasure of the Satanic ego as it the Drag moves onto new spiritual drippings. While the band's Dirt Trip single was hard but not necessarily unforgiving, In the Reaper's Quarters is a hellish maw that chews up tired rock and post punk tropes only to reanimate them in other austere and lonely offices. You may chew on its bones and swallow its scales but they'll cling to your pockmarked soul indeed. 
     Pulsating organs strobe their way through flattening riffs and creep beats; on many tracks the listener will hear a sex-crazed baby grand slinking sinfully into the reaper's pit. Their rendition of Lee Hazlewood's "Wait and See" will break the emotional turnstiles of many a troglodyte. This is a widow-making full length that marks and culminates every player's previous efforts to a blunt and remorseless tee. For fans of the violent prose of Harry Crews, Bobby Beausoleil's score of LUCIFER RISING, and the hallowed walls of Chateau Marmont. 

The Ukiah Drag "In The Reapers Quarters"
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Release date: 9/9/14
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The Ukiah Drag - Her Royal Grip

"Bigger Party" by Speedy Ortiz

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Speedy Ortiz - Bigger Party

The first single from the soon-to-be released Black Stone EP.

The Siren

From 'Follow The Music", the new album by Alice Gerrard.
Available on LP/CD/DL Sept. 30th, 2014 on Tompkins Square
Produced by M.C. Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger)
Featuring members of Hiss Golden Messenger and Megafaun

"Alice Gerrard has one of those voices that harkens back to the likes of Sara and Maybelle.  She is the real deal with the right stuff and hasn't forgotten where country music came from."
- Emmylou Harris (June, 2014)


"Boll Weevil" by Alice Gerrard

The legendary band's first album in 13 years, available on Joyful Noise Recordings.

Pre-order now on ITunes    http://bit.ly/1suFFjj
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One of the most influential bands in rock history, Half Japanese was founded in the bedroom of brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974. Ignoring musical conventions like chords, rhythms, melody, and song structure, the brothers pioneered DIY and Lo-Fi punk aesthetics simply by being themselves. Passionate, fearless, and relentlessly unique, they self-recorded and self-released by mailing out cassettes with handmade packaging, pressing their own vinyl, and brazenly marketing their music with bizarre magazine ads. This unbridled enthusiasm for the act of creating rock music led them to record dozens of amazing records (including the classic albums "1/2 Gentleman/Not Beasts" and "Charmed Life"), and to inevitably influence countless artists such as Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, Daniel Johnston, Kurt Cobain, and many many more.

Their first album in 13 years, "Overjoyed", shows the band's aggressiveness as well as its friendly charisma. Produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, the 12 songs on "Overjoyed" are unlike anything in the bands catalog, each unapologetically positive and surprisingly accessible. "Overjoyed" contains a deep purity, exceptionally rare amongst "reunion albums". They neither attempt to recreate their old sound, nor are they aware of current musical trends and conventions.  As a result they sidestep common pitfalls and create something new, interesting, and needed.

The first single and opening track is "In Its Pull". The song struts with confidence and exemplifies the magical in-the-moment glee that Half Japanese exudes. It pumps out a straightforward yet enticingly erratic rock pulse that paves the way for the rest of the album.   


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Half Japanese - In Its Pull

Taken from Forced Fun EP, released 31st March 2014 with Flatpack Recordings

Recorded, mixed & mastered by Dan Beesley

Cover artwork by Sam Huddleston

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That Girl (Extended Mix)

[Intro]
Hmmmmmm
Hmmmmmm
Hmmmmmm
Hmmmmmm

[Verse]
Solo in the morning it’s alright
You can do whatever you feel like
Living in the middle of nowhere
I’m a ten at home but no one cares
Time to let my hair down, hair down, hair down
Time to let my hair down, hair down, hair down
And I can hear a distant Nordic voice
Saying come inside the sauna’s ready for you
Hear a distant Nordic voice
Saying come inside the sauna’s ready for you

Sauna

Taken from the new album "Talking Machine"

Black Ice

Drama (Jack Ward's MPB Mix)

Wish It Was You

“White Noise” is the final track from Shopping — a lean, tense post-punk cut with sharp guitars, locked-in bass, and urgent vocals. Recorded before our hiatus and left unreleased until now, it's both a snapshot and a send-off. Think dancefloor paranoia, controlled chaos, and one last release of energy.

White Noise

For a band built around the idea of slacker syntax, Bad Grammar rock a tight set. Following in the footsteps of their northern pioneers before them, Bad Grammar channel the same grunge snarls as Pulled Apart By Horses and Drenge.

Debut EP ‘Forced Fun’ fell into the hands of party punk king Andrew WK, who selected the band to perform as part of 2014’s Y Not Festival. With lead single ‘Temper Temper’ clocking over 25,000 Vevo views, it’s not surprising the pair have already picked up coverage from XFM, 6Music and Radio 1, along with recent new music features in NME, Clash and Artrocker. 

Kicking out witty commentary on metabolism breakdowns and pop culture 101, Bad Grammar are top of the class.

“A blend of grunge and punk reminiscent of Fugazi and Shellac that puts many of the current wave of musical duos to shame" - The Ruckus

"Guaranteed to get the music-bods talking with their gloriously grimy racket" - The Tipping Point


Bookings - chris@wearebuildingareligion.com

Everything else - badgrammar@live.co.uk

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