2017/04 IndieRock DJ

From Taiwan Housing Project's debut album, 'Veblen Death Mask,' available on LP, CS, and digital May 5th, 2017 from Kill Rock Stars.

Pre-order at http://bit.ly/veblendeathmask

For buildings, there are zoning laws. For automobiles, traffic ordinance enforced by police officers.

For aircraft, there’s air traffic control and for industry, patent laws, labor laws, etc.


Despite all the regulations, scofflaws are common and people “break the law” constantly.

The world of rock ’n’ roll bands is different. Though it prides itself as a libertine anarchy where all is permitted, unspoken rules are in place which nearly none dare transgress. In the modern era, these regulations are as strictly enforced as in any gulag.

Political statements must consist of kitsch platitudes, the music a rote recitation from the nostalgia file. Appearance must be mundane and performance a tame approximation of a half remembered snore-fest from the golden age of “mTV unplugged.”

Any deviation will be punished —monetarily and critically— and rebels are banished to the kingdom of no-one-cares.

Faced with such prospects, conformity in “indie rock” is ABSOLUTE.

On the outskirts of this work camp though, is one notable rule breaker … a group of delinquents with outlaw values: style, ideas, physicality, vivacity … when turned to the “on” position, they resemble a terrifying power tool or downed “live wire.”

Who is this group that never got the memo to manifest mediocrity? TAIWAN HOUSING PROJECT: A band powerful enough to exorcise its audience of the degenerate culture which is poisoning them: Popular radio, mini series, political idiocy, toxic architecture, Hollywood film, and graphic design… stimuli created explicitly to numb and retard its victims, and to tame any deviant impulse.

Who are the members? TAIWAN HOUSING PROJECT was formed by KILYNN LUNSFORD (Ex-LITTLE CLAW) who, onstage, performs like a reborn Little Richard. Fur clad, ax wielding, slashing, tearing, “flame on.” MARK FEEHAN (ex-HARRY PUSSY) flanks the stage, picking and grinning like a loosed convict with a taste for vengeance. These two began the band as a experiment in perversity but it quickly transformed into a way of life, a hope bringer, a font of joy for them and their devotees. More members were added (Pat Ganley, Adam Cooper, Kevin Nickles, and Kevin Boyer of groups such as TYVEK, DAN MELCHOIR, WRITHING SQUARES, TICKLEY FEATHER, et al), shows were played, a 45 was released (on the excellent M’Lady’s imprint) and now ….. a debut ALBUM on KILL ROCK STARS RECORDS, called “Veblen Death Mask.”

“Sometimes you gotta burn the village to save it” is THP’s philosophy, and in keeping with that, their live style is a take no prisoners, destroy the stage, ecstatic orgy of sound.

BUT — cleverly concealed under the noise and abandon, TAIWAN HOUSING PROJECT play bewitching pop songs which could bubble up comfortably in a reform school disco or European youth hall.

“Multidimensional Spectrum”, and “Authentic Alien Perfume” are hit parade material. If the hit parade took a detour through a Hieronymous Bosch painting.

Spin this record — the “VEBLEN DEATH MASK” LP — and join TAIWAN HOUSING PROJECT in resisting the rules of the gulag.

- Ian Svenonius

Taiwan Housing Project - Authentic Alien Perfume

Taken from the debut album "Swear I'm Good At This" out NOW!

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Diet Cig On Tour
April 05 - New Haven, CT @ BAR
April 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
April 07 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right (early show)
April 07 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right (late show)
April 08 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
April 10 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le "Ritz" P.D.B.
April 11 - Toronto, ON @ Drake Hotel
April 12 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
April 13 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
April 14 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
April 15 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - Backroom
April 18 - Orlando, FL @ Will's Pub
April 19 - Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery
April 20 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (at FSU)
April 21 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
April 22 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
April 26 - Eugene, OR @ Boreal
April 28 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
April 29 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
May 01 - Reno, NV @ Holland Project
May 02 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
May 04 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
May 05 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
May 06 - San Diego, CA @ Che Café (at UC San Diego)
May 08 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium

Diet Cig - Link In Bio

"After The Party" by The Menzingers from the album 'After The Party,' available February 3rd
Pre-order here: https://lnk.to/TMaftertheparty

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The Menzingers - After The Party

Taken from Communions debut album, Blue, out on 3rd February 2017

Preorder Blue
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Communions live
Fri. 27th JAN – Skraen, Aalborg, DK.
Sat. 28th JAN – TAPE, Aarhus, DK.
Wed. 15th FEB – The Lexington, London, UK.
Sun. 26th FEB – Studio Coast, Tokyo, Japan.
Fri. 17th MAR – VEGA, Copenhagen, DK.
Tues. 16th MAY – Rotonde, Brussels, Belgium

Communions - It's Like Air

Echo Ladies - Nothing Ever Lasts

01 - Until It Wasn't

Two years to the day we formed SHIT GIRLFRIEND in L.A. This song was written and recorded in a kitchen in London on Saturday night. Yesterday the video was made thru the night, we haven't slept just 4 U and...in time for VALENTINES DAY 2017. XOXOX

MUMMY'S BOY

Our forthcoming single 'Shadows' is out on 21st April 2017.

Shadows

Publicado por Autoplacer/Sindicalistas, como ganadores del Concurso de Maquetas Autoplacer 2015, premio otorgado por el Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M). 

El disco se publica en vinilo en una edición limitada de 299 copias y cuenta con diseño de Aleksandra Waliszewska.

Grabado el 19 y 20 de Noviembre de 2016 en Logroño. 
Grabación, edición y masterización por David Garrido.

LOS CHINOS

'Swam Out' is the first single from HYLA's debut album 'OSAKA'

Swam Out

i am not my body, i'm somebody

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Somebody

Featuring Tracyanne Campbell (Camera Obscura). Available to download/stream here: http://found.ee/psbprogress

Progress

Brand new single from H.Grimace debut album 'Self Architect' out April 7 on Opposite Number.

H.Grimace - Call It Out

Taken from our debut album, out 31.03.2017 • Pre-order on Bandcamp at shynature.com/album

AlternativeRock
Released by:
Shy Nature
Release date:
31 March 2017
P-line:
℗ Shy Nature

Mango Trees

Official release 4th of April. Taken from the bands upcoming sophomore album.

Eliza Battle

2017

Written by EAT FAST
Artwork by EAT FAST
Drums recorded @ The Grain Studios, the rest in bedrooms
Mixed by James Hall
Mastered by Robin Schmidt @ 24-96 Studios

Scrambled Egg

GRAVES premiered on The Line Of Best Fit on March 23rd!
https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/chai-khat-graves

Graves

Art School Jocks s/t EP out June 2, 2017
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Art School Jocks

Art School Jocks - Just A Gwen

Cende - "Bed"
Off their debut album, "#1 Hit Single"
Out May 26 2017, on Double Double Whammy

Order the album - http://www.dbldblwhmmy.com/family/cende

"I get into bed
I can't get out
I'm the only one that I could let down
You get into me
You can't get out
You're the only one that I could let down
You'll be better off when I'm not around 

I put on my clothes 
How do I look 
Well you say good but who knows 
Face that you put on 
Tell me what's wrong 
You're the only one that I could count on 
You'll be better off when I'm all alone 

I'll get out of the way
Don't make it easy on me"

Cende - Bed

RIP Records Introduces Volume 1:4

Released on April 12th as part of the RIP Records Introduces Series
Pre-order the 12" Vinyl compilation here:
http://riprecords.bigcartel.com/product/rip-introduces-volume-one-12-vinyl-compilation

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