This is perfect, the vocals remind me of Ian Brown. :-)

And to this one...  https://soundcloud.com/chris-tressler-1/sets/shoegaze-love-67-2

Taken from their debut album "Weird Sister."
Out now on Slumberland Records (US) & Fortuna Pop! (UK)

LP/CD: http://smarturl.it/jgws-album
Digital: http://smarturl.it/jgws-itunes

Thrilling Cardiff-based noisepop five-piece Joanna Gruesome will be releasing their terrific debut album via Fortuna POP! (Europe) and Slumberland (USA) in September. Brimming with irresistible pop melodies and spiked with dissonant fuzzy jangle, their songs are shot through with loud discordant feedback and super-fast, hardcore punk drumbeats. This album sees their first foray away from recording in a living room to a proper studio under the guidance of producer MJ of the much lauded Hookworms.

Kicking it against sexism and homophobia, nothing is off-limits, drawing inspiration from DIY scenes such as Riot Grrrl/noisepop/C86 /K Records as well as post hardcore like Drive Like Jehu/Converge and the art rock of The Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine, Joanna Gruesome offer a staggeringly diverse album, unexpectedly quiet and surprisingly loud.

Joanna Gruesome comprise Alanna on vocals, Owen on guitar, Max on bass, George on guitar and Dave on drums. They all met in an anger management counseling group. During the course they were told that writing, making music, dancing or painting could relieve tension and help reduce feelings of anger. One initiative involved a project where they were assigned a group to compose and perform a song in front of other members. Initially they found each other infuriating but gradually acknowledged their musical chemistry and decided to continue with the band outside the therapy group.

Most of the album was written during a month long stay in a seedy west Brighton hotel (now closed down) called The Hell House. The residents were pretty strange, kept attempting occult rituals/using Ouija boards etc and many of the songs were written to distract from the weirdness. Heart-wrenching and exhilarating in equal measure, these are not cheerful songs.

Awash with nods to mental illness and the dark recesses of the mind, the record is littered with references to the devil or zombies and allusions to comic books. “Secret Surprise”, in which mental illness takes a physical form and is fought using razor blades. Or "Anti-Parent Cowboy Killers," which is about stealing a scooter and driving it into the ocean when you should be in school LEARNING. Or "Sugarcrush," about spending a summer burning knitwear.

They have built-up a phenomenal live reputation, blending obnoxiously loud guitars and the occasional band uniform, with a high energy performance dispersed with quieter reflection, boy/girl vocals and teenage angst.

“Abrasion, anger, attitude. One guitarist is in the audience, but this isn’t too much of a stretch. There are slower parts where the musicians take a second to breath. There are noisier bits where the musicians take a second to reflect. There are thumpy bits where the musicians take a second to dance and enjoy themselves. Everyone’s smiling. Everyone’s hugging themselves. What a glorious mess of a noise to be a part of. What a glorious sense of community.” Everett True, Collapse Board
 
"A brilliant band from Cardiff who love their fuzzy melodies and songs dripped in scuzzy reverb." Huw Stephens, Radio One.

Joanna Gruesome - Sugarcrush

Possessions

How It Ends

Motion Sickness

Park Action

Sunflowers / Tonight or never is the second two tracks release by LA CASA AL MARE. 

Watch Sunflowers video: youtu.be/wM_yu46IVy8
credits
released 24 November 2014 

Produced by Alessio Pindinelli 
Recorded and mixed at Studio Wax Rome Italy, www.studiowax.com. 
Engineered by Fabio Galeone 
Mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysians Masters LA, Ca


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Buy This Astro CD:

ASIA, AUSTRALIA: 
http://handsandmoment.bigcartel.com/product/la-casa-al-mare-this-astro-ep
Also available in Japan via 
FileUnder (http://fileunderrecords.com?pid=90698315)
Diskunion (http://diskunion.net/portal/ct/detail/AWS150608-LCAM1)
Tower records (http://twitter.com/TOWER_Shinjuku/status/609281570042613760)
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WORLD: CD/digital > http://lacasaalmare.bandcamp.com/album/this-astro-ep

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This Astro EP is the debut CD release by LA CASA AL MARE, a 7 track EP disc collecting the formerly internet-released four double A-singles

M/CD Girl
Sunflowers/Tonight Or Never,

plus three previously unreleased songs

I Don't Want To, 
At All 
and the album's title track THIS ASTRO, exclusively available on CD only.

Sunflowers

YUKO YUKO - SUNNY JANE FT. VOLGA BEACH

VHS
"Needles For Pricks" 7"/DIG
Order: http://casinotrashrecords.bigcartel.com/product/vhs-needles-for-pricks-7
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Label: Casino Trash Records 
www.facebook.com/violenthumansystem
Artist Instagram: @violenthumansystem
Label Instagram: @casinotrashrecords


Needles For Pricks by VHS

Perfect Lies from 1st single 'Planet Heaven / Perfect Lies (7"+CD)'.

Perfect Lies

Sorry (Dispensa)

Memory Bleach out on Yippee Ki Yay and Burger Records in December 2018.

All songs Written, Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Alex Capistran at Creamy in January 2018.

Bass on Elevated and Virtual Virtues tracked by Chris Goranson
Keys on Virtual Virtues tracked by Brittany Constance Goldman
Bass on Hourglass tracked by Carson Braymer
Art Work: Jaime Zuverza

Echo - Verb

Music by Henry Dobson 
Produced by Henry Dobson 
Lyrics by AKO 
Directed by Henry Dobson & AKO

Marshmellow Lollipop

LA CASA AL MARE is a shoegazing 3-piece band based in Rome, Italy. 

2023, Sept 1st: This Astro on vinyl disc - Dreams Never End records. Remastered, 10 tracks, https://dreamsneverend.bandcamp.com/album/la-casa-al-mare-this-astro. || Still Burn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KejNL3eDAq4

2022, Feb 14th: Otherwise/Autumn released, https://lacasaalmare.bandcamp.com/album/otherwise-autumn

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Buy This Astro CD:

ASIA, AUSTRALIA: 
http://handsandmoment.bigcartel.com/product/la-casa-al-mare-this-astro-ep
Also available in Japan via 
FileUnder (http://fileunderrecords.com?pid=90698315)
Diskunion (diskunion.net/portal/ct/detail/AWS150608-LCAM1)
Tower records (twitter.com/TOWER_Shinjuku/status/609281570042613760)
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WORLD: CD/digital > http://lacasaalmare.bandcamp.com/album/this-astro-ep

Watch At All video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh2uFzeRVUQ
Watch Sunflowers video here
http://youtu.be/wM_yu46IVy8

Watch M video here 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6DoLpF1xyQ 

More stuff on BC https://lacasaalmare.bandcamp.com/.

Paolo Miceli (formerly My Violent Ego and Sea Dweller): drums 
Marco Poloni (formerly La Calle Mojada): bass & vocals 
Alessio Pindinelli: guitars & vocals

Sunflowers

La casa al mare

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