Surrounding Structures

Château Guitar

"an invigorating journey, the track underpinned by a sense of shadiness that feels all the more compelling as the track rolls on and on and on, the mood dense and foreboding aside, always threatening to suddenly let loose, but staying somewhat static instead, save for the occasional spike in temperature" GoldFlakePaint

"every song effortlessly pieces together a narrative of a trouble, a grungey, slow-core take on American songwriting that never feels like it's anywhere near a cliche" Monorail Music, Glasgow

"Conjuring up sleepy, hazy days... really pull you in with their lyrics" Ravechild

"sulky, angsty and strikingly beautiful in its delivery" Overdrive

"first appear to have a slower, solemn drone, yet their sound disintegrates into loud, melancholic, distorted noise" Indulge Sound

CHUMP are a sulkcore three-piece from Glasgow. “the kind of music you’d heard for last dance at the prom in a ‘90s teen dramedy… before the flames rise up and everyone dies.” It started as the sleepyheaded bedroom project of singer and guitarist (yeah, she knows it’s upside-down) Tara, and soon loudly woke up with the addition of drummer Matt and bass player Tony.

They've played shows with the likes of Chastity Belt, PAWS, and Diet Cig.

In late 2016 they recorded at Green Door Studios. These songs became their first EP, the cassette Treat Me Mean, which they released by themselves as a non-prank on April Fool’s Day. It’s all worked out though because they’ve had to repress that cassette.

Returning to Green Door Studios, they recorded their forthcoming 7” on Gerry Loves Records, ‘At Least We Got a Song Out of It’. A shrugging kiss-off of a song, a diss track for summertime. The b-side ‘Lose Your Life’ features Tony on vocals, calmly offering advice to the listener against a lullaby-esque instrumental.

https://www.facebook.com/whatachump/
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https://whatachump.bandcamp.com/

CHUMP - At Least We Got a Song Out of It

The Strain

KEYS - The Strain

Eleanor

Just At The Pub (Gossin' With The Gals)

Early raw punk energy, w drum freakouts, and a bass with a thumping tone. I mean, we can barely hear the guitar here, but I appreciate the suggestion. 

Could this be the equivalent of the Lomax recordings, but instead of blues, it's punks at some dive making their own version of no-wave?

This reminds me of Foams from Texas, if you know that also obscure record.  Collecting these one-offs from underground bands is its own artform.

12" VINYL LP

Stream LP

Randy and The Randies - "Solar Myth" (1980)

Piercing melodic rumble from Honey Radar's Jason Henn. Heavy VU vibes as usual, mixing experimentation with analog layers, hypnotic dissonance, and a soft Nico-ish chorus. I once called him the Madlib of garage-rock for his propensity to collage styles and sounds. This is a new release, and it features a fading solo, cool and laid back like Saturday band practice. Stream at your own pleasure.

Jazz Pigs In High School

Stream EP

Jason Henn - "Kimono Photoshoot" (2020)

Baltimore based punk outfit Dope Body is alive and kicking, again. 
After a hiatus stopped their activity from 2016 to the early months of this haunted 2020, the band came back even stronger releasing two new efforts (the homemade "Home Body", and their latest LP "Crack a Light"), stating their status as one of the most uniquely-sounding crews in modern rock 'n roll - a nice blend between The Jesus Lizard, Brainiac, and Royal Trux.
Their mix couldn't prove their nature wrong, as it develops through the pulsating fluids of mutant funk grooves, filthy and noisy garage bits, mellow calypso-dub relaxations, exp. hip-hop, and so on. 

"Crack a Light", is out now via Drag City.

Dope Body

Dance to the Beat

Sideways

Funny Post-Punk from San Francisco, reminiscent of the noisy bounce of The Intelligence, with the silly punk chops of early Erik Nervous.

Just At The Pub (Gossin' With The Gals)

SCABZ