๐๏ธ The Lowdown; ๐ด ๐๐ข๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐โ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐-๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐-๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข'๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐!
1๏ธโฃ Snรตรตper โ Super Snรตรตper
The latest hot shit on Third Man Records (Jack White's coterie), garage-punk project Snรตรตper releases its debut; a record highly anticipated by those in the know. Itโs great too โ a real sweaty, short sharp shock of an album. And at just ยฃ20 on limited colour vinyl, itโs got value for money all over it, despite its short run time.
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐โ, ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐-๐๐๐ธ! ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ? ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ . ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก. ๐ฟ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐กโ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ก. ๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐ถโ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐:
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https://recordculture.com/collections/new-releases/products/snooper-super-snooper
2๏ธโฃ Being Dead โ When Horses Would Run
Probably our favourite new album this week is this from Texas post-punky/indie/alternative trio Being Dead. Chaotic garage rock one minute, stripped-back lo-fi indie the next, itโs such a tricky album to categorise. Itโs sort of like Black Lips, Sweeping Promises, Lewsberg, and Best Coast in one, maybe. You need to listen to it because what do we know.
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐โ๐ฃ๐ โ๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ก โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐. ๐ป๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐ค๐โ๐ฃ๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐, โ๐โ๐๐กโ๐ ๐กโ๐๐ , ๐๐๐ก๐?โ ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ โ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐:
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3๏ธโฃ Body Of Light โ Bitter Reflection
We played this in the shop over the weekend and the most popular โhere, this sounds likeโฆโ was "Depeche Mode". A particular era of Depeche Mode too, but I canโt recall which. Not the really poppy bit anyway. Someone also said during one track that it was Prefab Sprout playing and swore blind that it were. It isnโt either of them, of course โ itโs Arizona electronic faction Body Of Light with their new album โBitter Reflectionโ; a retro-fit synth-pop beauty!
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐. ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐โ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐. ๐โ๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐:
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4๏ธโฃ Dust โ Et Cetera, Etc
We had been looking forward to this ever since hearing the single โJoy (Guilt)โ, a glistening slice of guitar-pop taken straight out of a Rolling Blackouts best-of. Same country, different bit, Dust are from Newcastle, New South Wales and โEt Cetera, Etcโ is their debut mini album. It is angular and formidable and honestly worth it for the above-mentioned track alone. Best single of 2023? Very possibly. Fortunately the rest is great too and a massive, massive grower.
๐ฃ Shop Reaction: ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐-๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐โ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐คโ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ข๐โ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ, โ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐-๐๐๐ก-๐๐-๐๐โ. ๐ผ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐บ๐๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ข๐โ๐ก.
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