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Mean Jeans, On Mars LP

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:23 PST

The Mean Jeans return with their long-awaited follow up to 2009's Are You Serious?. This is a different album, though, more mid-tempo catchier, and poppier (but less "pop punk" if you know what we mean) than their debut. In addition to the standard three piece instrumentation, Mean Jeans On Mars also features, at various times, acoustic guitar, keyboards, drum machines, empty Jaeger bottles and boxes of macaroni played as extra percussion. (Dirtnap)

Mind Spiders, Meltdown LP

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:40:16 PST

Great sounding guitar tones. Happy, warm organ. Mean, buzzing synth. 60's pop sensibilities. Snotty garage rockers. Dark, brooding postpunk. Weirdo sci-fi soundtrack stuff. Nods to Krautrock. Oh, and did we mention there are 2 drummers? Features members of The Marked Men, High Tension Wires, Bad Sports, Wax Museums, and more. (Dirtnap)

Treasure Fleet, Cocamotion LP

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:37:52 PST

Treasure Fleet's debut release is a mélange of mod and psych inspired indie rock. Moving from the surfy "Coca Mama", a tweaked- out Santo & Johnny semi-instrumental, to the new wave electro-punk "Vice", from the quirky Who-rock of "Black Rag", to the Kink-ish camp of "Proud Mary", the Morricone meets Clash "Ghost Town", to the Pink Floyd tinged "Trapeze Artist" and "High on a bicycle", Cocamotion is a psych- pop acid trip though the history of rock n' roll. Features members of The Arrivals, Sass Dragons, Lawrence Arms, and the Smoking Popes. (Recess)

Toys That Kill, Fambly 42 LP

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:36:10 PST

Fifteen tracks of some of the most rewarding and well-executed contemporary punk rock you can find. Fambly 42 is as good as any of their other records. Pick it up. Gatefold packaging and orange vinyl. (Recess)

Big Eyes, Back From the Moon 7"

Mon, 14 May 2012 15:33:43 PST

This double A-side slab delivers two incredible tracks that will leave you wishing there was a whole LPs worth of new material. With big, poppy riffs and catchy choruses, the East Coast roots of Big Eyes shine through alongside a healthy dose of grit, attitude and tons of energy. Drawing from a range of influences that span across decades of rock'n'roll; from Cheap Trick and Alice Cooper to the Ramones, Descendents, and The Muffs. Big Eyes bring a refreshing and distinct element to their melodic power-pop-punk sound. (Grave Mistake)

Sick Sick Birds, Gates of Home LP

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:02:39 PST

Baltimore's Sick Sick Birds present us with their second long-player which finds them exploring their history as a band with eleven songs that span their existence and their influences (The Clash, The Pixies, The Smiths, Jawbox...). These songs have more of a sense of urgency compared to some of their more whimsical offerings. The melancholy is still there but it's been imbued with a sense of "you lie in the bed you make". With Bobby Borte on a musical hiatus, Mike Hall has taken up primary song-writing duties and his songs speak of snippets of stories whose characters, for better or worse, have followed their own path and deal with whatever may come as best they can. Comes with a digital download code. (Toxic Pop)

Bright Ideas, Saturdays and the Turning Tide 12"EP

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:12:26 PST

Originally recorded in 2005 and solely released on CD, Bright Ideas features two thirds of the Bananas-Marie and Scott. On drums is Tim White. It's sort of like the clean-cut, non-cut-off-shorts, daily-shower-schedule, different-career-path-but-still-cool cousin to The Bananas or Onion Flavored Rings. Easy going but not lazy. Mellow but not lifeless pop. (Squirmy)

Pangea, Killer Dreams 7"

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:02:50 PST

Pangea's Killer Dreams 7" is a kaleidoscope of scenes from the possibilites and poignancy in the endless nights and inevitable mornings. An undeniable weight in both sound and emotion are found in these four radiating tracks. Put on your x-ray glasses and witness beautiful women fainting at the sultry sounds of self-aware monsters and crawling insects. (Ghostbot / Lauren)

Razorcake #67

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:02:10 PST

Razorcake #67
$3.00 US
$5.00 Canada
$6.00 Mexico
$8.00 International

Cover by Todd Taylor
Photo by Jimmy Alvarado

The Stains: Interview by Jimmy Alvarado. Straight up, an oral history of one of the godfathers of Los Angeles punk rock. For a band of this caliber, you'd better believe this will be a two parter. (http://www.myspace.com/stainsofficialsite)

Cheap Time: Interview by Ryan Leach. There's more to Memphis Tennessee than the garage rock of Jay Reatard and Greg Cartwright. Like Jeffrey Novak, who have ties to both of them. (http://www.myspace.com/cheaptime)

Dead Uncles: Interview by Dave Brainwreck. Considering how close they are to Yale-and the hard-hitting poppy punk they play-it's not surprising these guys have managed to get kicked out of medical studies. (www.myspace.com/spicysoupproductionsct)

Sean Carswell has got some good stories.

Jim Ruland has some good tattoo advice.

Amy Adoyzie needs a goddamn job.

Liz Prince needs to get off the internet.

Mitch Clem isn't a dog person.

Maddy Tight Pants is the first polar punk.

Rev. Nørb is welcomed back.

Nardwuar interviews Micky Dolenz.

The Rhythm Chicken celebrates another year hatched.

Designated Dale loves rock'n'roll and Mexican food.

Ben Snakepit hates sports.

Kiyoshi Nakazawa loves being over twenty one.

Adrian Chi lives in a busy house.

Gary Hornberger hates campus police, but loves comics.

Art Fuentes loves Street Figher, but hates dicks from the internet.

And enough reviews to get you good and ready for porch season.

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Mike Kelley.

God Equals Genocide, Rattled Minds LP

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:13:07 PST

God Equals Genocide encapsulate the over the top fucktastic jackassery of having the time of your life with your friends while constantly getting pissed off by the state of the world. They're at times vulnerable but never sentimental, angry but hardly bitter. With unrelenting dual male and female vocals, thrashy riffage, fist pumping melodies, and cowboy chord sing-along breakdowns they provide a respite from the unoriginal and unenthused.

Rattled Minds sounds like worlds falling apart, while worlds are being created. Sort of like life. Imperfect, beautiful, disappointing, fractured, irreducible, wonderful life. GEG a punk band. With melody. With shambolic, effervescent spirit.

LP includes a bonus EP from their alterego group, Dumbag Daryl & the GEG Bags.

This is RZCR-18. Split release with Dirt Cult Records.

Listen to it here-
http://razorcake-records.bandcamp.com/album/rattled-minds-lp