Day 5: Shellac - To All Trains. While I'd always been aware of Steve Albini's work and the man as industry myth, I'd never given Shellac much attention. Typically only among his eulogies did I discover this (and the wicked 10,000 Hurts) and really enjoy it. Tons of nervous energy and wonky humour. - ThreadSky

matrodger.bsky.social • 85 days ago

Day 5: Shellac - To All Trains. While I'd always been aware of Steve Albini's work and the man as industry myth, I'd never given Shellac much attention. Typically only among his eulogies did I discover this (and the wicked 10,000 Hurts) and really enjoy it. Tons of nervous energy and wonky humour.

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matrodger.bsky.social•84 days ago

Day 6: Bongripper - Empty. One of my favourite bands to put on when working; just massive riffs that go on forever and ever into space. It doesn’t always hit the heights of earlier records, but delivers on being a great big stoner metal lump.

matrodger.bsky.social•83 days ago

Day 7: Couch Slut - You Could Do It Tonight. Oh man it’s so sludgy, occasionally terrifying, frequently hilarious. You need to get on this record.

matrodger.bsky.social•82 days ago

Day 8: Frail Body - Artificial Bouquet. Centrepiece track ‘Devotion’ is a very rare thing: a six-minute epic of blackened screamo, and it’s the band’s masterpiece. Caught them live twice this year and the show is as moving as it is crushing. Not messing about these lads

matrodger.bsky.social•81 days ago

Day 9: Moin - You Never End. Another Quietus find, this band, all chopped up vocal samples and atmospheric guitars and stuttery drums, are a whole load of moody mysterious fun.

matrodger.bsky.social•80 days ago

Day 10: Thank - I Have A Physical Body That Can Be Harmed. Delightful, noisy, very funny collection of songs from the Rock Band Thank from Leeds. If there's a better title than 'Woke Frasier' or a better screamed refrain than 'a pint of Guinness in a Madri glass' out there this year I'd be shocked.

matrodger.bsky.social•79 days ago

Day 11: Coded Marking - Coded Marking. Thank-adjacent (I think) in that they're also from Leeds and play enjoyably raucous sort of post-punk. Not sure how known they are or what plans they have beyond this record, but I've been coming back to it lots.

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