- 1. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
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- ... down-tuned guitars of metal and the fury of punk to create what would soon be known as “grunge.” And Bam Bam was defined by Bell—a young Black woman fronting a post-punk band in the early ’80s. By ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 2. 5 Rad Reading Recommendations From Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning
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- South London four-piece Dry Cleaning released its debut LP on 4AD in April. New Long Leg’s tight, focused post-punk sets a formidable stage, but vocalist Florence Shaw’s way with words—droll musings ...
- Created on 25 May 2021
- 3. Seth Bogart's Men On The Verge Of Nothing Album Is The Epitome Of Andy Warhol Vibe
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- ... Men on the Verge of Nothing contains 10 fuzzy, post-punky, poppy tracks featuring a girl gang of guests including Roxanne Clifford (Patience, Veronica Falls), Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill, the Frumpies), and ...
- Created on 07 January 2021
- 4. Queue This Dance-Punk Project On Your Quarantine Party Playlist
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- ... and a drum machine, the album is an exercise in minimalism that is heavily influenced by post-punk and electropop. At its best, CRICKETS is high-energy and danceable rock ‘n’ roll—see album standouts like ...
- Created on 29 October 2020
- 5. Week Of Women: HAIM, Megan Thee Stallion, Arca
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- ... an ’80s post-punk band on tour and a young roadie along for the ride. Out on demand June 30. MUSIC/PODCASTS KiCk I by Arca Venezuelan artist Alejandra Ghersi—better known as Arca—returns with ...
- Created on 25 June 2020
- 6. Surprise, Agency, And Focus On Shopping's "All Or Nothing" ...
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- ... The album opener, “Trust In Us,” brings a propulsive bass line that sets the momentum for the entire album. All or Nothing is true to Shopping’s notable no-frills post-punk sound, but they have found space ...
- Created on 24 April 2020
- 7. French Vanilla's "How Am I Not Myself?" Is An Identity Exploration Dance Par
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- FRENCH VANILLA How Am I Not Myself? (Danger Collective) French Vanilla knocks us into the next wave of empowered post-punk with the nostalgic yet fresh How Am I Not Myself? Stylistically, the ...
- Created on 18 July 2019
- 8. Necking's "Cut Your Teeth" Is Saucy And Punk ...
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- ... their biznizz. “Drag Me Out” boasts the saucy refrain, “I’m a catty bitch.” “Boss” gets real about the “power dynamic” between a young worker and her check-cutting overlord. With hard-driving post-punk ...
- Created on 08 July 2019
- 9. Pip Blom's "Boat" Is Soft Yet Stro
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- PIP BLOM Boat (Heavenly) Pip Blom—a band named for its singer/songwriter—is completely unafraid on its full-length debut. Track to track, the post-punky quartet from Amsterdam masters sun-soaked ...
- Created on 31 May 2019
- 10. Week Of Women: May 31-June 6, 2019
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- ... place in the spotlight with Bayti Fi Rasi. Out May 31, and catch our review soon on BUST.com. Boat by Pip Blom According to our reviewer, post-punk band Pip Blom’s latest album is “green, gritty, ...
- Created on 30 May 2019
- 11. Priests Sacrifice Their Punk Past On "The Seduction of Kansas
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- PRIESTS The Seduction of Kansas (Sister Polygon) Though Priests has been playing seething, smart post-punk since 2011, it was 2017’s Nothing Feels Natural that proved the band is making the most ...
- Created on 15 April 2019
- 12. 21 Albums To Hibernate With This Winter: Playlist
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- ... float too far out into the galaxy, overall, the quintet blends glimmers of soul, R&B, and post-punk to provide a promising soundtrack for life on Moon 2. 4/5 – ANNA KAPLAN BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT ...
- Created on 28 November 2018
- 13. The Breeders, Kembra Pfahler, Neneh Cherry, And More Played The Netherlands' Le Guess Who? Festival 2018
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- ... of post-punk garage band Glintshake. In 2016, she released her debut solo effort Binasu, her first under the moniker Kate NV. The album took a decidedly more avant-garde turn, with pop hooks and disco ...
- Created on 27 November 2018
- 14. Ava Luna's "Moon 2" Imagines Life On A Utopic Satelli
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- ... Off” will invade Earthlings’ eardrums for days. While a few tracks float too far out into the galaxy, overall, the quintet blends glimmers of soul, R&B, and post-punk to provide a promising soundtrack ...
- Created on 03 October 2018
- 15. 21 New Albums To Take You From Summer To Fall
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- ... NOKES BODEGA Endless Scroll (What’s Your Rupture?) Bodega’s debut album (produced by Austin Brown of Parquet Courts, with whom they now share a label) offers societal commentary via a danceable, art-rock/’70s post-punk ...
- Created on 16 August 2018
- 16. Week Of Women: July 20-26, 2018
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- ... band Bodega’s deut album “offers societal commentary via a danceable, art-rock/’70s post-punk era sound,” writes BUST. Out now. See August/September print issue for review. Nephilim by Ebony Bones ...
- Created on 18 July 2018
- 17. "Here To Be Heard: The Story Of The Slits" Remembers The Iconic, All-Female Punk Ban
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- The Slits were the first all-female rock band originating from the mid-1970s punk scene in London. They combined punk thrash with reggae rhythms, forming a new post-punk sound. Their debut album, Cut, ...
- Created on 27 June 2018
- 18. 12 New Albums To Listen To This February: Playlist
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- ... post-punk outfit Shopping, is both relaxed and tightly wound. Complex guitar and bass lines groove within exacting rhythmic parameters—an undercurrent of low-key urgency keeps the party going, but no one’s ...
- Created on 09 February 2018
- 19. PRIMA's "Diva" Is A Fun, Feminist Anthem: BUST Premie
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- What happens when gaudy excess and punk rock recklessness merge? You get PRIMA's newest video, “Diva.” PRIMA is a Brooklyn post-punk powerhouse headed by charismatic frontwoman Rose Blanshei. The music ...
- Created on 18 January 2018
- 20. Punk Singer Helen McCookerybook Talks Sea Change and Sisterhood: BUST Interview
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- ... explains her recent foray into directing with long time friend and fellow post-punk alumna, Gina Birch of '70s noiseniks The Raincoats. “Gina had been making a film about the Raincoats for ages, and ...
- Created on 17 October 2017
