A Feast of Beast

Covergirl - Ice Father Nation

Who doesn’t like some good ol’ riot grrl/queercore/twee punks/homocore?

Segway: Saw this ^^^ on Rough Trade randomly as I was snagging a copy of the new Thom Yorke side project (don’t wet yourself), including Yorke, Flea and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.  Atoms for Peace is the new super group in question, and they’re releasing a hand numbered 12” with two remixes that’s disappearing extraordinary fast, as of now Rough Trade has less than a dozen copies left.

Back to the riot grrl, I was immediately excited to see a few bands I recognized, most notably Trash Kit whom have had a super sick s/t LP out for some time now.  This is an excellent mix of new & known UK punk, released on a pink vinyl and super Ltd to 250 copies.  Also includes a3 zine!! [who doesn’t love zenes?!] Expertly crafted a3 sugar paper poster zine packed with interesting information and trivia about yr fave queer/rg bands, and there’s another insert included too, but thats secret till you receive yr LP

Ooo secret stuff, count me in.  The record is also sooo cheap at ₤6.40 or like $10.  Shipping to states costs more than the damn record.  Oh well, a great little secret treat to snatch up while the going is good.

Why Diet When You Could Riot? (Riot Grrrl Compilation LP) is up for sales from BnDcMp here

Trash Kit - Paper

So I’m on the Pure Groove shop just perusing around cause they nearly always have excellent vinyl that I’ll shell out absurb shipping rates in euros if i can’t find somewhere else cheaper.  But no jokin they have an excellent distro selection, they most often embed sound cloud tracks on the release pages so you can listen on the spot, and often discover new bands from just exploring.  Enter Trash Kit via Upset the Rhythm.  So on Pure Grove there’s 7” split with Trash Kit and Woolf (?no idea?), and this very song was streaming on the site.  

Damn they sound like The Raincoats, and I mean that in the best of possible ways.  Don’t you hate when you love a band, they release one godly LP, and then….that’s bout it.  The Raincoats are that for me, and I’m grateful to find some new tunes that bring out their best. 

If you visit the Upset the Rhythm store, you can find their s/t 12” LP and another 7” here. Good investments.