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Australian shambolic pop that uses the generic trope of deadpan ennui to evoke bleak dystopia rather than the usual sunny slacker world.
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Planet Brutalicon
by Stepmother
Stepmother serve up snarling, melodic rock & roll that takes no prisoners, riff after scorching riff.
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Classic garage-punk with bluesy swing and plenty of grit from Bad Bad Men.
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Crunchy garage jams co-mingle with country on the Brooklyn band's surprise LP, a not-so-secret love letter to the Rolling Stones.
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The NYC quartet fold a wide assortment of influences into their joyfully campy pop-punk.
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A reliably fun mix of garage rock and punchy power pop from the reliably great Oh Boland.
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Total Reality
by Dr Sure's Unusual Practice
Adopting an optimistic, genre-fluid mindset atypical to most contemporary punk rock, the Aussies rage against the machine with glee.
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