Cult of Youth
The Devil’s Coals
“The Devil’s Coals” is a stark and passionate battle cry against the sins of the world and the desire to take the easy way out. Lush, dark, and invigorating, it marks the triumph of the individualist human spirit over the landfill called culture that grows all around us. It is arguably the best thing that Cult of Youth has put to wax and continues to push things forward into a new territory that owes as much to Code of Honor as it does to Current 93. The B side, “Sidestreets,” shows an entirely different side of the band. It is a cover of a song by fellow Brooklyn musician Martial Canterel rearranged and performed entirely without synths of any kind. A dancefloor hit, perhaps, but also a sign of friendship and admiration for ones peers. The Devil’s Coals is limited to 500 copies and comes with a download code. SOLD OUT FROM THE LABEL.
Pop. 1280
Thirteen Steps
Thirteen Steps is the newest release from New York’s Pop. 1280. It picks up right where last year’s The Grid left off, and is guaranteed to satisfy those waiting patiently for their new LP (due out 2012 on Sacred Bones). For the uninitiated, these New York creeps take the sonic palate of bands like Cop Shoot Cop, Swans, or even the Contortions and put it through a cyberpunk blender; somehow in the process managing to make catchy songs out of dissonant noise, scrap metal, synths, and drums. It’s paranoid, potent, and packs a healthy dose of swagger. Thirteen Steps was recorded by Ben Greenberg at Python Patrol [RIP] and is limited to 500 handnumbered copies. Be sure to catch Pop. 1280 on tour this October!
Lost Tribe
Lost Tribe
Blind Prophet Records is very proud to present the debut album from Richmond, VA’s Lost Tribe. Lost Tribe play apocalyptic post-peacepunk darkwave but with with a solid d-beat & crust backbone that makes this a record both for punks and dark music freaks alike. The atmosphere is comparable to that of The Mob, New Model Army, or The Chameleons but with the power of Discharge or Amebix’s rhythm section. It goes without saying that their live show is not to be missed, and you can expect a healthy dose of smoke machines, sweat, studs, and leather. Features members of Aghast, Empty Grave, Syndrome, and Caves Caverns. Comes in a deluxe foil embossed gatefold jacket with a printed inner sleeve (with lyrics!) and pressed on 150-gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies, so act fast!!!
The Pheromoans
It Still Rankles
Since their debut 7-inch on Convulsive Records in 2009, The Pheromoans have been leading the pack of the new batch of great UK DIY punk bands and have released some of the most exciting singles in recent memory on labels such as Savoury Days, Night People and Sweet Rot. They now return to Convulsive with their debut album It Still Rankles, a 17-song shamble-punk masterpiece in the tradition of such classics as “A Trip To Marineville,” “1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts” and “Detailed Twang.” Fans of the band will surely not be dissapointed, and for those unfamiliar, this will surely be a great introduction to one of the most exciting bands currently operating in the world today. One of the first truly great albums of the decade. Limited to 500 copies.
Naked On the Vague
Abstract Figures
Sydney four-piece Naked On the Vague follow up their Clock of 12’s EP on Sacred Bones with a double A-side single moving even further towards “Stadium Goth” territory. Definitely a shift in production values, moving from the Chrome-esque psychedelic murk of their 2010 Siltbreeze LP Heaps of Nothing to a, dare I say it, a more accessible sound. NOTV manage to fill the gap between the bleak, post-punk of Bauhaus and the sci-fi boogie-rock of Blue Oyster Cult. Out now on R.I.P Society Records.
Golden Error
Refuse Me
Brooklyn’s Golden Error have been sweating out fever-soaked punk anthems for a solid four years now. They have an LP and a split 7-inch with fellow NYC scumbags LiveFastDie, not to mention a much-gabbed-about live show that brings the rock back at your face. On this brand new 4-song 7-inch, GE blaze through some of their fiercest cuts yet. Side A comes at you hard n’ fast with “Refuse Me,” a groovy ode to a sentiment previously expressed so perfectly by Pat Benatar’s classic “Love is a Battlefield.” This is quickly followed by the social commentary of “New Weather Paranoia,” which is simultaneously a fuck you to local weathermen (and women), and a statement (however ironic) on this wacky global warming crisis. The music recalls slashers like Le Shok, Really Red, and Skull Kontrol. The lyrics reference both Bob Dylan and John Paul Jones (not the Zep bassist). Oh yeah, and I Spit On Your Grave (original). (more…)
Tyvek
Blunt Insturmental
Tyvek don’t need much introduction, Detroit area art punk garage rockers, who have a bunch of killer prior material on labels like Siltbreeze, Subpop, M’Ladys, X, Whats Your Rupture etc. Absolutely killer stuff here on this deluxe arted-out vinyl reissue of a limited tour cassette. Blunt Intsturmental isn’t all insturmental but there is a focus on letting the rhythms and noise play out a bit. Whats interesting is that while the sound and insturmentation jam out a bit more it feels even more raw and stripped down then the recent full length LP. A sort of step forward into a more groove oreinted, noisy jammy territory while simultaniously returning to the sound of the early singles. A real raw art punk feel like early Swell Maps or The Fall etc. One of the great bands of these times. —Night People
His Electric Blue Voice
Wolf / Worm
After two stunning singles (on S-S and Sacred Bones) HEBV are back in the 12-inch maxi-single format and are now allowed to stretch out in two very long songs of dark drone and acid guitars filled with just a few frantic vocals. Wolf starts as a straight punk song and evolves into a space odissey driven by monotonous drumming and filled by a hypnotic flute solo right before collapsing into an melancholic outro leaving us lost and confused. Worm is a wall of drone crawling and crawling for minutes and then stopping all in a sudden leaving space for another sad epilogue sang by a lonely organ. Limited Edition of 500.
Zachary Cale
Come Quietly
Culled from the archive of unreleased songs by Zachary Cale comes two unearthed gems, available for the first time through All Hands Electric. Recorded during the interim of his second LP "Walking Papers" and his band Illuminations' "See-Saw" LP, these two songs were originally cut as demos, but the fresh sound and spontaneity of the recordings warranted a release of their own. (more…)
Prudence Teacup
Where all the Little Songs Go When They Die
Prudence Teacup writes lullabies for heroes and sinners. She has been called a “reluctant chanteuse” as she often avoids the stage, preferring the quiet hermitage of a cramped room. Her music weaves antique melodies within electronic soundscapes. Fall and redemption, venom and balm, myth and truth all collide in the hiss of her homespun recordings. —All Hands Electric
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Upcoming Releases
February 7, 2012
- SBR-070 Wymond Miles Earth Has Doors EP
February 21st, 2012
- SBR-069 War “At War For Youth” 7"
March 6th, 2012
- SBR-071 The Men Open Your Heart LP/CD
March 20th, 2012
- SBR-073 Zola Jesus “In Your Nature” 7"