Forever Unclean – Copenhagen, Denmark Forever Unclean and Best are yet another of the recently announced pandemic and pressing plant defiant releases now ramping up to audible freedom. The Copenhagen three-piece are being escorted by a trident of veritable DIY Punk record labels from the band’s native Denmark, here in the…
Full Nutritionsnake eyes – Brighton, England, United Kingdom snake eyes and the lovehate mixtape (side a) almost, very nearly, persuaded me to type this whole review in lower case. However, because I’m obviously a huge and obsequious stickler for the rules of grammar, I won’t. I joke. I may know some…
Full NutritionThe Expanse Of The Internet “May Have Missed Volume 7” is an attempt to counter the volume of requests I receive in the various Ear Nutrition inboxes as I type away. The venture of EN, when it boils down to the barebones of itself, is a spare-time hobby. I try…
Full NutritionDesperate Acts – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Ah, yes. The world of emotionally drenched gruff and melodic Punk-Rock. Desperate Acts and State Secrets as of a few short days ago, stumbled (in a possibly inebriated state) into this fray with their debut full-length sustained by its own emotional mass. The band, in…
Full NutritionThe Expanse Of The Internet “May Have Missed Volume 6” is an attempt to counter the volume of requests I receive in the various Ear Nutrition inboxes as I type away. The venture of EN, when it boils down to the barebones of itself, is a spare-time hobby. I try…
Full NutritionSleemo – Norwich, England, United Kingdom It’s been some time, but Sleemo and the Degradation EP are soon to arrive. The Norwich three-piece and their amalgamative Punk-adjacent, Post-Hardcore conditioned and Grunge-fuzzed Alternative Rock are quite the abrasive, loud and complex unit. Sleemo have graced Ear Nutrition before in the previous…
Full NutritionVegan Mosquitoes – Athens, Greece The words “Vegan Mosquitoes and A Beautiful Slaughter” conjure some interesting imagery but within and outside of that, they exist and propagate the lucrative well of Alternative Rock that often seems under-represented in today’s DIY scene. With such a variety of Punk music from Skate…
Full NutritionPlease Use Right Excuses – São Paulo, Brazil Please Use Right Excuses (P.U.R.E) and Pure Quarantine are living proof and its product that the lockdown-centric releases aren’t quite spent. Though various lockdowns are still phasing in and out in other parts of the world, generally, the post-lockdown period is upon…
Full NutritionStay At Home and Die – Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Stay Home and Die and ‘undo’ are testament to how completely ineffective I am at keeping up with and addressing in any manner of discernable order, the perpetual torrent of underground and DIY music releases. It’s such a wondrous thing, really. Despite…
Full NutritionTalk Show Host – Toronto, Ontario, Canada Talk Show Host and Mid-Century Modern are yet ANOTHER band and entry into the 2021-Punkaverse riding the wave of gruff, Indie and Alt. Rock influenced melodic Punk built entirely on life experience. You know the type, Red City Radio, Hot Water Music, Burnt…
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