“Something keeps me coming back here, leaving me for worse”
Where screams meet sentiment: Matt DeMello's Canaries for the Cauldron is a "truly unhinged" B-sides collection spanning doo-wop Sublime covers to banjo-laden LCD Soundsystem, leaving nothing on the cutting room floor. Start-Track's Vol. IX compilation splits proceeds between indie music and Slovak homeless charity Vagus, proving emo has a conscience. The Darts' Hoping For A Green Miracle brims with isolation and emotion as Poison Dart evolves, while Nailguns and Daggers goes "darker, bleaker, emptier" — the album that spawned Rage of the Beast. This Year Is a Gay Autumn rounds it out with raw bedroom skramz energy.
“For fans of riffs and synths, this album is a must listen! RIYL: Anamanaguchi, Jeff Rosenstock, Slow Joy, Mystery Dungeons, Full Blown Meltdown”
“A 'truly unhinged' collection of B-sides and covers left on the cutting room floor of DeMello's 2022 crossover pop LP 'Confetti in a Coalmine'.”
“Just a broke guy with a dream, Making songs that's so fly the only thing that means a thing.”