“Something keeps me coming back here, leaving me for worse”
Scream it till it bleeds: Matt DeMello's Canaries for the Cauldron is a "truly unhinged" B-sides collection spanning doo-wop Sublime covers to banjo-laden LCD Soundsystem, left over from his 2022 pop-crossover LP. Start-Track's Start the Track: Vol. IX channels indie heart with proceeds split between the Slovak homeless charity Vagus and the blog itself. The Darts' Topple Over Yesteryear rage against the machine with proud hooligan fury — "Punk Rock Forever!!!" — while their Nailguns and Daggers goes darker and more desolate, spawning Rage of the Beast. This Year Is a Gay Autumn's demo rounds things 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.”