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https://www.yellowgreenred.com

Every single month, i read a review of an album on yellogreenred that i feel i have to hear. Dan Sour - Drinkers Mass, it wins this time.

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Check out Harold Richter, Green Yellow Black Red Abstract Painting, Impressionism, Expressionism, Richter Style, Minimalismus (2023), From Gallery Fedorova

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Jared Leibowich in review

jared leibowich in review with his lp "secret spells" at dusted, still single and yellowgreenred yeah!

nice surprise, today and yesterday, that fantastic lp by mr. Leibowich got another batch of raving reviews Jennifer Kelly over at Dusted writes that Jared “has made an expansive, ebullient solo album here, meriting comparisons to the Papercuts, White Fence and Peel Dream Magazine and, even, once or twice, the Beach Boys in its full multi-tracked, multi-vocaled glory.” Doug Mosurock says…

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Some sweet reviews from last month that we neglected to inform you about, kourtesy of Matt Korvette at www.yellowgreenred.com

Th' Losin Streaks This Band Will Self-Destruct In T-Minus LP (Slovenly)

Anyone else dream of being in a band with the band’s name or logo painted on their van when they were a kid? My desire probably dates back to first seeing Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine, and naturally increased when I encountered Flipper’s van, The Meatmen’s “Crime” van, and of course the Melvins’ old van that Kurt Cobain tagged up. It just seems like the pinnacle of band-hood, so Th’ Losin Streaks have every right to be proud of theirs, brandishing their band name on the side and prominent on this album’s cover. It’s a form of rock n’ roll fun that seems to be dying out, but Th’ Losin Streaks are keeping it alive in their music too, a raucous garage-rock record that actually seems to be having quite a bit of fun. I’m reminded of the earliest Black Lips records, The Rolling Stones (I guess that goes without saying, but I’m saying it), some Link Wray and The Monks too, and while these are all fairly common reference points, Th’ Losin Streaks sound like they’re living the dream, not imitating it. Even something as simple as the way the lead vocalist screams “yeah!” to kick in a song comes across as sincere and enjoyably unhinged, not as though they’re following confusing Ikea instructions to assemble Rocksöngingen or something. Rock music such as this is nearing extinction at this point, but just like Leslie Nielsen in his 1995 Dracula spoof, Th’ Losin Streaks are dead and loving it.

PRIORS New Pleasure LP (Slovenly)

Montreal has had its share of antagonistic synth-punk for at least a few decades now… something about the culture and climate just seems to breed sneering punks with keyboards. Take Priors for example, a relatively new quintet who produce aggressive and clinical garage-punk with frigid synth overtones. At least one member of the band looks like someone who would successfully build a time machine in his basement, maybe that plays into it? Their vocalist has an appropriately big mouth (with just the right acidic sting care of slap-back reverb), the guitars are jangling their disapproval and the keys come in only when electro-shock therapy remains the final option. Reminds me of The Stitches, or some of those other post-Y2K punk groups that would get drunk and wear scarves. It’s not a new style or sound, but Priors wear it proudly and confidently, as if the neighbors calling the cops to complain about all the noise they’re making are the real jerks, not them.

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New reviews for The 7in EP

YELLOWGREENRED Always a pleasure to obtain a new offering from the Bay Area’s CCR Headcleaner, a group of at least five people that seem to feed off each other’s sweaty energy in the creation of their unhinged, punk-adjacent stoner noise. Can’t go wrong with these four new home-recorded tunes, that’s for sure – opener “Mission Control” sounds like early ’80s GG Allin (musically, not vocally) until it’s caught up in a cloud of High Rise-style combustion. That’s my favorite tune here, but the rest are great too, like a slightly more focused Hospitals, Timmy’s Organism without any sense of kitsch, or perhaps if Keiji Haino was granted full conductorship of his favorite Chrome tunes. You can really sense the paranoia and frustration that comes with living in a once hippie-centric enclave that is increasingly eaten alive by Silicon Valley tech-bro gentrification (particularly in the tune “Ipso Facto Alcohol”), and I’m thankful that these folks react by channeling psych-rock with the same free-wheeling insanity of Royal Trux. I hope that CCR Headcleaner can continue to survive in this hostile environment, or at least take some pigs out with ’em when they go.

SMASHIN’ TRANSISTORS

CCR Headcleaner is BACK! Not that they may have gone away or anything but after digging what they dealt for a bit and then not feeling all too much of a buzz with that album they did for In The Red in 2016, I wasn't too sure whether I'd come back around again to check out their stash. Whatever caused that record to fizzle like a sparkler instead of exploding like a brick of M-80's has been fixed here. "Mission Control" blasts straight off the earth like a rocket built from a million Harley Panhead motors and straight to into a black smoked galaxy. It lands on a planet inhabited by psychomotor stimulanted space critters who are building a race of Black Sabbath/Helios Creed supermonsters. Upon meeting the crew though, the planet bows to their feet for already achieving the plan. Like Godzilla sleeping in a frozen underwater world who is then angrily awoken forced to come to the surface again, "Unified" starts like it is shaded with dark hues of blue and green before making a ruckus and turning the whole city a flaming red. It's a quiet, loud, quiet, loud thing but it doesn't sound like it was lifted from the Scorpions "No One Like You" or whatever Pixies song Nirvana got the idea from. It's more like they watched a chain of electrical grid burst a series of blinding light and took it from there. On the flipside, "Ipso Facto Alcohol" it's like they're trying to figure out jazz math but decide it's just too brain-wracking. The result of a stumbly creepy crawl through the land of the Magic Band where they meet a creature feature movie host with a deep penchant for quaaludes. By the time the record makes re-entry to this world with a sizzled sonic boom and the infinite echo of "Lobotomize The Cops" you brain and eardrums may have already been destroyed by an asteroid. When this record arrived in my mailbox, the envelope was shrinkwrapped in plastic. The mailer had a bunch of wet stains all over it. I'd like to think that the band soaked it in marijuana tincture and it was not just a foul up from the USPS.

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Patois Counselors - The Optimal Seat - postpunk the way I like it (Ever/Never Records)

The world may have shifted in significant ways since 2018, but Patois Counselors remain one of the finest bands plying their trade since Proper Release, their debut album, was lavished with all manner of year-end praise from such respected sources as YellowGreenRed and the Bandcamp editorial staff. Recording once again for Ever/Never Records, The Optimal Seat doesn’t alter the formula, but throws enough curveballs at the listener to keep them on their toes. Patois Counselors are specialists, and their expertise lies in the ability to craft a perfect nervous hook, to sculpt their anxious music into addictive hybrids of post-punk pop. Patois Counselors songs overflow with so many winning ideas that it can be easy to gloss over just how succinct and satisfying the end result is. Following that logic, The Optimal Seat is a proper release that delivers what an album once promised -- twelve songs of tense songcraft stuffed with enough flavor to keep your lips smacking, and your fingers snapping, long into the night. Bo White - Vocals, recording, mixing Lenny Muckle - Guitar Taylor Knox - Bass David Ulloa - Drums Krizia Torres - Synthesizer Robin Doermann - Synthesizer Eddie Schneider - SP404 Guitar Painting & photo -  www.hollykeogh.com

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Zusammen Clark in #yellowgreenred #bruitdirectdisques thanks @mattkorvette from the #subunderground https://www.instagram.com/p/CfezpHtrgPG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Matt Korvette at Yellow Green Red weighing in on anti-capitalism, creepers, and perfect punk with Tommy and the Commies.

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#bruitdirectdisques reviews #yellowgreenred thanks @mattkorvette https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCND0JgJK3/?igshid=1e027zshuuyfm

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TOTAL REJECTS "Total Rejects" LP by Total Rejects

Check it the record right here. It's bad for you

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Young Skulls review courtesy of Matt Korvette at yellowgreenred.com

"Young Skulls Bomb Train Blues 7″ (Slovenly) How about a new garage-punk band featuring an occasional associate of Trans Am to get your attention? It worked for me! Trans Am were a real eye-opener for me in the late ’90s, with albums that have (perhaps surprisingly) aged quite well, so if I find out that Chris Turco (also of Kukim and Pines Of Nowhere) is doing a new project with one of the guys from The Chrome Cranks, why wouldn’t I give it a listen? “Bomb Train Blues” is no-nonsense fun, stomping mud-holes with a routine three-note progression, spazzy vocals, budget-rock keyboards, and stop-starts that provide plenty of space for Turco’s meaty drum rolls. “We’re Gone” is more on the Y2K sass-rock end of things, like Le Shok at the end of a long night with a slobbering party-dude replacing Hot Rod Todd on the mic. Nothing life-changing happening here, just a stupid good time from some experienced underground rockers doing things they’ve more or less already been doing for years, which is perfectly fine by me."

YOUNG SKULLS "Bomb Train Blues" EP by Young Skulls

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MARK SULTAN "Filthy Rat" EP by Mark Sultan

From http://www.yellowgreenred.com/

Mark Sultan I’m A Filthy Rat / Heart Attack 7″ (Slovenly)

I had assumed that Mark Sultan was one of the many distinguished garage-rock musicians who kept the surname of his earliest band even after making a name for himself elsewhere (y’know, like Jay Reatard and Mike Sniper and such), but I did my due diligence and it turns out he wasn’t a member of The Sultans, but rather did time in Les Sexareenos and The Spaceshits. There’s still time for him to change it to Mark Spaceshit, I suppose, but whatever the case, Mark Sultan has been a fount of garage-punk for decades now, and is showing no signs of slowing. This new two-song single, taken from the sessions of his Let Me Out album, are well done, revealing his sly charisma and knack for simple yet effective hooks. “I’m A Filthy Rat” lists off reasons why he’s a terrible human being to a slinky organ-led groove, whereas “Heart Attack” messily bops from side to side with lazy teenage angst, even if Sultan is closer in age to parents of teenagers than teenagers themselves. Nostalgic garage-rock tunes with all the trimmings, but performed with enough gusto and lack of polish that I find them endearing and enjoyable no matter how many similar songs were written before.