sum of a list of endangered things: radio static and dial tone, the crackle at the start of a record, the hiss at the end of a mixtape. the first blank page at the start of a book, with written inscriptions in ink, recording songs on answering machines lost in pixilated typeface, the grammar of a glowing screen. Turn the page. The bindings crack smell four syllables or more, don't compute so well. Dog-eared ideas that I can't even spell. A social hierarchy built on how quick you click, your quote so sick, your curser’s on the pulse and it’s a mile up your ass. The internet's a bloated landfill where language goes to rot and die. We can barely read these days, but we don’t think twice before we click reply to all.
Taking cues from Midwestern emo and early ’10 pop punk, this Leeds, UK outfit are full of heart— not to mention hooks. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 21, 2022
A new track from Pretty Matty finds the band in top form, delivering clean yet crunchy hook-laden power pop with trademark high energy. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 25, 2020
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This outstanding compilation of bands from Indonesia puts a focus on atmospheric pop and rock music, with hooks 20-stories high. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2022