

However, if you are inclined to certain weeb-ish tastes then it may be yours. Either way, Damefrisor may still be developing their sound and whilst I personally hope they continue to pursue the more synth-laden path, it feels like whatever genre they turn their hands to, it’s going to be good.(KH) Haru Nemuri – Shunka RyougenĬombining modern J-Pop with noise, poetry and even post-hardcore at times, Haru Nemuri covers a lot of bases and it’s definitely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea.


In a way, Damefrisor are a happy blend of these bands although the track ‘D.O.D‘ diverges from the rest of the record slightly sounding as if members of Fuck Buttons reformed into a band with guitars. (KH) DAMEFRISØR – Islands of Lightĭamefrisor bring an infusion of dance, industrial, shoegaze and post-punk to their sound and it’s fitting that this album was recorded with Alex Greaves who also has worked with BDRMM and Working Mens Club. Blending elements of post-punk and psych with a sultry, melodic darkness akin to bands such as La Luz and Shana Cleveland’s later solo material, Fruit and Flowers developed a subtly unique sound that captured the same night air of The Strokes and Karen O. (KH) Fruit and Flowers – Drug Taxįruit and Flowers are another US band that seemed to dissipate into thin air around 2018, this was the only full-length album they released during their time as a group. Still, ‘ Solstice’ isn’t timestamped in any sense, and spans the breadth of age like the waft of marijuana from a lock-in at your local indie venue. So cool, they haven’t released an album since 2018 and I sincerely hope this means they’re working on a magnum opus of sorts, but I recognise the likelihood of this being the case is slim.

Despite their name, Michigan-based Heaters are the essence of cool. If drenched out psychedelia that sounds like something you’d hear in a dive bar scene during a Tarantino movie is your kind of thing then get yourself a tequila sunrise and pull up a seat. Picks by Kate Harensape and Bill Cummings. Aside from psych rock, we’ve still got picks to appease you popsters and post-punkers. In this month’s edition of Bandcamp Friday we’ve got a slight bias towards all things psych-rock because, in the back of my mind, I’m thinking about heat and deserts and wanting it to be full on summer already, although I am writing this in May so if you’re reading this and it’s now sweltering then never mind.
