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FOCUS // MARCOS MENA OF STANDARDS ON THEIR NEW VIDEO, NEW DRUMMER, AND UPCOMING EP

Michael Whiteside·September 1, 2021

Last week, standards released a video for their juicy new single “Papaya.” With golden ‘nanners, cardboard cutouts, and...

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FOCUS // THIRTEEN INDISPUTABLY GREAT DRUM MOMENTS IN MATH ROCK

Michael Whiteside·August 27, 2021

At some point in your life, you most likely noticed that even classically trained musicians rarely play the...

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FOCUS // Chicago Math Rock Legends Volta Do Mar Discuss Their History, The Chicago Music Scene in the 90’s, and Their Newly Remastered Catalog

WILLIAM COVERT·August 7, 2021

We at Fecking Bahamas were very excited to hear news from Chicago math rock veterans Volta Do Mar...

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FOCUS // PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH CAR BOMB AND XYTECHRA’S GREG KUBACKI

Michael Whiteside·May 4, 2021

Describing the Greg Kubacki sound is a dense, onerous task. From the tech-heavy mathematic assault of Car Bomb...

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FOCUS // SOUND OF A SCENE: ENTRESOL ON HARSH NOISE, EPISTOLARY HORROR, AND COLLABORATING WITH BODY VOID

Michael Whiteside·April 27, 2021

I first experienced Entresol years ago in an unsuspecting coffee shop. Just across the train tracks in a...

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FOCUS // THE BICYCLE DAY PLAYLIST SPECIAL

Michael Whiteside·April 19, 2021

Bicycle Day was born April 19th, 1943. Albert Hoffman was leaving work, feeling relatively normal. For the past...

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FOCUS // THE STRANGE YET PRACTICAL WORLD OF MATH ROCK DESERT ISLAND PEDALS VOL. 1

Michael Whiteside·March 16, 2021

“What’s your desert island pedal?” It’s a question that has troubled us since the dawn of time-based effects....

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FOCUS // 21 RECORDS THAT MADE ME A BETTER LISTENER IN THE YEAR THAT CHALLENGED EVERYTHING

Michael Whiteside·December 15, 2020

It boggles the mind that it’s actually been one whole year since I was texting Nikk my selections...

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FOCUS // SMELLING ALL THE ROSES: OUR EPIC CONVERSATION WITH FLORAL’S NATE SHERMAN

Michael Whiteside·December 2, 2020

Floral is one of those band that has surely reached your ear by now. Since 2014, the band...

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FOCUS // SARGENT HOUSE’S MARIKA ZORZI ON AUTHENTICITY, LIVE SHOWS, AND HOW TO SURVIVE 2020

Michael Whiteside·November 3, 2020

Marika Zorzi is one of the underground’s most prolific journalists, with editing credits at New Noise Magazine, CVLT,...

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FOCUS // MARCOS MENA OF STANDARDS ON THEIR NEW VIDEO, NEW DRUMMER, AND UPCOMING EP

FOCUS // THIRTEEN INDISPUTABLY GREAT DRUM MOMENTS IN MATH ROCK

FOCUS // Chicago Math Rock Legends Volta Do Mar Discuss Their History, The Chicago Music Scene in the 90’s, and Their Newly Remastered Catalog

RELEASE-O-METER

NEW MUSIC // MASK OF THE PHANTASM REVEAL THEIR GROOVY, MYSTERIOUS DEBUT

NEW MUSIC // CASUALLY MELT YOUR FACE THIS WEEK WITH KNOX ENGLER

NEW MUSIC // DOG AND PONY RECORDS UNEARTH A SLEW OF LIVE PIGLET SESSIONS

REGULARS

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

Standards – Fruit Island (2020)

Delta Sleep – Younger Years (2019)

EXCLUSIVES

EXCLUSIVE // THE REFECTORY RESTORE OUR FAITH IN CHAOTIC POST-HARDCORE WITH Noise Machine Repeater

EXCLUSIVE // ENJOY A BLISTERING HOT NEW SINGLE FROM DEAF CLUB

EXCLUSIVE // ANDS PLAY WITH OUR FEELS AND RELEASE THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM

VIDEO

EXCLUSIVE // Watch Memory of Elephants play “I Just Karate Shit My Pants”

EXCLUSIVE // Watch Bicurious pull off all their instrumental tricks in a live session of ‘Japanese Puppy’

EXCLUSIVE // Watch the making of tortuganónima’s latest release ‘Imago’

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FOCUS // MARCOS MENA OF STANDARDS ON THEIR NEW VIDEO, NEW DRUMMER, AND UPCOMING EP

FOCUS // THIRTEEN INDISPUTABLY GREAT DRUM MOMENTS IN MATH ROCK

FOCUS // Chicago Math Rock Legends Volta Do Mar Discuss Their History, The Chicago Music Scene in the 90’s, and Their Newly Remastered Catalog

FOCUS // PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH CAR BOMB AND XYTECHRA’S GREG KUBACKI

FOCUS // SOUND OF A SCENE: ENTRESOL ON HARSH NOISE, EPISTOLARY HORROR, AND COLLABORATING WITH BODY VOID

FOCUS // THE BICYCLE DAY PLAYLIST SPECIAL

FOCUS // THE STRANGE YET PRACTICAL WORLD OF MATH ROCK DESERT ISLAND PEDALS VOL. 1

FOCUS // 21 RECORDS THAT MADE ME A BETTER LISTENER IN THE YEAR THAT CHALLENGED EVERYTHING

FOCUS // SMELLING ALL THE ROSES: OUR EPIC CONVERSATION WITH FLORAL’S NATE SHERMAN

FOCUS // SARGENT HOUSE’S MARIKA ZORZI ON AUTHENTICITY, LIVE SHOWS, AND HOW TO SURVIVE 2020