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NEW MUSIC // GET RADICALLY LOST IN THE SAWCE WITH LIFE IS TEMPORARY, SAWCE IS ETERNAL Michael Whiteside·October 16, 2023It’s a good day to let go. Like, fully let go – submerged in the pool, no preconceived...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZHEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·1·100 views
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NEW MUSIC // GENTLEMAN PIG SQUEAL LIKE DISTINGUISHED MATH ROCK DENIZENS WITH DEBUT EP Michael Whiteside·July 30, 2023If you’ve been on the hunt for a salty, high protein math rock that goes on just about...HEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·91 views
EXCLUSIVE // ELDERS BRING THE FLORIDIAN HEAT TO THE MASSES WITH SURPRISE EP Michael Whiteside·July 13, 2023We’d hazard a guess that wherever you are, it’s kind of insanely hot, or least, slightly above the...EXCLUSIVESHEADLINEMACHO PARTY RIFFSRELEASE-O-METER·0 Comments·0·106 views
NEW MUSIC // FORMER ANIMALS RETURN WITH THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE SINCE 2012 Michael Whiteside·April 4, 2023Folsom, California’s busy math rock bees Former Animals are back, and they’re finally making it official with their...BACK TO THOSE GOLD SOUNDZMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSICRELEASE-O-METER·1 Comment·0·71 views
FOCUS // FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT AND READY YOURSELF FOR TURBULENCE WITH SPACE COROLLA’S NEW FULL LENGTH Iván Maldonado·January 13, 20232022 has ended with a rather large and superb list of new releases in the math rock (and...FOCUSMACHO PARTY RIFFSNEW MUSIC·1 Comment·0·226 views
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