August, or as we like to pronounce it ‘Arctangent’, was an absolute killer this year. We’ve seen some big release from acts like toe, tide/edit and Delta Sleep. We’ve also had the pleasure of witnessing the annual niche rock festival extraordinaire that is ATG. The seasons are changing across the world around but before we move forward let’s do a comprehensive recap of the month that was. As with previous instalments, click a tab below to see our favourite releases of August…
Weary Eyes – TRUE NORTH
File Under
Math rock, riff rock, instrumental, post-hardcore, post-rock
Sounds A Tad Like
Adebisi Shank, Alpha Male Tea Party, Lost In The Riots
Price
$7 digital / $12 CD (Bandcamp)
Location
Moscow, Russia
WATCH AND READ MORE ABOUT WEARY EYES HERE
tide/edit – All My Friends
File Under
Math rock, instrumental, indie
Sounds A Tad Like
Tom’s Story, toe, Totorro
Price
$7USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Manila, Philippines
Ze’ev – GTP
File Under
Noise rock, math rock, experimental, hip hop
Sounds A Tad Like
The Redneck Manifesto, You Slut!, Loose Lips Sink Ships
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Accident Prone – Deep Wound Red
File Under
Mathcore, noisecore, metalcore
Sounds A Tad Like
Converge, Botch
Price
$8USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Norfolk, Virginia
In Angels – Shortfalls
File Under
Emo, math rock, post-hardcore, prog, pop punk
Sounds A Tad Like
CHON, The Speed of Sound in Seawater
Price
$5 digital / $5.50 CD (Bandcamp)
Location
New Brunswick, New Jersey
California Cousins – Distant Relatives
File Under
Emo, punk, math rock, post-hardcore
Sounds A Tad Like
Postmadonna, Algernon Cadwallader, Gulfer
Price
Name Your Price (Bandcamp)
Location
Rochester, New York
SUPER THIEF – eating alone in my car
File Under
Noise punk, post-punk, chaotic, dissonant, math rock
Sounds A Tad Like
The sound of sour Skittles
Price
$3 digital / $9 CD / $15 vinyl (Bandcamp)
Location
Austin, Texas
Foxing – Nearer My God
File Under
Art rock, indie, emo, math rock, alternative, post-rock, pop
Sounds A Tad Like
Foals, Everything Everything
Price
$8USD (Bandcamp)
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Delta Sleep – Ghost City
File Under
Math rock, indie, pop, prog, post-hardcore
Sounds A Tad Like
Delta Sleep, you know it
Price
£7 (Bandcamp)
Location
Brighton, England
READ MORE ABOUT ‘GHOST CITY’ HERE
After Nations – Consteleid
File Under
Math rock, jazz, instrumental
Sounds A Tad Like
Oceanic, You Slut!, Bisbaye
Price
$8USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Kansas City, Missouri
WILDCARDS
Natalie Evans – Better At Night
File Under
Folk, pop, acoustic, harp, math, female vocals
Sounds A Tad Like
Yvette Young, Joanna Newsom
Price
£7 (Bandcamp)
Location
London, England
Ewe Dew – Supine Butterfly
File Under
Post-punk, noise rock, math rock, antifolk, stoner
Sounds A Tad Like
If Shellac was a weird noise-folk-punk band
Price
$7USD (Bandcamp)
Location
New York, New York
Phulton – Red Duster
File Under
Math pop, indie, surf rock
Sounds A Tad Like
Tera Melos, Lingua Nada
Price
$3USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Bayville, New Jersey
Jonathan Lear – Nina
File Under
Progressive, math rock, acoustic, instrumental, solo
Sounds A Tad Like
A dark and mysterious folk tale
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Berkeley, California
Fanciful Animals – Gondwana Rumpus
File Under
Instrumental, jazz, math rock, post-rock, prog, psychedelic, adventure
Sounds A Tad Like
American soul-fused Axes
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia
Sistemas Inestables – O
File Under
Math rock, jazz, experimental, electronic, atmospheric
Sounds A Tad Like
Jaga Jazzist, Brontide
Price
$7USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Santiago, Chile
Ground Patrol – SEARCH
File Under
Math rock, two-piece, prog, minimal, looping
Sounds A Tad Like
Ahleuchatistas, Cheval de Frise
Price
$8AUD (Bandcamp)
Location
New York – Sydney
WATCH AND READ MORE ABOUT GROUND PATROL HERE
Murphy Radio – Murphy Radio
File Under
Math rock, prog, emo
Sounds A Tad Like
tide/edit, Dirgahayu
Price
$8SGD digital / $12SGD CD (Bandcamp)
Location
Samarinda, Indonesia
Curling – Definitely Band
File Under
Indie rock, power pop, math rock
Sounds A Tad Like
“Crosby, Stills, & Nash meets Cap’n Jazz”
Price
$7 digital / $8 cassette / $12 vinyl (Bandcamp)
Location
Berkeley, California
Forager – Forager
File Under
Math rock, post-hardcore, alt rock, prog
Sounds A Tad Like
ASIWYFA, Gulfer, Delta Sleep
Price
£4.99 (Bandcamp)
Location
Manchester, England
Mokaa – ChingizLove
File Under
Mathcore, progressive metal, experimental, ethnic
Sounds A Tad Like
Oceanic, Pijn
Price
$2.20 (Bandcamp)
Location
Moscow, Russia
Efoshehu – מוסיקה ביקורת
File Under
Post-punk, noise rock, math rock, avant-garde, experimental
Sounds A Tad Like
Shellac, Ruggine
Price
₪20ILS (Bandcamp)
Location
Israel
Glass Mazes – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE
File Under
Math rock, alternative, indie, prog
Sounds A Tad Like
Fish Tank, Ninetails, Pinnacles
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Basingstoke, England
Honeybender – Super Chill Surf Vibes
File Under
Math rock, instrumental, post rock
Sounds A Tad Like
Pele, Ativin
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Portland, Oregon
Umbra – West
File Under
Math jazz, jazzcore, contemporary jazz, brass
Sounds A Tad Like
Dumb Waiter, Milton Man Gogh
Price
€10 (Bandcamp)
Location
Dublin, Ireland
WILDCARDS
Our Son – Strange Reflection
File Under
Experimental, zeuhl, prog, electronic, ambient, avant-garde, strange, math
Sounds A Tad Like
Jameszoo, Iglooghost
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
YUJIROFUJII – 11-15
File Under
Mathtronica, mathematical, polyrhythms, odd meter, minimal
Sounds A Tad Like
You haven’t heard this.
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Japan
Piqued – Hurts Like Hell
File Under
Math rock, math pop, emo, alternative, indie, female vocals
Sounds A Tad Like
Delta Sleep, Quadrilles
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Worcester, Massachusetts
Selkies – Capillo Dreams: Cold Pop
File Under
Mathcore, metalcore, proggy, wacky, noise, groove
Sounds A Tad Like
BRITNEY, Every Time I Die
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Cork, Ireland
Fawn Limbs – Towing Heads
File Under
Chaotic hardcore, mathcore, grindcore, noisecore, abrasive, dissonant
Sounds A Tad Like
Infinite Nomad, Mireplaner, Psyopus, Commit Suicide
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Finland – Pennsylvania
Fir – Always
File Under
Math rock, slowcore, midwest, emo, alternative, fuzz, indie, shoegaze, two-piece
Sounds A Tad Like
The Samuel Jackson Five, Silian Rail, Tangled Hair
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Ithaca, New York
Boreal – Aureal
File Under
Math rock, emo, alternative, indie, post-rock
Sounds A Tad Like
Delta Sleep, Austin TV, Last Days of April
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bobey – Siblings
File Under
Experimental, math rock, pop, folk, acoustic, loops, solo
Sounds A Tad Like
Sleep Party People, Gloe, Pinnacles
Price
$7 digital / $9 vinyl (Bandcamp)
Location
Oakland, California
Of Two Minds – Of Two Minds
File Under
Math rock, post-rock
Sounds A Tad Like
Dialects, Brontide
Price
$4USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Columbus, Ohio
Lofóten – April showers bring May flowers
File Under
Math rock, R&B, progressive, soul, hip-hop
Sounds A Tad Like
Naia Izumi, CHON, Eternity Forever
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Moat Cobra – Deimos
File Under
Mathcore, hardcore, punk, groove metal, sludge
Sounds A Tad Like
Sludgdge, Soilent Green
Price
$5USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Orlando, Florida
Guam – The Island
File Under
Surf rock, alternative, indie, math rock, pop rock, prog
Sounds A Tad Like
Gulfer, TWIABP
Price
$5USD (Bandcamp)
Location
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Gestalt – Gestalt
File Under
Alternative, indie, math rock, female vocals
Sounds A Tad Like
Giraffes? Giraffes!, Bellini, Autoclave
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Burlington, Vermont
Goosehound – The Goose Tapes
File Under
Math rock, mathcore, heavy
Sounds A Tad Like
Loincloth, Coalesce
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska
Squid Cult – All Boys Leave Home Someday
File Under
Alternative, math rock, post-hardcore, country, punk, psychedelic, noise
Sounds A Tad Like
Meat Puppets in odd time signatures
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Los Angeles, California
Trite – Synesthetic
File Under
Instrumental, math rock, prog, metal
Sounds A Tad Like
CHON, Owane, Waxamillion
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A Place Beyond Giants – A Place Beyond Giants
File Under
Instrumental, math rock, prog
Sounds A Tad Like
Owane, Waxamillion, Plini
Price
$7USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Orlando, Florida
Miles Paralysis – Miles Paralysis
File Under
Math pop, indie rock, punk rock, two-piece
Sounds A Tad Like
A.M. Overcast, Such Gold, Taking Meds
Price
$8USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Brooklyn – Winnipeg
READ MORE ABOUT MILES PARALYSIS HERE
KamiyoraYui – How to walking on the course
File Under
Math pop, math rock, solo project, female singer, kawaii
Sounds A Tad Like
Uchu Conbini, Elephant Gym
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Ciudad Lagarto – El Idioma de los Sueños
File Under
Indie rock, math rock, pop, experimental, groovy, jazzy, latin
Sounds A Tad Like
These Paper Sattelites, Bent Knee
Price
$6USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Santiago, Chile
Ludok – Cupcake
File Under
Instrumental, math rock, alternative, jazzy, post-rock, progressive
Sounds A Tad Like
Pneu, BisonWAR, Uppercut
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Elche, Spain
WILDCARDS
Eddie Jowels – Eddie Jowels
File Under
Experimental, math rock, jazz, prog, groove, solo
Sounds A Tad Like
Thundercat, Jaga Jazzist
Price
$5 digital / $7 CD (Bandcamp)
Location
New York, New York
Nito – Journey
File Under
Chill beats, math rock, hip hop, electronica, dreamy, side project
Sounds A Tad Like
ichika, killedmyself, Waxamillion
Price
$5USD (Bandcamp)
Location
Tokyo, Japan
namefollowedbynumber – Earl Pelham
File Under
Math rock, alternative, lost record, 2006
Sounds A Tad Like
Pelé, Minus the Bear
Price
Name your price (Bandcamp)
Location
Reno, Nevada
toe – Our Latest Number
File Under
Math rock, post-rock
Sounds A Tad Like
“Bedroom listening” toe
Price
$4 digital / $5 CD or cassette / $15 vinyl
(Bandcamp)
Location
Tokyo, Japan
READ MORE ABOUT ‘OUR LATEST NUMBER’ HERE
El Ten Eleven – Banker’s Hill
File Under
Instrumental, two-piece, looping, indie rock, math rock, post-rock, electronic
Sounds A Tad Like
Giraffes? Giraffes!, Enemies
Price
$7 digital / $10 CD or cassette / $20 vinyl
(Bandcamp or topshelfrecords.com)
Location
Los Angeles, California
READ MORE ABOUT EL TEN ELEVEN HERE
KEN mode – Loved
File Under
Sludge, noisecore, chaotic, hardcore
Sounds A Tad Like
Unsane, Young Widows
Price
$10USD (Bandcamp or topshelfrecords.com)
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba