Following their 2012 mini-album on Jigsaw and hot on the heels of a 7" on Dufflecoat Records, Manchester's Amida have given us a full-length (finally!), with 13 songs in under half an hour. The band has managed to follow-up on the promise that their previous releases have made, with a collection of songs that are as biting as they are melodic. Sounding like a mix between the Wolfhounds, the Monochrome Set and even a little Big Flame (and similarly noisy bands on the "other" side of C86), the speedy/jangly guitars seem to be fighting the propelling bass guitar for control, giving us some very compelling music in the process!
RIYL: the Wolfhounds, Monochrome Set, acerbic jangle-pop.
1. Lies About Violence, Lies About Love, 2. This Simple State, 3. Uncross Your Fingers, 4. Blue Scarf, 5. Are You On Fire, 6. Plastic Ballet, 7. Current Obsession, 8. For July, 9. Something Needed Is Missing, 10. Veil After Veil, 11. Solace In Stars, 12. IDST, 13. Her Long-Cherished Wish
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Release date: 8/28/2020.After a string of cassingles released over the course of 2018 (which were subsequently compiled the following year on Jigsaw's "Everything Is Free" cd),...
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Release date: 6/19/2020Vancouver's Sleuth are notorious for taking AGES between releases, and this mini-album is certainly no different, coming five years after their previous album,...
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Release date: 2/21/2020Yet another band in the interestingly long line of Indonesian dreampop groups that have found a home on Jigsaw (see also: Kaveh Kanes,...
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Release date: January 24, 2020This is the debut album from this new German band, and if you think they sound quite similar to Seaside Stars/Sealevel,...
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Release date: January 17: I picked up the first cassette EP from this Richmond, Virginia trio at a recent Popfest (after really loving their set),...
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Release date: 1/10/2020Originally from Portland, but now living in Philly, Cool Original (once called "Cool American" until the Doritos lawyers came a-knockin'...) is the project...
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Release date: 1/10/2020: The amount of time between this disc's original conception and its actual release borders on the absurd. I don't remember exactly when...