Descendents–Hypercaffium Spazzinate
Genre: Punk Rock
FFO: Black Flag, Bad Religion, NOFX
Milo Aukerman and the boys illustrate once more their refusal to grow up with their latest comeback LP.
Hypercaffium Spazzinate is a return to form serving as an intentional self parody the captures all of the band’s strongest moments in one compact disc.
In their almost fourty year run, the Descendents have never learned to take themselves seriously and their seventh record shows no sign of slowing despite the age of the members.
Owen–The King of Whys
Genre: Indie Rock, Folk
FFO: American Football, Into It. Over It, Joan of Arc
While emo veteran Mike Kinsella may sacrifice intimacy on his latest LP, what we are left with is his most textured, full-sounding album to date.
The King of Whys serves as the eighth entry to the former American Football frontman’s solo catalogue under the Owen moniker, and the first to be recorded outside of his home studio.
The record’s sound features Kinsella’s signature acoustic finger-picking beauty with a full-band, distortion heavy makeover. The raw bedside magic may take a backseat to the newly found layers of Rock instrumentation, but The King of Whys is still undoubtedly the Owen we know and love at its core.
Ringworm–Snake Church
Genre: Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk
FFO: Integrity, Converge, Mindsnare
Cleveland Metallic Hardcore outfit Ringworm have proven time and time again that age is not a factor in musical intensity.
Throughout their quarter century career, Ringworm has enticed the audience with classic after classic including The Promise, Birth is Pain, Justice Replaced by Revenge, Venemous Grand Design, up until 2014’s Hammer of the Witch.
The group has served as the ideal meeting ground for metalheads and punks since their debut dropped in ’93 and modern bands in the scene should take note of their solid catalogue and mindblowing progression.
Snake Church is an intense half hour rollar coaster of heavy metal riffage and proves to be a grand addition to an already solid discography.