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Aug 01

The Loose Ends || July 2026

Niek

There are more wantlist-worthy releases than time to cover them all. Starting this year, Loose Ends is our monthly fix for the great records that slipped through the cracks. Expect a key track and quick take on each release (30+ this month!), and a link to add it to your shelves. Banda AL9 || Hey!...

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Jul 31

New EP: Miniskirt || Dive Bar Darlings A celebration of the places where music happens

Dennis

Now this is fun. Miniskirt turns the places where sweat, drinks, noise, and friendship collide into fuzzy little monuments on Dive Bar Darlings. The Chicago quartet delivers five punchy songs that are equally suited for a packed pit or a late night bar booth, driven by girl group shimmer, garage...

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Jul 31

New album: Dog Date || Perfectly Killer garage punk record in 1, 2, 3...

Niek

One moment you’re adding a record to this month’s Loose Ends feature (arriving on the first day of each month). The next, you realize it’s getting its own review instead. That’s what happened with Perfectly, an eight-song cassette from New York’s Dog Date that refused to stay in the background....

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Jul 30

New EP: Drug Bug || Grapefruit Technique Messy feelings wrapped in irresistible noise

Dennis

Just three months after his amazing Secret Admirer EP, Alex Amesbury returns as Drug Bug with a baroque pop-like continuation that is even better. So much is going on in the three new songs on the Grapefruit Technique EP (I can’t choose, so I’m sharing all three below), and it is all equally...

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