This Month In Releases: September 2013

Another month and another set of killer local releases. As always, the rules are as follows: all records were released during the month of September by either a local artist or a local record company. They appear in no particular order and singles and 7" were not included. If I didn't include your release I either didn't like it, didn't hear it, or one or both of us has the wrong release date. Also, no descriptions again this month, just BC tags. Stay well! 

LPs/EPs:

Monogamy Party, “False Dancers” (Good to Die)
noise-punk, noise-rock, post-punk

Lindseys, “Religious Sexts” (Off the Books)
garage, punk, hardcore punk, pop punk

Weed, “Deserve” (Couple Skate)
rock, grunge pop

White Boy Scream, “Urge” (Hanged Man)
experimental, choral, drone, industrial musique, concrete noise 

Play “Red Movies” (Medical Records)
electronic, new wave, cosmic disco, disco, minimal synth

Wishbeard, “It’s All Gonna Break” (self-released)
rock, seattle, dream pop, psychedelic, shoegaze

TJ Max, “Wrong to Run” (Debacle Records)
experimental, drone, free improvisation, noise soundtrack, synth
 

The Telescopes, "Harm" (Neon Sigh)
dreampop, fuzzpop, neon pop, noise drone


Cock & Swan, “Secret Angles” (Hush Hush Records)  
electronic, ambient chill, dream pop, late night, trip hop  
The Smoke Clears, "Listen" (Further Records)
electronic, ambient, downtempo house 
 
Lake, "The World Is Real" (K Records)
home recording, pop lo-fi
 

Compilations, Mixes, Other:

iji, “Cool Dream/InCelebration + Bonus Tracks” (Lost Sound)
indie folk indie pop rock iji twee 

Haunted Horses, "Live at Chop Suey" (self-released)
industrial post-apocalyptic satanic-space-jams

SWL #38: Lindseys, "I Decay (IDK)"

In the About section of their FB page the Lindseys describe themselves as a “group of desperately deprived individuals motherfucker [sic].” I think that about says it all. If you wanted your problems tied up with platitudes to impart meaning to your poverty, or job, or sexless life, then there’s the door…after all, this is punk. However, for the benefit of everyone else I’ll let you in on a secret: Lindseys are far more than just a stereotypical punk band. Their 2011 debut, Trauma Quean, was a bouncy, but dirty garage punk affair filled with killer melodic blindsides. However, that was 2011 and this is 2013, and despite having released a couple of demo EPs and a split with Seattle’s Shakes in the interim, it wasn’t until the release of “Daryl Hannah” back in July that I got an idea of what to expect from their new LP, Religious Sext. The melody and attitude still abound, but songs like “I Decay (IDK)”, find the band also stepping out on a limb with mind-melting transitions and odd-ball time signatures that showcase their growing acumen. Ultimately, their work here makes it clear that Lindseys are more than just a reason to stay at the show, they are also a reason to go. Physical copy out soon on Off the Books Records. There are still a few copies of Trauma Quean at Sonic Boom in Ballard and Everyday Music in Capitol Hill.