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Melancholy Club

Melancholy Club | thank god for you | 3hive.com
Melancholy Club | thank god for you | 3hive.com

Let me get a couple biases out of the way real quick.

1. Emo is one of the dumbest/laziest subgenres of them all. Every damn band in existence could be classified as emo, including “cry in your beer” country garbage.

2. Rex (guitarist extraordinaire) is a friend of mine, so I will not say anything nice about his amazing technique nor point you to the intro of “shoot” (below) for a taste of his brilliance.

Melancholy Club is a four-piece band out of Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah. They surprise-released their latest album, thank god for you, the other night, hoping to get as many ears as possible on it before their set at SLC’s indie-rock-palooza known as Kilby Block Party. Their set is Friday at 11:45am on the Desert Stage, by the way. Don’t miss them!

As I listened to the album on my way home from work, it brought back memories of my first exposure to Cursive and my discovery of Jade Tree Records in the late 90s. The noodley, two-hand tapping guitar work; jazzy drumming; and vocalist Tanner’s falsetto building into ferocious screams—thank god for you—would fit nicely in the Jade Tree lineup of yesteryear, next to bands like Challenger, Cap’n Jazz, The Promise Ring, and onelinedrawing to name a few. Check out the killer drum intro with the sneaky double-kick on “galaxy” and the burner “my own problem” below for a taste.

thank god for you is out now and available on their Bandcamp page. I highly recommend it. Enjoy.

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Dikon

Dikon | Fighting Words | 3hive.com
Dikon | Fighting Words | 3hive.com

Dikon’s Fighting Words was passed to me by my good friend Jason, whose first language is music and his second language is being an ass. Let’s not get into Jason and my complicated friendship; let’s get into Dikon and their fabulous EP/mini-LP Fighting Words.

Their Bandcamp bio reads, “Dikon is Bangkok’s premier jazz and funk collective, producing concept albums about the Thai transit system. cartel bosses, and an homage to the high priest himself – Monk.”

Fighting Words is a concept album based around the Chris Rock v. Will Smith incident. It’s a jazz-heavy funk and soul album driven by an amazing rhythm section. Check out the end of “Fuck Around and Find Out” (below) for a taste.

To quote Jason, “Come for the incredible cover art and stick around for the very good music.”

Fighting Words is out now and available on their Bandcamp page. Enjoy.

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GMO

GMO | Doble Sided Gemini | 3hive.com
GMO | Doble Sided Gemini | 3hive.com

The latest single from Los Angeles band GMO, “Double Headed Gemini,” is a dingy, electro-pop gem that is sure to delight any fans of Broadcast. Hopefully there will be more from these guys, including a full-length LP, which would be rad! Check it out below.

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Cutouts

Alex MacKay, the bassist for Nation of Language, has released a new album under his solo project, Cutouts. The album, titled Snakeskin, is a captivating blend of shimmering synths and vocals layered over pulsating beats and bass lines. It defies easy categorization, occupying a space between synth-pop and darkwave with its unique fusion of dark and heavy elements. From the opening track “Narc” with its growling bass and driving beat, Snakeskin immediately commands attention and refuses to let go. I highly recommend it.

Check out “Narc” and “Paw of the Monkey” below for a taste.

Snakeskin is self-released and out now. It’s available digitally via Cutouts’ Bandcamp and on vinyl from Cutouts’ website. Alex only pressed 500 so don’t sleep! Enjoy.

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Golomb

Golomb | Love | 3hive.com
Golomb | Love | 3hive.com

Golomb is a power trio out of Columbus, Ohio. They are a brother-and-sister, husband-and-wife band. A band I meant to write about back in 2022 when they self-released their incredible self-titled album.

Golomb makes great noise, and it’s evident as ever on their new EP Love (out on Friday). Each track slowly builds into a bit of a frenzied end, a fabulous and effective recipe. Especially on middle track “Dare To Cry”.

You can listen to “Take My Life” from the new EP below; it’s the most upfront and in-your-face track on the EP. I love it.

Love is out tomorrow (06/14). You can get it from their Bandcamp page. Please do. Share Golomb with your friends. Add them to your playlists. Play them on your radio shows. Enjoy.

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Seasonal Falls

Saesonal Falls | Happy Days | 3hive.com

Seasonal Falls is the new project from Switzerland-based songwriter Roman Gabriel, with vocal and production help from Andrew Pelletier (Fur Trader).

Their debut album, Happy Days, is nine tracks of warm, sometimes jangly, sometimes twangy guitar work behind Pelletier’s hushed vocals. Joe says they sound a bit like Ultimate Painting, and I agree.

Happy Days is self-released and out now via their Bandcamp page. I highly recommend checking out “Used To Be Fun” and “Girlfriend” below.

Happy Days is a great album to soundtrack your spring and summer evenings while chilling outside with a beverage and watching the sky get dark. Enjoy.

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Trash Fiasco

Trash Fiasco | Exist As Instructed |3hive.com
Trash Fiasco | Exist As Instructed |3hive.com

Chicago band Trash Fiasco’s new album Exist As Instructed is my new favorite thing!

The singer sounds like H.R., Jello, Elvis, Ian Curtis, Peter Murphy and Corey Glover. Crazy!

I love the mix–kick and bass to the front–forcing the guitar to fight it’s way through the muck.

I love that the vocals sound like they were recorded in a bathroom.

HELL! Even the album cover is incredible. Put that shit on a t-shirt!

This is magical, sludgy, garage-core punk rock!

Check out “Rat Brains”, “Chimney Smoke”, and “Turned To Prey” below. Do it!

Exist As Instructed is out now and available digitally from Trash Fiasco’s Bandcamp page. Go there and buy this right now.

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robounoishi

robounoishi | milkgazer 2024 | 3hive.com
robounoishi | milkgazer 2024 | 3hive.com

Ten things I know or don’t know about robounoishi:

  1. I don’t know how to pronounce or write the name of the band and WordPress will not code kanji.
  2. They are from Tokyo….. I think.
  3. They are putting out some incredible dream-pop/shoegaze music right now.
  4. Their new album milkgazer 2024 is one of my favorite new releases so far this year.
  5. I do not know or cannot tell if robounoishi is a band or a singular entity or even real.
  6. They are on Twitter @robouno__ishi.
  7. You can and should buy all their music from their Bandcamp page.
  8. You can and should stream all their music on Spotify, however their is one album there that doesn’t look like theirs.
  9. You can stream “black out” and “revival”, my favorite tracks from the album below.
  10. You will enjoy this music if you have a soul.

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Double Life

Double Life | Indifferent Stars | 3hive.com
Double Life | Indifferent Stars | 3hive.com

Los Angeles duo Double Life are channeling all the goods from 90’s post-hardcore, including powerful, groove-heavy drums, spacey vocals, chunky bass lines, and fuzzed-out guitar. Their first single and title track, “Indifferent Stars” (below), reminds me of bands like Jawbox and Failure with a bit of “Seven”-era Sunny Day Real Estate-like ferocity.

Double Life’s self-released, 3-song debut EP, Indifferent Stars is, out on January 24. It will leave you wanting for more. Here’s to hoping for more! Enjoy.

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Mo Dotti

Mo Dotti | For Anyone And You | 3hive.com
Mo Dotti | For Anyone And You | 3hive.com

L.A.’s Mo Dotti is back with a brand new single, “For Anyone And You”, as a teaser for their upcoming LP release in 2024. The track is an in-your-face shoegaze-pop song slightly reminiscent of the heavier, more upbeat MBV stuff. It’s a rad track and I’m excited for the new album to come.