Last week Exploding in Sound (a Boston-based record company that has bands like Pile and Speedy Ortiz) released their extremely good Empire of Fuzz compilation album, including twenty-six tracks from bands all over the country. The fuzz comes in different varieties: fuzziness from lo-fi recording, fuzz coming from the garage, fuzz from a Big-Muff-type pedal, fuzz from too much volume, fuzz from noise. The newest in punk and post-hardcore genres are well represented here. Check out the track list and download the album for free here. – Geoff Noble
