Producer and vocalist Megiapa recently had a new song, “Lessons”, appear on a compilation from the local label KinkyElevatorMusic.
2019 saw Megiapa release her debut full-length album, ’92, and really come into her own as artist and creator.
Chicago
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What’s Your Damage? “Killing Spree”
Post-Punk quartet What’s Your Damage? is preparing to release their self-titled debut EP. You can currently stream the EP’s first two singles, “Exit” and “Killing Spree”. The band kicked off the year by releasing a somewhat graphic video for “Killing Spree”.
This is a side project of Wiley Willis, Bob Shields, and Sean Kelly of 2Minute Minor with the addition of the vocals of Quinn.
L.A.
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01.06: Kate Clover begins Bootleg Theater residency; listen to “Channel Zero”
LA scene staple Kate Clover finished recording her debut album Channel Zero last year, but instead of rest on her laurels, she’s chosen to hit the ground running in 2020 with a residency at the Bootleg Theater. The electricity of songs like her debut’s title track shoots out full force on stage, something that local scenesters know and curious punk and indie fans ought to learn more about. With a sound and look forged from the fires left lit by protopunk idols Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop, Clover’s sound rings in the new decade not just with a bang, but with a barrage. Clover plays the Bootleg on 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, and 1/27, with different acts joining her every night. Get yourself to one of her shows, and take a listen to the title track from Channel Zero below. – Will Sisskind
New England
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Mousa ushers in nostalgia in new record “Mousatron X”
If you are in the nostalgic mood most of us are in after the decade came to a less-than-spectacular end, then we recommend a surefire stimulant: Maine’s Mousa has just released Mousatron X, a solid record worth the six-year wait. The album is a short treat that hits all the right spots as it fluctuates from galactic-noise themes like those in the opener “Silent In” to bedroom pop/psych-infused synth swells that complement a sonorous croon. The record captures the intimacy and infinity of its concept: the music found in tracks like “Cower” drains into the listener’s mind to create nostalgic images so infinite. Stream the delicate balance of grand sounds and homely vocals that is the album’s closing track “In Between Dreams” below. Happy New Year, New England! – Rene Cobar
NYC
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Get soaked and stoked with Wyndup Kid, play Muchmore’s 1.9
Garden State punk trio Wyndup Kid exude the type of energy you’d find at a New Brunswick basement party, and their latest effort S(t)OAKED is a rager that’s moments away from getting shut down by the cops. A four track melodically surfy EP, the band brings all bangers, laying down fast rock n roll with hilarious, indulgent lyricism; when they’re not wilding out after consuming a drugged “Spiked Cake” or driving 80 down the parkway on “Turnpike Kids,” they’re speedily recounting relationships on “Josie” or wilding so much insofar as they’re being escorted from the premises on “Kick Me Out.” Fun, vivacious, and never boring, Wyndup Kid embody the youthful energy you’d expect from three wild New Jersey dudes (and I write that as a formerly wild dude from Jersey myself). Stream them below, and catch them shred at Muchmore’s on January 9th. —Connor Beckett McInerney