[album] BIG|BRAVE – OST

BIG|BRAVE’s OST marks a bold new chapter in their career — it sounds like nothing they’ve ever done before. Presented as a score for a non-existent film, it’s a fearless reinvention and their most adventurous, unpredictable work yet — a visceral experience that gets under your skin and refuses to let go.

Created entirely without pre-written material, the record leans heavily on raw improvisation, capturing spontaneous bursts of creativity and unfiltered emotion. It definitely has the group’s DNA in every song, though, with all the heaviness and fantastic instrumentation, but this time it’s more minimal, weirder, noisier and scarier.

To enhance the setting even further, the band also created their own “The Instrument”, built from piano strings attached to a piece of wood. It became a defining voice in the album’s soundscape, weaving throughout and adding to the overall hallucinatory experience, where each track twists and shifts erratically, creating a sense of unease that lingers long after the music stops.

Stream below and purchase the album here.

[live] Preoccupations announce European tour dates

The acclaimed Canadian post-punk band Preoccupations have revealed plans for a European tour this Autumn, which will feature three shows in Italy, detailed below:

October 7 – Monk, Rome
October 8 – Spazio 211, Turin
October 9 – Locomotiv, Bologna

Find all the information about tickets here via Comcerto and pre-order the band’s upcoming album Ill at Ease, if you haven’t already.

With three incredible singles already released, we are buzzing about the full experience that’s just around the corner (out May 9).

Listen below.

[video] M(h)aol – I Miss My Dog

Photo by Cait Fahey

On May 13, M(h)aol will release their new album Something Soft, which will be out on Merge Records.

We’ve already heard three brilliant songs from it, and now the band continues their hot streak of singles with another new offering — “I Miss My Dog”. Clocking in under three minutes, it’s a short, raw, and gnarly slab of noise rock, soaked in distortion and industrial grime.

The track is released alongside a lovely, band-made video featuring crowd-sourced clips of fans’ pets. It is a touching homage to the dogs we’ve cherished, both those we’ve lost and those still by our side.

Check it out below and pre-order the LP here.

[album] Anika – Abyss

With Abyss, Berlin-based Anika—long revered for dubby synthscapes and slow, haunting songs—slams on the brakes and pulls a sharp left turn into rougher, grungier terrain. Full of guitars and propulsive rhythms, the result is a seamless transformation that redefines the artist without losing what made her music magnetic in the first place.

Lyrically and thematically, the album explores society’s turbulence alongside deeply personal reflections. Appropriately named, it takes us to the rock bottom of the current political landscape and serves as a call to arms to make a change. The raw, visceral production combined with Anika’s one-of-a-kind vocals set the combative tone for the 10-track journey, which demands your attention and barely allows you to breathe.

Abyss isn’t just about rage and noise, though—it’s about what comes after. In letting the vulnerability shine through at the end with “Buttercups” (funnily enough, after the track titled “Last Song”), the record closes with the chaos tempered by clarity, violence softened by the longing for something better for us all.

Listen below and buy the record here, out now via Sacred Bones Records.

[song] Preoccupations – Bastards

Preoccupations live in Milan’23

Preoccupations, who recently returned with the new single “Focus”, are back with another impressive track titled “Bastards”.

This song, part of the band’s upcoming LP Ill At Ease (set for release on May 9 via Born Losers Records), is one of their catchiest yet, featuring pulsing rhythms and alluring melodies that captivate listeners despite its darker thematic elements.

Stream it below and pre-order the album on Bandcamp.