The Isle of Man's Small Bear Records has a new pay-what-thou-wilt Christmas album, streaming for free on their bandcamp page. It features CNQ faves Postcode, Nanaki, The Bordellos, and a lot more. Here's the first track off the comp, by Phil Reynolds and the Herald Angels. It's a rocker:
Germany's soul/funk re-issue label Tramp Records has a new Christmas comp out as well. This is Timi Terrific and the Redheads. I'm not sure when this is from -- late 70s, early 80s, I guess:
This bedroom freak-pop from Louisiana band Emotional and Minneapolis' Lawn Chair Records is from the fall:
Super-rockin' from a Minneapolis band and a London label:
A rarities and b-sides album from another Minneapolis band, The Soviettes. Great pop-punk from 2010:
Dig this Ramones-y garage punk from Germany, 2012:
These next two tracks are both from garage-happy PNKSLM:
Open Mike Eagle is hip-hop from LA and Arizona's awesome Mello Music Group:
Heavy-ish punk from Oakland band and Portland's Resurrection Records:
Another heavy track from Sorry State Records' North Carolina Series of seven inches:
Noisey hardcore from Olympia, Washington:
Cool new post-punk two song 7" from Strasborg, France:
Finally, some super-freaky spoken word from Philidelphia:
