I took some time browsing the end of the year content online. It was a blast, and as always, I found several releases I either missed, forgot or too quickly dismissed. Below are some 2022 releases we didn’t write about, but probably should have.
Cave People || Wind Burn
Poppy Indie rock from Boston with members of Golden Apples, Marge, Eight, and Goshupon.
End It || Unpleasant Living EP
What an extremely fun and exciting 8 minutes of hardcore punk!
First Born || Outsider Pop
Gritty outsider pop punk from Chicago.
John Larson And The Silver Fields || Mile A Minute
Timeless power pop record from Rhode Island.
Juggling Jugulars || Who’s Talking? EP
Nice EP by these punk veterans from Finland. Just Another Band is a hell of an anthem.
The Remote Controls || The Remote Controls
Throwback ’90s poppy punkrock.
Riverby || Absolution
Not sure whether I missed this one, or dismissed it. You need only one song to unlock an open mind to a record though, and Birth By Sleep is that song.
Sadurn || Radiator
Haunting, powerful and gorgeous indie folk debut. The voice of Genevieve de Groot makes you drop everything and listen to this record front-to-back.
The Schizophonics || Hoof It
I have no idea how we missed this exciting mix between The Sonics and The Stooges.
Steve Rosenbaum || Have A Cool Summer! Summer-Pop Demos And 4-Track Gems 1979-1989
To be fair, I did not overlook this one, but it took me some time to finally check it out. This collection of demos showcases a songwriter’s ability to write near perfect guitar and power pop songs.
The Sundries || Full of the Joys of Spring and Magic Johnson EPs
Sunny and upbeat indie pop from London. The Sundries released two EPs in 2022 that will get a combined release on Subjangle early 2023.
Ultrabomb || Time To Burn
Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü), Finny McConnell (Mahones), and Jamie Oliver (UK Subs) sound inspired on this collection of high octane powerful emotional punk tunes.
Thank you for saying such kind things about my collection of demos! Steve Rosenbaum