I came to say No Trepidation. This starter track is a false value proposition for the album, no point in listening further. But this one track makes me make a note of this.
Mugwump – Drape
Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio - Songs 4 Hate & Devotion
On Bandcamp they tag themselves as apocalyptic pop, which is kinda right. Flavours of goth and industrial in a music rather dark and sexual.
Teleman - Fünf EP
Not all tracks are great but Repeater is on repeat. Big beat style beat banger with an alter-indie flavor, it goes together on a playlist with Sex Beat by the Two Lone Swordsmen.
IDLES – Brutalism
Mostly punk. Then punk rock and post-punk. It is raw and dragging with force and wit.
Protomartyr – Relatives in Descent
First, band name. Second, post-punk alternative rock. Bit strange, bit otherworldly. Favourite track: Half Sister.
Reuben - In Nothing We Trust
Post-hardcore metal thing but with an alt-rock low-fi tone.
Blonde Redhead – Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
We are lemons.
Society – All That We’ve Become
It is a half-half album for me. Half is not my style, other half is still not mine but I still like it. It is something I can put in the singer-songwriter drawer and really good songs they are. And the album cover is a stunning good photo.
U.S. Girls – Half Free
I am gonna call this garage indie noir-inflicted pop-rock. Attention grabbing record in many colours of the grayscale.
Coves – Peel
This one has been sitting in my “play later” list for quite some time. I like it a lot, listened to it several times, but couldn’t put it in a specific drawer in my mind. Now I read a review of the album where it was said to be similar to Garbage and that is a fair point. Although this is how Garbage could sound in 2016, so that’s good, too. I so rarely listen to music nowadays, which could be labelled as classic and simple alternative rock. This is one of those.