Night Birds - The Other Side Of Darkness

New Jersey punks Night Birds love themselves the twangy surf punk purveyed by Agent Orange and The Adolescents, playing nasty single note lines over a pounding rhythm section that has without question incited a circle bit on more than one occasion. Equal parts Biafra sneer and Ramones whoa-oh, The Other Side Of Darkness is a go-to win for the lover of garage and beach punk in your life. Get it here from your friends at Grave Mistake.

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Deep Sleep - Turn Me Off

Baltimore is a weird place. Not that that is an out and out bad thing. Lungfish and Wilderness both hail from Charm City and the crowd-pleasing Insubordination Fest continues to be a Northern alternative to The Fest. Baltimore hardcore is a little more esoteric. While I'm sure there is more than one hardcore band from that neck of the woods, it would be a hell of a surprise if they were better than Deep Sleep.

These boys bring it.

Turn Me Off comes courtesy of RVA purveyor Grave Mistake, adding to a stellar roster of recent releases like the Coke Bust 7" and final Government Warning LP. 10 songs in 13 minutes pretty much guarantee that you'll play this more than once, but anyone with anything close to a working auricular organ will eat this burst of post-Dag Nasty-ness up with a spoon. Get Turn Me Off here from the GM web presence.

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