Deformity - Shards EP

As I swim further and further into the deep end of my 20s I find myself getting a strange peaceful joy whenever a band I really like is made up of younger kids. After listening to this EP from Deformity a bunch of times, I found out at least one of the members was still in high school and I was ecstatic. If you lump Deformity, members are from Manhattan & suburban NYC, in with a lot of that area's "raw punk" acts you're during yourself a disservice. This EP has elements of garage rock and as accurately described in NUTS! [see below] groovy quality that separate it from otherwise similar current bands. Of the 3 songs, the super catchy rock & roll guitar solo half way through the first track is actually by far my favorite part of the record. Hopefully I get to see these guys live sooner rather than later.

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The singer Shiva has a tumblr with a lot of his cool artwork but I can't seem to remember the link, sorry. His art has been featured in two of the best current zines NUTS! and Distort. Here is a link to buy his zine from Grave Mistake.

Here is a link to DL their new tape from icoulddietomorrow.blogspot.com

Live shot and interview are from NUTS #11. Buy issues of NUTS! HERE
Also check out the NUTS! site http://nutsfanzine.tumblr.com/
A new issue just came out go get it.

 

Nancy Demo Tape

Whenever someone compares a contemporary band to a relatively "legendary" act I cringe. At that moment it's nearly impossible to stop the cynicism from oozing out of my pores. Usually I don't ever even check the band out. Luckily with Nancy I didn't make that mistake upon hearing comparisons to people like The Ramones. Nancy would be completely in their element opening up some early Ramones gig in NYC. With a sound so reminiscent of a long gone era it would be real easy to come off as completely cheesy, but this doesn't at all. This demo is the most infectious thing I've listened to in years. I sat down to listen to it once before I started writing this, but that's impossible. Currently
I 'm listening to it for the 3rd time in a row. Enjoy.

This tape was released by Eat the Life Records. Go buy it here.

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