Youth Man - 'Youth' CDSelf-released, 2012
Punk as fuck and super-fresh newcomers to the Brum scene Youth Man have self-released their debut EP, 'Youth', and a bold statement of intent it is. A recent show left their frontwoman Kaila with a face full of blood. You've been warned.
Having already racked up some impressive support slots, including most recently playing with punk-rock supergroup Her Parents for Distorted Tapes, and with shows on the cards with the likes of Sauna Youth and The Bots the sky's the limit for this ambitious young three-piece.
Issued on vinyl-style CDs, in a sexy brown cardboard gatefold sleeve, with printed insert card, they really look the business. I've only got a few of these to share with the world, so get them whilst they're hot.
Bong Idle - 'Night of the Living Blunt' Cassette
Tape~stry, 2012
Formed earlier this year by three friends with a shared love of noise and narcotics, Bong Idle offer up 3 tracks of fuzzy, lo-fi surf 'n' roll straight outta Stoke-on-Trent.
Released on Tape~stry Records in October '12, Distorted Tapes has a few copies of this available through distro. As usual, once they're gone, I won't be getting any more.
Leo at Tape~stry has done a wonderful job: green cassettes with the full EP on both sides (because rewinding sucks), with fold-out inserts and limited to 50.
http://www.bongidle.co.uk
Order here: http://distortedtapes.bigcartel.com/product/bong-idle-night-of-the-living-blunt-cassette
