DUMB: I agree with what everyone else has said
DUMB is one of the kings of the 2010s. DUMB is the creator of two flawless albums, making a rockn’n’roll somewhere between slacker and post-skate music. DUMB is the band on which I place my hopes for the 2020s. DUMB is the future. In this interview, we talked about beers and pizza, the C
PINCH POINTS: Post-skate is a reaction against the rise of slacker punk
PINCH POINTS is one of the post-skate scene leaders, a band from Melbourne that has been releasing only hits since day one. I had quite a lot to ask, about its hometown, the Australian surroundings, the lack of diversity in the scene, and the death of (white) slacker music. The band also curate
PRIORS: Fidlar is one of the worst bands
PRIORS he is one of the leaders of the post-skate movement which, as you probably know, is the subject of my latest obsession. Having recently decided to interview the main bands in the scene, I started with the author of New Pleasure. Its leader, Chance Hutchison, answered my questio
Delusions of March 2020 – Part 5
The Shifters – Open Vault Demos, 24 March 2020 [garage pop] EN: Just a few days ago, the Shifters decided to release no less than 26 tracks on their Bandcamp. The package is composed of “unreleased studio material, early demos, live 4 track, live iPhone, covers and solo home demos”
Delusions of March 2020 – Part 4
Pinch Points – LIVE at RRR Live, 20 March 2020 [post-skate] EN: One of the very best representatives of the post-skate scene, Pinch Points recently had the terrific idea of releasing a live album. If we know all the tracks by heart, it’s impossible not to get caught up in the cathar
Post-skate: an updated playlist
POST-SKATE ENGLISH: The post-skate scene is still growing. While Aborted Tortoise has just released a new EP that propels the genre in front of slackerism, I thought it was time, one year after having published a first ironico-article on the subject, to release an updated soundtrack honoring the gen
Delusions of March 2020 – Part 2
(photograph by Marceau Guehl) Volage – Strangers EP, Howlin Banana Records, 28 February 2020 [indie pop] EN: I’m not sure whether or not Strangers is Volage “back to basics” EP, as it has been said. I see it more like a step forward, a combination of Heart Heal
Delusions of February 2020 – Part 4
(photograph by Marceau Guehl) Personality Cult – New Arrows LP, Dirtnap Records, 14 February 2020 [garage punk / post-skate] EN: There are very rare albums on which I mean so many praises that I don’t even know where to start. Personality Cult, a band from North Carolina (
Memes que ça tue.
Six Tonnes De Chair Records est-il en train de devenir le label de référence en matière de post-skate ? En juin dernier, il mettait Pinch Points à l’honneur (article) et voici qu’il revient avec Memes, un groupe formé en février 2019 qui mérite un parterre de skateboards cassés.
Aborted Tortoise: zombies post-skate
Aborted Tortoise, c’est l’un des représentants du post-skate = c’est forcément génial. En 2017, il faisait paraître un premier album tout à fait remarquable (et remarqué !). Il revient avec un nouvel EP, Do Not Resuscitate, qui va pousser mémé à recracher son dentier.