Upcoming Music: March 3-9 – Must-Listen Titles (Part 1)

guitar), Lee Atkinson (lead guitar), Ivan Catrambone (bass, backing vocals) and Chris Pickering (drums) — have spent the past decade playing the malleable constraints of hardcore punk to champion queerness, mental health awareness and gender identity. Drive To Goldenhammer finds a band’s relationship to chaos tested in extremis. Cold, biting, and relentless, Divorce continue to challenge the conceits of punk culture by retaining the permanent song disorder of their late-2000s sound while incorporating the austere formalism they evolved throughout the ‘10s. And songs like N.Y.G.D. soar high with a newfound sense of melody and grandeur.”

Khorada
Emotionally Charged Post-Rock
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Khorada is a quartet comprised of ex-members of Agalloch, Giant Squid, Mourning Cloak and Worm Ouroboros, playing emotionally charged progressive post-rock soaked in the dreamy, gloomy atmospheres of the Pacific Northwest. On their upcoming sophomore album, Khorada continue their progressive evolution centered around themes of departure and abandonment: On Each End of the Desert, landscapes of decay, dereliction, memory and the aftermath of failure are immersive, contrasting stark contrasts against progressive rock’s melodic origin. Khorada encourage us to explore the complex beauties of the conceptual narrative while brilliant insecurity, sorrow and isolation.”

Lonely Spring
Inner Strength
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Lonely Spring may sound like a misnomer but it’s also a sly nod to lead singer and songwriter Norma McConkey’s long journey through indie-rock wars, breakups, and breakdowns. An examination of luck, hard work, and the emotional pull of Art vs. Industry, their third LP, Inner Strength, aims to improve resilience and grow strength in the face of adversity. With a core band of Norma, Mark Harwood, Chris Higgins, and Paul Thorpe, Lonely Spring use the dynamics of late-’80s indie rock to build a tower of songcraft.”