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Photo by Jessica Chappe Portland, OR's Babehoven are back with a new song. "Fugazi" is a relatively laid back folk-ish song. It has a lazy and languid vibe to it, with instruments sounding like they're playing at half speed and Maya Bon's vocals matching the tempo. However, that laid back vibe is hiding lyrical venom which you can detect the more you pay attention to it. "Fugazi" is about the misogyny you get in the indie music scene, and how depressing and rage inducing it can be. This is the kind of song that just gets better and more nuanced the more times you listen, and the more attention you pay to it. You can watch the video for "Fugazi" below. Sunk is due out March 4 on Double Double Whammy, and can be pre-ordered here . For more on Babehoven, check out the artist's website .

Let's get this out of the way: Coriky is the new band that features Ian MacKaye and Joe Lally of Fugazi and Amy Farina. From that alone, how could you possibly not listen? Luckily, Coriky lives up to their members' pedigrees. "Clean Kill" starts off similarly to MacKaye and Farina's other project, The Evens. It's quieter than Fugazi or Minor Threat, keeps some of the multi-vocalist harmonies of The Evens (obviously), but isn't quite as quirky or folky as The Evens. And then the song pauses, and just when you think it's over it explodes. Yeah. "Clean Kill" is what we all need right now. You can listen to "Clean Kill" below. Coriky's self-titled debut album will be out March 27 on Dischord Records. You can pre-order a copy via Bandcamp . For more on Coriky, check out Dischord's website . Coriky by Coriky

The Messthetics are quickly becoming our favorite improvised jazz/punk band featuring Brendan Canty and Joe Lally formerly of Fugazi. Their latest single, "Drop Foot," features a slightly bigger sound. It's a brisk song, which you would expect for the punk side of things, and there is quite a bit of noodling for the jazz side of it. But "Drop Foot" has a big sound to it, almost in a classic rock kind of way. In fact, the first 45 seconds or so has a hippie/jam band vibe. After that is over, the noise truly begins. You can listen to "Drop Foot" below. Anthropocosmic Nest , the new album from The Messthetics, will be out September 6 on Dischord. You can pre-order the album here . For more on The Messthetics, check them out on Facebook . Anthropocosmic Nest by The Messthetics

I'm always shocked that The Messthetics don't get much attention. Two of the three members of The Messthetics are Joe Lally and Brendan Canty, aka Fugazi's rhythm section. I say that, but I'm also pretty certain that this is the first I've written about them here, so I'm also partly responsible. The trio recently recorded for The Moonshine Sessions for a cover of Miles Davis's 1972 song "Black Satin." Davis's version is from his more experimental forays in the 70's, which makes more sense for The Messthetics to cover. It's always interesting when a guitar, bass, drums band decides to cover jazz, and especially interesting when it's a Miles Davis cover without a horn. But The Messthetics turn a funk/jazz classic into a funk/jazz/post punk freak out that you really should check out. You can watch The Messthetics cover "Black Satin" below. For more on The Messthetics, check out their Bandcamp.

Photo by Ken Sears Rubblebucket was a band that I somehow decided were a jam band without ever hearing their music. That was my mistake, as instead they're this super fun indie dance band. I know some people consider them ska, but I'm not buying that. Ska adjacent, sure. Regardless, after I saw them at the Green River Festival this year, I'm officially a convert and I recommend their live show for all. Fugazi, on the other hand, were this super-serious D.C. post hardcore band that while I love them, I wouldn't consider them a party band. That's why I'm not completely sure how I feel about this cover of "Waiting Room" by Rubblebucket. While I'm really late to the party on this one (it came out in June), I just discovered it and can't tell if it's brilliant or a total trainwreck. Either way, it's a really interesting take, and it's probably a blast and I'm just being a grumpy middle aged curmudgeon. Check out the video for...