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Photo by Lauren Ellis Our favorite South Carolinian post-punk band Candy Coffins are back with a new single. "Seaside Girls" has a much more summery and upbeat sound than you normally get with post-punk. It also has a much stronger Americana vibe to it. Add in the fact that vocalist Jame Lathren is speak singing throughout most of the song and you get a unique take that sounds more like The Hold Steady or Tom Petty trying out the genre, especially when the piano kicks in. This is just a straight up post-punk rocker, if such a thing can exist. Jame Lathren says of the new song: "When the pandemic hit, I decided I would not write a dark song as the first one written during the period. It seemed too easy given the times. It took me three months, but we got 'Seaside Girls' from the effort, which is an upbeat sun-drenched rocker on the new album, 'Once Do It With Feeling'. It’s all the rage." You can watch the video for "Seaside Girls" below. On...

Candy Coffins certainly don't sound like they're from Columbia, South Carolina. The band's latest single, "Every Day a Fresh Atrocity" is the kind of post-punk or New Wave you typically only get out of England. As soon as the song starts, you're going to get some serious Cure vibes. It just has that haunting and swirling guitar sound you would normally associate with The Cure. It seems more like a lo-fi version of The Cure (or at least the more lush late 80's sound of The Cure filtered through their earlier recordings) mixed with some more American indie rock such as The Afghan Whigs as the song goes on. "Every Day a Fresh Atrocity" is the kind of song you're going to be thinking about for a long time after it's over. You can listen to "Every Day a Fresh Atrocity" below. Once Do it With Feeling is due out October 21, and can be pre-ordered through Bandcamp . For more on Candy Coffins, check out the band's website . Once Do I...