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Photo by Vincent Lee Whenever I hear Cowtown, I'm always amazed their not from somewhere in either the Midwest and Southwest United States, and that they don't play some variation of cowpunk. The Leeds based band just released a new single, "Thru Being Zuul." The new single is a hyper and fun burst of dance friendly indie rock and post punk. It kind of crashes DEVO into Le Tigre, and the result is one of the best parties you've ever been to. "Thru Being Zuul" is the kind of song that's going to have you subconsciously bopping in your office chair or on your commute home. Plus, it combines the villain from Ghostbusters with a DEVO song title, and we're all here for that.  Vocalist and lyricist Hilary Knott says of the new song: " 'Thru Being Zuul' is about monsters that enter the mind wall, and, instead of engaging with how weird that is, you instead choose to have breakfast with them or brush your teeth. Basically the act of normalis...

Photo by James Finlay Nottingham's Grey Hairs are set to release a new album next month, and the subject matter definitely resonates with us thematically. According to a press release, Health & Social Care  is "...  a scorching reflection on balancing your creative impulses against the commitments of impending middle age." That hits close enough to home that it hurts. The first single, "Tory Nurse," is a slower but intense rough and noisy art punk song. I bristle at calling it art punk, only because it's more straightforward than that, but doesn't follow the typical punk tropes at all. Instead, it's punk in the way bands like Nirvana and The Jesus Lizard are punk: More of an attitude and a refusal to even follow the traditional roles of punk rock. Which is the entire point of punk. You can watch the video for "Tory Nurse" below. Health & Social Care , the upcoming album from Grey Hairs, will be out August 2 via Gringo Record...