From the groovy post-punk of Bodega to the ever-experimental rap and hip hop combo of Ho99o9, here is all of the new noise you may have missed from this week.

Bodega – Broken Equipment (What’s Your Rupture?)

With the rise of bands like Geese and Gustaf, it seems that Brooklyn has become a new hub for American post-punk. Bodega have been around a little longer than some of their contemporaries with a few releases under their belt. Broken Equipment picks up where the group’s previous release Endless Scroll left off.

They’re sly grooves, cheeky lyrics, and overall attraction to the weirder sounds keep this record feeling fun and fresh. The band bring well-crafted songs and an ecstatic energy that pulsates across the runtime.

Broken Equipment is out on What’s Your Rupture?

Find out more about Bodega here.

Alex Cameron – Oxy Music (Secretly Canadian)

Alex Cameron has always brought a performative aspect to his music. Much like Tom Waits, he plays the character of the everyman. The drunk, the sleezy, the sketchy, the weirdo. His persona smells like stale cigarettes and lives in crusty dive bars. That coupled with the sound of sorrowful 80s power pop ballads have given birth to the Alex Cameron we know and love.

Oxy Music is Cameron’s fourth LP is invigorating in it’s strangeness. It’s this records that Cameron takes the sleezy dirtbag character to extremes. He’ll remind you the drunken babbling of your crazy uncle.

Oxy Music is out on Secretly Canadian.

Find out more about Alex Cameron here.

Ho99o9 – Skin (DTA Records)

The overlap between hip hop and punk is a rarely explored intersection, but no group has brought the overlap to such extremes as Ho99o9. Skin, the group’s latest record, was produced by none other than Travis Barker who has collaborated with Ho99o9 in the past.

Some tracks on this LP feel like straight-up punk bangers, pure aggression and fast-paced hardcore that would feel right on a Bad Brains record. At other times, the group leans entirely into hip hop, bringing a creative experimental energy to the genre. It’s when the genres overlap that the tracks become something truly special.

Skin is out on DTA Records.

Find out more about Ho99o9 here.

Junk Drawer – The Dust Has Come to Stay (Art For Blind Records)

Belfast quartet Junk Drawer have slowly and steadily built up a reputation for producing quality tunes that bring an indie rock energy with post punk grooves. Fans of groups like Omni, Preoccupations, and Ovlov will absolutely love this record.

The opener “Tears In Costa” is dreamy, almost melancholic.  “Railroad King” is a bit more upbeat and groovy. It could fit on a late era Velvet Underground record. There’s so much more to explore on this record so don’t miss out!

The Dust Has Come to Stay is out on Art For Blind Records.

Find out more about Junk Drawer here.

Featured image courtesy of Bodega