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    First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Click here  and run your own campaign on MusoSoup Picture Credit: Alex Tchoukhrova Doll Riot - Get a Life Release Date: September 02, 2022 Duration: 02:17 Genre: Grunge / Punk Rock Origin; Oceanside , CA , USA Oceanside's quartet Doll Riot are a very new band that has already made their first efforts in stirring up the Grunge and Punk Rock scene. Founded in 2020 by four Californian High School students, Doll Riot quickly moved from a garage band that played cover songs by their idols to succesfully releasing their selftitled EP in May 2022. The three tracks of "Doll Riot" can be found on the band's bandcamp page , one of them was also featured on Mango Moday Mixtape #054 . Instead of resting their vertical take off's laurels...

First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Click here  and run your own campaign on MusoSoup Picture Credit: Femegades Femegades - Be alone Release Date: July 07, 2022 Label: Regent Street Records Format: Digital Duration: 03:11 Genre: Grunge / Alternative Rock Origin: London , England Ever since the release of their debut EP " Pornsick ", London-based quartet Femegades have constantly shown that they do not hesitate addressing problematic and invonvenient topics regarding gender equality, kyrarchy, or hegemony and violence. Their second EP "Not all men" therefore seamless continues where "Pornsick" ended. In June, the band has teased their audience by releasing the upcoming EP's first ex ante single ' Speechless '. On the first Friday in July 2022, the...

 First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: 9 o'clock nasty   9 o'clock nasty - Playboy Driver Release Date: March 19, 2022 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 04:03 Genre:   Garage Rock Origin:  Leicester ,  England One day before the 2022 season of the Formula-1 begins with the Grand Prix of Sachir, Leicester's 9 o'clock nasty have already released the hymn for this season and for every upcoming motorsports event. The English trio's new single 'Playboy Driver' is a song too sexy, too unique, and soaked in gasoline too much for this planet - and yet here it is. Recently, 9 o'clock nasty have used their artistically anarchist approach Garage Rock, (Post) Punk, and New Wave to concern abstract topics such as politics or sex . While the band is working on an upcoming release which is to be expected in April, they b...

Picture Credit: Quizboy         Quizboy – Bella   Release Date: December 31st, 2021 Label: independent Format: EP Genre: alternative rock, grunge, experimental Quizboi is the moniker of Ben Dayho, a content creator who’s been steadily recording his unusual (to say at least) brand of hard rock and metal. The latest installment in his discography entitled “Bella” offers roughly a half an hour of experiments in alternative metal. The first thing that comes to mind when you hear it is “weird” - everything about Bella is unconventional and takes a certain mood to catch. And when I say everything I mean everything: all the music is composed and recorded by Ben himself, so what you hear is how god intended it to sound. And that means quite thud sandy guitars, fat bass, and a lot of screaming combined with cleaner vocals. Overall it’s noisy, gloomy and edgy. What’s of certain interest is the choice of the track for covering as the opener - it’s “Believe” by El...

Picture Credit: Joe Macfadzen   theWorst - Jim's Song Release Date: October 01, 2021 Length: 03:36 Genre: Grunge / Alternative Rock Origin: Portland , ME , USA In March 2021, theWorst from Portland, ME were featured in the Discoveries of the Week with their single 'Yes, Regrets' . The single is eponymous to the band's sophomore album which will be out soon. The third ex ante single to the full-length release is the single on hand, 'Jim's Song'. theWorst are known for their engagement for the trans community and for their powerful and anthemic sound. After a melancholic and soft intro, 'Jim's Song' immediately bursts into a merciless avalanche of mid-90s Grunge. The harsh and heavy sound is built on the massive drumming by Craig Sala  who provides driving and motivating rhythms for the verses, and massive stops and fills to emphasize the anthemic chorus. Will Bradford  on bass is responsible for a massively rolling and warm sustain sound that fil...

Picture Credit: Femegades   Femegades - Pornsick Release Date: September 22, 2021 Label: Regent Street Records Format: Digital Length: 15:01 Genre: Grunge / Punk Rock Origin: London , England About a year ago, I handed in my bachelor thesis titled "#PunkToo: Sexism in the British Punk Rock Culture". The thesis was originally inspired by Lauren Tate , and it featured feminist Punk Rock acts such as Hands Off Gretel , Rabies Babies , Louise Distras , Nancy and the Dolls , or male allies like Those Fucking Snowflakes . If I was to publish another work on this topic, here is a band that should definitely be mentioned: here are the Femegades from London. The debut EP "Pornsick" was originally released independently in late 2020. In September 2021,  a remixed and remastered version was published via Regent Street Records . The five-track EP deals with the porn industry and its mechanisms built on misogyny, degradation of female and non-male gender, objectification and se...

Picture Credit: Melanie Be   Teen Mortgage - Smoked Release Date: October 22, 2021 Label: King Pizza Records Format: Cassette / Digital Length: 15:26 Genre: Stoner Punk / Post Punk Origin: Washington, D.C. , USA Two-and-a-half years ago, D.C.-based duo Teen Mortgage crashed into the realms of Punk, Post Punk, Stoner, and Garage when they released their first EP "Life / Death" . With the bouyancy of a jackhammer and the elegance of a wrecking ball, Ed  and James  are back and present their sophomore release "Smoked" via King Pizza Records - a record label with a name so great, it makes me hungry. Thus, here we are with five new tracks hot as the desert sun and snottier than thou. SMOKED by TEEN MORTGAGE "Smoked" is opened by the energetic moshpit destroyer 'Shangri-La' that directly leads into the dynamic title track. In the first half especially, Teen Mortgage play fast, merciless, and hrilling UK-style Punk and Post Punk with a rad Garage sound. ...

Picture Credit: Somber Distortion   Somber Distortion - Burden Release Date: August 13, 2021 Length: 05:03 Genre: Garage Rock / Grunge Origin: Kouvola , Finland Kouvola is an 80,000-residents-town in southern Finland. The town got rewarded for its impressive industrial buildings which are UNESCO world heritage. Apart from its industrial charme, the town is known for being home to several ice hockey players, ski jumpers, and musicians. Amongst the latter, Joni Kyyräräinen  is the one, I want to introduce to you today. The multi-instrumentalist has formed his latest solo project Somber Distortion in the cold winter of late 2020. The first EP "Primitive Skills" will be out later in 2021. To dive into the fuzzy and cold sound produced by Joni Kyynäräinen , let us have a listen to debut single 'Burden' - first of six from the upcoming EP. A bass line as cold as a Northern blizzard opens the song accompanied by smoothly whispered vocals and a warming guitar that reminds of...

Picture Credit: Ernie Hill   Bison Face - Private Joke Party Release Date: July 30, 2021 Length: 03:31 Genre: Alternative Rock / Grunge Origin: St. Albans , England The Grunge-Revival predominantly has two faces, and I love both of them. On the one hand, there is the mix of Punk and Grunge by amazing acts like Hands off Gretel , Passionless Pointless , or 24/7 Diva Heaven . And on the other hand, there are bands who revive the soulful and melancholic Alternative Rock that (more or less) followed Grunge. Two protagonists of the latter are Congoroo and Bison Face. On 'Private Joke Party' Hertfordshire's Bison Face take their audience to a dark but comfortable space where the drinks are cold and the music is loud. A massively rolling riff and anthemic choruses move across the heavyweight rhythms until they collapse into an even heavier instrumental part. If your 90s heroes were Smashing Pumpkins and Alice in Chains, you will adore Bison Face. Music from every post will stay ...

Picture Credit: Anh Phan   Angry Joe and the Holy Socks - Kicking Rocks Release Date: July 30, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 38:45 Genre: Alternative Rock Origin: Houston , TX , USA The band name Angry Joe and the Holy Socks might raise the assumptions that this young band from Houston, Texas plays pissed-off and raging Hardcore Punk. Instead, "Kicking Rocks" is a soulful, autochthonous, and yet dynamic and honest Alternative Rock release. The band with the long and awesome name consists of Charli  (violin, viola, bass, drums, guitar, backing vocals), and Joe  (guitar, bass, percussions, vocals). Their first album is a product of quarantine, during which the two band members decided to write and record songs that everyone can refer to. The result is an eleven-track work containing songs about life, drugs, love, emotions, the status quo of our society, and the sober statement that we are all human, and we all have the same feelings. Predominantly, "Kicki...

Picture Credit: Spiral Drive   Spiral Drive - Screwed Release Date: July 30, 2021 Length: 03:47 Genre: Grunge / Heavy Rock Origin: Mannheim , Germany Mannheim's Spiral Drive are about to release their second studio album "Visions in Bloom". The full-length release marks a strong development in the band's work. Compared to previous album " Unity ", the songs were produced way more democratically, some of them are the result of composing sessions, while others were created in the course of jam sessions. The new single 'Screwed' additionally captivates the audience by guest appearance of Mother's Cake member Yves Krismer . Dirty guitars, massively heavy riffs, and a soulful atmosphere are the dominant features of this outstanding soundscape. The sound of the late 1990s meets dirty Heavy Rock attitude and siwrls into a sonic spiral with a progressive twist. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. S...

Picture Credit: The Arthurs   The Arthurs - Window Releas Date: June 18, 2021 Length: 03:06 Genre: Alternative Rock / Grunge Origin: Rotterdam , Netherlands Rotterdam's The Arthurs are actually not four people called Arthur . Instead, the quartet consists of Martin , Dylano , Robin, and Jestke . Their single "Window" was the last ex ante release to their second full-length album " Glass " that is available on CD and for streaming. The video for this single has been called Video of the Day  and Video of the Week  in the press, so it is worth taking a close look. "Window" is an energy-laden mix of Grunge, Alternative Rock, massive Blues riffs, a thunderstrm of thrilling FX, and a psychedelic Indie Rock twist. On their second album, The Arthurs prove that they are up to all the dodges. Soulful Alternative and Indie Rock are joined by Ambient and even Shoegaze influences. The single "Window" nevertheless is a heavily rolling anthem for the fast ...