Aliment is a garage punk trio from Spain that caught my ear with their brand new album, Holy Slap. The album has a frantic yet melodic vibe that sounds like Wavves and Circle Jerks colliding together in a pool of sweat. Oakland's Slop Bop Records, the label that put out the limited edition cassette, dub it party punk, and it definitely incites that feeling inside of you from start to finish. It's a quick listen but every track is driving, anthemic, and begs for repeat spins. It's already one of my favorite cassette releases so far this year, so stream it in full below and grab a copy!

On his forthcoming Fake Four collaboration album with producer/drummer MadAdam, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Gregory Pepper will mash his clever pop compositions with hip hop rhythms. BIG HUGE TRUCK has been in the works since 2008 and will finally see a release on June 18th with help from various artists from the Fake Four roster including: Kirby Dominant, Ceschi Ramos, Awol One, Open Mike Eagle, and more.

Let's Be Homies is the first single from the album and is more or less an extremely catchy song about how misery loves having a homie.

Nashville six piece Diarrhea Planet plug in four guitarists to form their explosive garage punk-charged brand of rock and roll. The outcome has made them one of the most buzzed about bands around the blogosphere, as well as one of the most touted live bands touring the US today. Later this summer, DP will release their sophomore album, I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, through Infinity Cat Recordings. Separations is the first single from the album and features a more full-bodied and polished  pop sound compared to what we heard on Loose Jewels. It's anthemic, catchy, and fits with the change of season.

The prolific Fullerton, California based label Burger Records are readying the solo album of one of their most touted artists in Wyatt Blair, member of Feeding People, Peach Kelli Pop, Cosmonauts, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, and more. Wyatt's debut solo album entitled Banana Cream Dream will be available digitally and on cassette tomorrow (May 22nd) and features the addicting power pop hits Sweet Operator (Talkin' on the Telephone) and Ba Ba Ba (Life's A Bitch) available as a free download below. 

If you dug the garage pop sounds on that Diamond Rugs album from last year, you'll dig what Burger and Blair are putting down!

The free downloads aren't available anymore, but Banana Cream Dream is now available to purchase here.

Free Download: Sweet Operator (Talkin' on the Telephone)
Free Download: Ba Ba Ba (Life's a Bitch)

It's a big year for Exploding in Sound Records as they ready yet another stellar debut album, this time from Colesville, Maryland post-punk trio Two Inch Astronaut. 

Fueled by an angular post-punk ethos reminiscent of DC based Jawbox, Two Inch Astronaut stitch colorful guitar-driven noise with oblique melodies and a swinging rhythm section. It's easy to get caught up in the nostalgic undertones of their music, but when their original ideas and arrangements come into focus, they become something much more than a 90s alt-amalgam.