Explore the Unexplored 26

Lots of great new releases this week over on HearJapan!

First up is the slick new album from Molice. It's a bit darker than you might have expected from their previous album, but it's still super cool and fun at the same time. There's some of BBQ Chicken's back catalog, all of which is essential listening for any punk lover.

I picked out a few nice shoegazy things this week as well, Like Lily of the Valley, Plastic Girl in Closet and the more electro tinged birds melt sky.

Head on over the Explore the Unexplored 26 and check out all the new releases. You're sure to find something you'll like.

BBQ Chickens

If you ask me, the best hardcore punk bands are funny hardcore punk bands. Sure, being loud and angry and playing loud and fast is all well and good, but I find that after two or three songs my mind starts to wander. However, if the band can make me laugh as well as pump my fist, all the better. BBQ Chickens do just that, with short songs and lyrics that are usually kept to simply shouting the song title over and over. "Somebody Get Me A Doctor," "Muscle Muscle," "Kill Fashion Hippies" and "Stupid Magazines" should all be self explanatory, and believe me, they are.