"A perfect marriage of James Chance’s (Contortions) sax and Lydia Lunch’s (Teenage Jesus and the Jerks) screams and I can guarantee you that if that era of New York’s underground excites you then you’ll like this release too." - Louder Than War
"The first track has an almost Melt Banana feel at points, except with a little bit of a twist. It's More of the same here; saxophone, screamed vocals and deliciously thick guitar noise” - Craigness
Newcastle (UK) based 3 piece Beauty Pageant are Helen Papaioannou, Daniel Dixon and Marie Thompson. They make a big loud raucous circus like clatter comprising of pounding drums, detuned guitar, gnarly baritone sax and sticky banshee vocals. Sometimes playful, sometimes minimal, always noisy! Beauty Pageant’s searing new EP drives home the bands’ desire to offer you something out of the ordinary. Trouncing waves of distortion are delivered over a bed of vigorous clunk and interwoven with sporadic invasions of erratic baritone sax. Revered in their hometown for their unbridled live shows, Beauty Pageant’s unique and chaotic sound has been expertly captured on ‘Torso‘.
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People do. Still need to dig into this one but V glad to have the digital and look forward to perusing the physical accompaniment which is presently stashed until less "chores" need "DOING". aHEM. Paul Schwarz
Schilled by name with a smile by their bassist at a Windmill Cosmic Carnage in 2015 (Blown Out were the distict high) I left determind to check out "Casual Nuns". Featuring Julia Owen's artwork and drumming - she anchored Throne when they played with Black Moth and Turbowolf at London's Garage - Super Fancy Skeleton is an LP I'm proud to own and ache to give more time to. Paul Schwarz
A raucous adventure through noise, no wave, off-kilter DIY prog, and the absurdist side of post-punk from Pagan Athletes. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 13, 2023
The racket avant-rock/noise group White Suns make is queasy and challenging, but with a taut sense of dynamics and composition. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 19, 2021
Working with more than 20 other singers, songwriters, and musicians, Nassif has made an album that sums up the contemporary carioca underground. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 8, 2020