Tag Archives: Castle Face Records

SONG OF THE DAY Damaged Bug – Gimme Tamanthum

Posted on February 26, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

2016 saw two album releases for The Oh Sees and if that wasn’t enough, frontman John Dwyer was also busy crafting and recording a new record for his experimental side project, Damaged Bug. Issued on his own record label, Castle … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY John Dwyer (feat. Brad Caulkins, Greg Coates, Nick Murray & Tom Dolas) – On Your Way Now

Posted on February 19, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

“This one is a burner designed optimally for your eco-pod sound system. When you’ve left the world behind, you will need a soundtrack while you lay in dream stasis This is it.” John Dwyer John Dwyer’s latest offering was issued … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Prettiest Eyes – Don’t Call

Posted on December 6, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Something a bit lively for you today! Known for their heavy onslaughts of post-punk, synth-punk and crazed psycho retro rock, Prettiest Eyes are a cross-genre trio hailing from LA. With a sound that strikes the finest balance between No Wave … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Oh Sees – Don’t Blow Your Experiment

Posted on September 26, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

If we didn’t know better we could easily be fooled into believing that the Oh Sees are a bunch of cosmic robots sent to earth to purely to make music, for their prolific offerings are (seemingly) never ending!  This November … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Damaged Bug – Bunker Funk

Posted on September 16, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

“The Bug is back and more hideous than ever – join us in a gawp at its iridescent shell, its alien mandibles…and the guts streaming from the wound….” Four years ago John Dwyer and his band of Damaged Bug’s released … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Oh Sees – If I Had My Way

Posted on September 11, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Each year for the last three years, John Dwyer’s garage rock project, Oh Sees, has released a new album:  Orc in 2017, Smote Reverser in 2018, and last year’s Face Stabber.  Arriving slightly behind schedule (as with everything this year), new album Protean Threat is … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Oh Sees – Dreary Nonsense

Posted on August 3, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

For the last three years in a row, John Dwyer’s garage rock project, Oh Sees, has released a new album:  Orc in 2017, Smote Reverser in 2018, and last year’s Face Stabber.  Arriving slightly behind schedule (as with everything this year), new album Protean … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Oh Sees – Henchlock

Posted on August 29, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

When a song is just way too cool for its own good its hard to find the words.  I’ve always maintained that my blog was about the music speaking for itself and today’s track does this and then some….This bad … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Naked Lights – Mostly Bag

Posted on August 7, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

“Surrender yourself into Naked Lights’ dark and intense orbit!” The Naked Lights formed in 2010 in Oakland, California.  With a (current) line-up consisting of Camaron Stephens, Chris Hash, Christopher Sprague, Josh Lindenfelzer and H.L. Nelly, the band fearlessly fuses shades … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Sunwatchers – Herd Of Creeps

Posted on July 8, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

In a frenzied flurry of screaming saxophone, delirious drums, booming bass and an array of other seemingly possessed instrumentation,  New York’s Sunwatchers unleashed a beast with their 2016 track Herd of Creeps.  The song title alone holds out an enticing … Continue reading →

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