punk this week: prostitute, alvilda, zorn + 8 more
Other than that new Amyl and the Sniffers album, there are some sick records this week out of Paris, Philly, Detroit, Cincinnati, and of course, Australia.
Welcome to Punk This Week, see/saw’s weekly column exploring the latest and greatest punk and rock’n’roll records. In addition to that new Amyl and the Sniffers album, there are new ones from Detroit’s Prostitute, Paris’ Alvilda, and Philadelphia’s Zorn. All that plus the latest from Hot Tubs Time Machine, Piss Wizard, Stall, Midgee, Electric Prawns 2, and more.
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Prostitute: Attempted Martyr [self-released]
After making a name as one of the city’s best new live bands, Detroit’s Prostitute dropped this intense album into the world. Attempted Martyr is searing, ominous, heavy-fisted post-punk. There’s this section of “Senegal” where the guitars ascend with the buzz of a chainsaw. There’s all this patience and space, so when they hit hard, it feels massive. It’s recorded by Chris Koltay, and as you might expect, it sounds massive. This sounds like a band that’s already spent years becoming enormous, not a debut album. Bonus points for “Joumana Kayrouz,” the latest Detroit post-punk homage to a local billboard legend.
