punk this week: the submissives, picture that, shadow show + 8 more
Plus the debut album from Black Ends, a new one from UV-TV, some new heaters from 11PM Records, and more.
Welcome to Punk This Week, see/saw’s weekly column exploring the latest and greatest punk and rock’n’roll records. It’s a more pop-leaning installment led by the Submissives’ incredible new album. We head down to St. Louis for the new Picture That on Inscrutable Records, a new double A-side 45 from Detroit’s Shadow Show, some new heaters from 11PM Records, a debut album from Black Ends, a new EP from UV-TV, and much more.
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The Submissives: Live at Value Sound Studios [Celluloid Lunch]
There are a lot of reasons to become obsessed with Live at Value Sound Studios, the exceptional new album from Deb Edison and company’s the Submissives. The sound is a funhouse mirror refraction of ’60s girl group or bubblegum pop songs—melted earworms rendered psychedelic and dark. The Montreal band sings about unrequited love and what it means to be a girl waiting patiently for a man’s love. There’s commitment to a longform bit about antiquated gender roles, and the earnestness of that message is consistently called into question by droning and dissonant violin and horn. These are incredible songs performed with a disconcerting straight face as their love-obsessed sentiments curdle on impact.
