Desertion

The self-titled Spite House debut LP was one of my favorite records in 2022. Their follow up record, Desertion, could have easily made my 2025 top 10, but as mentioned in my 2025 summary post, getting current records is not that easy anymore. Spite House play this great mix of emo and post hardcore with deeply personal lyrics. They were also great when I saw them live last year, even though the singer’s voice was very hoarse as I saw them only at the very end of their tour. My wife had seen them a couple of weeks before and she said had been even better then. I may still be partial towards the first record, but that’s probably because I’ve spent so much time with it. Desertion is an awesome record as well, but I feel like there’s still potential for it to grow even more on me. 

1st Press on Metallic Mercury Blend on Pure Noise /1200

Prude

Looking back over my last few posts, people reading this blog might get the impression that I only buy old records or records by older, more established bands. Well, there‘s some truth to that, but I always try to keep up with newer bands. I really enjoyed all of the Drug Church output of the last few years, so when their latest LP dropped I knew I wanted to have a copy. Prude is a good record, but I haven‘t found the track yet. On their previous records there was always one hit that stuck with me immediately. Not on this one, at least not yet. 

I like the artwork and vinyl color works really well with the sleeve. I don‘t really care that it‘s the most common variant, but can labels / bands please stop coming up with these ‘fun‘ names for colorways?

First Press on Fun Dip Purple Marble on Pure Noise /3400