"Finally, the first full-length album from this power trio. Pop Sounds shatter the senses with 18-tracks and 42-minutes of searing riffs and rhythmical disarray. MOXIEBEAT pulls you into a noise-repleted world where thrashing chords collide with rapid hits and droning train wrecks. Dark tones accompany themes of departure, justice and positive nihilism. Toss your phone in a landfill, Pop Sounds deflect all reception."
—Idioteq
"With members having served time in bands Dogs of Ire, RogueState, Restrained; they’ve been collectively pummeling the Inland Empire for years. Lest I ramble, however glowingly, I’ll leave you with the band’s own succinct summary of their thematic through lines across the LP: 'death, despair, isolation, vulnerability, justice, activism, and destroying shit.'”
—No Echo
"They named their record for a genre with minimal soul, food that can’t nourish, and sound that’s fleeting. But when I hit play on this record they smash me with soul and force-feed me with knowledge, and I can’t stop listening until all 18 psychedelic punk tracks have had their way with me."
—Cvlt Nation
Moxiebeat is not just a band, but an Inland Empire collective of sorts that have worked to push their ethics in the form of creating local safe spaces for artists and activists, a record label (Ethospine Noise) since 2001, and music since 2013. It is a three piece noisy punk band made up of Tomas L. Acosta (Tomasacre) on drums, Brent Aragon (B-Train) as bassist/vocalist, and Fritz Aragon (Zufos) as guitarist/vocalist. Members of the band are also founding members of Riverside community radical space, Blood Orange Infoshop (RIP). Activities there included “art shows, running nazis out of town, harm reduction, homeless advocacy, and general activism.” Here, they booked similarly radical, heavy, and DIY-based bands like The Evens, Alice Bag, Cloud Rat, ACXDC, Hot Nerds, Despise You, Loma Prieta, Thou, The Body, Shit Coffins, and Graf Orlock. Rather than list bands as influences, Moxiebeat draws inspiration from friends, art, activism, everyday people and the greater DIY community.
Pop Sounds is being released today on their label, Ethospine Noise, marking its 35th release. Preorder the transparent neon pink, limited edition vinyl, here:
Pop Sounds LP:
Anxious Again
Narito Kami
Peoples Protection Program
YouthxCult
Salmutations
Better Healing
Fool Display
Different Damnage
Long Term Future Society
Centuries of Reinforcement
Theatre Melt
Memory Gland
Death Air
Citizen of The World
Kill Reset
Nightwares
Kingdom Crumbs
Mutebox
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