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Post-Punk Project Unlettered Roasts the Polished Lie of Modern Identity With “Burn After Reading”
What a ghastly carnival we’ve built, where every grin comes lacquered, every wound gets edited out, and the missing pieces are praised as discipline, branding, “professionalism.” The influencer learns to sand off any splinter that might scare the sponsors; the politician perfects the stare and calls it leadership; capitalism, that vampire in a necktie, keeps buying mirrors so nobody notices the blood on the floor. We cheer the mask because the mask sells, because exposure without risk is the national sacrament now. Everybody is broadcasting, nobody is confessing, and the lie gets rewarded because it looks clean to us at last.
Unlettered, Mike Knowlton’s post-punk studio project, likes to explore tension in excess, with guitars dragged out of tune until they rasp against the grain, bass steering with cold authority, and wild rhythm. This time, with their latest single, Burn After Reading, the pressure has left the private chamber and gone ricocheting into the street, where self-display passes for truth and certainty gets sold with the slick confidence of a booth hawker.
Knowlton writes about a culture that has turned personality into product and public life into a gaudy endurance contest, and he does it without sliding into a slogan or a sermon. “Burn After Reading is about the performance of self in a moment when authenticity has become just another strategy,” he says. “Everyone’s running an optimized version of themselves calibrated for approval, engineered for acceptance. The song is about the gap between what gets shown and what gets concealed and how that concealment has become deliberate, even celebrated.”
That idea runs through the album like bad voltage. The guitars grind, recoil, and leave ugly streaks across the songs, while the bass carries melody with the slow roll of weather moving in from a black horizon. Knowlton’s vocals, written and delivered with co-lyricist Kelly Grimm, slide between chant, report, accusation, and exhausted awe; he lets the mess sit there, humming, while the music keeps its balance on bent knees.
Listen to Burn After Reading below and listen to the single via streaming here.
Devil’s Bowl lands as a fever reading taken in public, surrounded by static, side-eye, and cheap chrome culture, a record for people who suspect the age has gone crooked and would still like a beat to walk through it with. The concerns that once lived close to the skin on Five Mile Point now push outward toward institutions, crowds, performance, and collapse, as the room widens around every line. On two tracks, Peter Gordon, Knowlton’s longtime partner from Gapeseed and Poem Rocket, gets behind the drums and gives the record an extra shove, as though history had come back to kick the door off the hinges.
Devil’s Bowl is out on June 26, 2026. Pre-order here.
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11 Best Coachella 2026 Looks: Justin Justin Bieber, Addison Rae and More
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Ben Musser Song Premiere – Sentimental Fever
Like all things artistic, it’s hard to predict where one’s musical muse is going to be. A lot of musicians find a move into some beautiful surroundings provides the necessary inspiration–there’s nothing like Mother Nature to open your mind to the wonders of life. Wyoming resident Ben Musser found the opposite. After spending years in […] -
THE DRONES Announce 2026 Australian Tour
Back by popular demand after a 10-year sabbatical, The Drones are reforming for a one-off tour of Australia in 2026. In June 2025 the band played mini sets for two fundraiser shows at the Croxton Bandroom in Melbourne. Shows sold out in 20 minutes, making it obvious that a lap of the country was in order!
So here you go, national dates, featuring songs spanning their seven studio albums! Don’t miss your chance to see one of Australia’s greatest underground bands live. This is a one-off tour.
Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin will take a mini break from their other baby, Tropical F Storm, which has spent the past ten years relentlessly touring the globe and releasing ARIA Award-winning records.
Sauntering along the edges of chaos and precision, The Drones built a reputation off the back of their iconic live shows, delivering epic performances that are both confrontational and liberating at the same time. Led by Gareth Liddard (Tropical F Storm, Springtime, Spencer P Jones and The Nothing Butts, Bond Odyssey), one of the most uncompromising, distinctive songwriters of modern times, marked by his dense poetic lyricism and spitting vocal style. Lauded by peers, fans and critics alike for his blend of political commentary, dark humour, vivid storytelling and brutal musical conveyance.
The Drones turned their outsider status into a badge of honour, releasing seven studio albums, with classics like, ‘Taman Shud’, ‘To Think That I Once Loved You’, ‘Shark Fin Blues’, ‘Jezabel’, ‘Boredom’, ‘I See Seaweed’, ‘How To See Through Fog’ and ‘River Of Tears’. They won the inaugural Australian Music Prize, for their LP ‘Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By’, and toured with the likes of Neil Young, Pattie Smith, The Dirty Three, to name a few.
In 2016, they returned to where it all began for five sold-out nights straight at The Tote. You can watch one full set here!
They will be joined by good mates and fellow Australian Music Prize winners, The Mess Hall, who have also returned to live touring in 2026 after a decade-long hiatus. The Sydney powerhouse two-piece made a triumphant return at OK Motels’ Charlton edition earlier this year. Jed remains hot; they both still have hair. Albums include Notes From A Ceiling, Devils Elbow and For The Birds.
The Drones 2026 Tour Dates
With Guests The Mess Hall
Tix on sale 10am AEST Tuesday, April 14thSaturday, 8 Aug
Darwin Festival
Darwin, NT
Tix on sale May 22nd.Friday, 14 Aug
Thornbury Theatre
Thornbury, VIC
Tix from here.
Friday, 28 Aug
Crowbar
Brisbane, QLD
Tix from here.Saturday, 29 Aug
Factory Theatre
Marrickville, NSW
Tix from here.
Friday, 4 Sept
The Gov
Adelaide, SA
Tix from here.
Saturday, 5 Sept
Rechabite
Perth, WA
Tix from here.Friday, 11 Sept
Theatre Royal
Castlemaine, VIC
Tix from here.
Saturday, 12 Sept
Archie’s Creek Hotel
Archies Creek, VIC
Tix from here.The post THE DRONES Announce 2026 Australian Tour appeared first on The Rockpit.
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Interview with Lovataraxx: “We didn’t really decide consciously to mix Darkwave, minimal synth and Post-Punk in our music. It came by accident.”
Lizzie
How did Lovataraxx start, and what inspired you to form the project?
Lovataraxx
Lovataraxx started in Brooklyn during some vacations. I wanted to form an Electronic / New Wave band with Hélène. It would be influenced by collectives such as General Idea or unclassifiable bands like Severed Heads. I had a list of names and we both agreed on Lovataraxx, which is a portmanteau word, and a polysemous name. We were crossing the Williamsburg bridge which is grey and pink, so I was like : “Let’s start a band that would convey a range of different emotions. On the one hand, some dark , gloomy feelings linked with grey and black colors. On the other hand, some brighter and uplifting affects, linked with pink and purple colors.
Lizzie
Why did you decide to mix darkwave, minimal synth, and post-punk in your sound?
Lovataraxx
We didn’t really decide consciously to mix Darkwave, minimal synth and Post-Punk in our music. It came by accident. We were just really into synthesizers and grooveboxes. The post-punk influences come definitely from the bass and chorus effect. Concerning Minimal, we’re listening a lot of bands from then and now, so it was natural to go in that direction.
Lizzie
Is there a key moment in your career that you consider a “turning point”?
Lovataraxx
There are several turning points in our career. I would say, the first time we went on tour in USA. We discovered a lot of great artists there and came back regularly for touring in US. One other turning point could be having a vjay and a sound guy. They’re definitely members of Lovataraxx. Another key moment is our meeting with our label Cold Transmission
Lizzie
What is your typical composition process: do you start with the music or the lyrics?
Lovataraxx
We don’t have a typical process to write music. This is more about impression in our head, melodies and atmospheres that stay in loop in the head and need to be expressed. Some songs also come from improvisation when we’re practising. Most of the time, the music comes first and then the lyrics.
Lizzie
How has your recent European tour been, and which cities or festivals have stood out the most?
Lovataraxx
Concerning touring: we’re touring a lot. We’re making around 50 shows every year. For this summer, we’re planning to perform in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and also back in Guatemala, Brazil and Mexico. We can’t, as we just had great experiences in those countries!
Also, recently, the Ombra, and the WGT were great festivals were we had a lot of fun. Our recent show in London was also a blast, and the whole UK tour actually, because it was our first time there and we didn’t know what to expect!Lizzie
You will be performing in Madrid soon at Dark Entries Fest II. What are your expectations for this show, and what can we expect from your setlist?
Lovataraxx
Concerning our shows in Spain, we started the tour and are really lucky, the audience reacted with a lot of enthusiasm every night. And we’re actually in Valencia where we played several times. For the Dark Entries Fest II : we’ll sing a new song in spanish, that will be out on our next album, so we’re looking forward to see the reaction of the audience!
Lizzie
Have you played in Spain before, or is this your first time? What do you think of the Spanish audience?
Lovataraxx
As I told you, we love the Spanish audience; people are hosting us very warmly and are really enthusiastic. We already played in Spain, yes. We were performing at the last Ombra Festival, played several times in Valencia, and had been on tour around Spain 7 years ago.
I remember well our first show in Madrid, this was in a squat that was a former movie studio. The sound and the audience were wild!
The day after, we visited Madrid and went to Rotor, the Record Shop of Esplendor Geometrico. Our host told us that Alex de la Iglesia made some movies in this district. These are great souvenirs!Lizzie
That sounds great!! I’m sure you’ll put on an amazing show and everyone will be delighted once again.
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Marisa and the Moths confront women’s health crisis with new single “Nothing’s Getting Better”
Alternative rock quartet Marisa and the Moths have returned with a powerful new music video for their latest single, “Nothing’s Getting Better”. The track serves as a direct confrontation of the women’s health crisis within the medical field, specifically highlighting the lack of research funding and information regarding endometriosis. Front-woman Marisa Rodriguez wrote the song … Continue reading Marisa and the Moths confront women’s health crisis with new single “Nothing’s Getting Better” -
Suffocation Deny Recent Allegations Made By Ex-Drummer Eric Morotti, Claim He Was Actually Fired
The band claim to have fired him 2 days prior to his announcement that he was leaving the band.
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South Korea Can’t Build Enough Stadiums to Host Its K-Pop Stars
South Korea doesn’t have enough arenas to show off its own A-list talent. That’s why BTS began its world tour in a once-neglected, 22-year-old soccer stadium. -
RED GIANT Release “It’s All Gone Wrong” Single from “Red Giant: Vol. 1” E.P
Photo: Blackham Images Red Giant’s new single “It’s All Gone Wrong” is released Wednesday April 8th, and is available on all streaming platforms HERE.
“It’s All Gone Wrong” is the second single from Red Giant’s highly anticipated E.P. Red Giant – Vol. 1 released Wednesday April 29th. The E.P. is available to pre-order HERE. Dave Simpson is the lead guitarist and vocalist of Red Giant. He has built a dedicated following on his YouTube Channel with over 146,000 subscribers.
“We sing another song for you in the hope it might get through,” is the takeaway line from Red Giant’s latest single “It’s All Gone Wrong.”
It is a plangent outpouring of frustration aimed at the current state of the music industry. With hard working musicians having to compete in an ever increasingly corporate world of nostalgia acts and auto-tuned performers. Red Giant’s passionate plea for recognition, not just for themselves but for all musicians offering original music seems to be falling often upon deaf ears.
The world is constantly changing, and music is no exception. To ignore the spirituality and feelings of human emotions generated in favour of A.I. music is a dead end in songwriting and music.
The greatest art was not created by teams of writers. It was created from the outpourings of the human soul with feelings of inspiration not through the filter of technology. “It’s All Gone Wrong” is not just a plea for recognition. It is a warning to the world.
“Red Giant – Vol. 1” – EP Track list
1. Are You Alright? (3:04)
2. Can’t Find Me (4:08)
3. It’s All Gone Wrong (4:32)
4. Overcome (4:03)Red Giant are the ones to watch on the UK live circuit. With an extremely successful 2025 the band is looking to capitalize on their forward momentum with their highly anticipated E.P. that features four brand-new songs. The band is playing and sounding better than ever with strong live performances and confidence. Watch out. 2026 looks like it’ll be another exciting year for Red Giant.
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