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The Chats eat and run, Fast Friends get up-close and personal, Blues Pills feel proud, The Jacks throw down, Amigo The Devil is crazy for you and more in today’s Roundup. Several of today’s videos and tracks celebrate International Women’s Day this Sunday. As we all should. Over and out.


VIDEOS OF THE DAY

1 | The Chats | Dine N Dash

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Australian punk band The Chats will release their debut album, High Risk Behaviour, on March 27. They present a new single, Dine N Dash, and its accompanying video. High Risk Behaviour buzzes like an out-of-control chainsaw, propelled by Eamon Sandwith’s spoken-spit-sung vocals, their three-chords-is-one-too-many approach, and an exacting combination of youth, vigor and drunkenness. It’s a perfect name for an album that does not f*ck around – one that’s over in 28 blistering, funny, sweaty, unforgettable minutes.”


2 | Fast Friends | Body

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Los Angeles-based trio Fast Friends premiere an explosive new single Body today. The song was self-produced and recorded. As for the inspiration behind the new single, says FF, “We were all scared to ask our girlfriends what they thought of our bodies. Yes, it’s from the perspective of old dudes, but I think everybody has had self doubt about how they look. I mean, humans look WEIRD.” Fast Friends don’t create music for music’s sake. According to them, “That’s super boring. It only matters if you are saying something that you are desperate to say and that you are scared to say and that you don’t think anyone else is going to say.” What the 3-piece of reticent hitmakers have discovered is the formula to making catchy pop songs sound very loud and making people feel uncomfortable.”


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3 | Blues Pills | Proud Woman

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Often compared to a jam session between Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin, Blues Pills’ career took them from an American garage to international glory within a few years. With the band’s 3rd album, Holy Moly!, to be released on June 19, Blues Pills plan their return to a number of major festival stages. But fans need not wait until summer for their first taste of the action. To support International Women’s Day on March 8th Blues Pills have released their first single Proud Woman. The band describe their intentions with the song: “With Proud Woman we wanna give the fierce women and grrrls of the world a power anthem to turn on whenever they wanna feel empowered. Or just have fun. A song to everyone who stands behind the most obvious things of all. Equality and unity. Whoever you are, wherever you come from. Women will always be a driving force of change. And a change is gonna come.”


4 | The Jacks | Threw It All Away

THE PRESS RELEASE: “The road may be long, but The Jacks take it in stride as they bring their rock n’ roll to fans, one fan at a time. Jonny Stanback (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Tom Hunter (lead guitar, vocals), Scott Stone (bass guitar, vocals) and Josh Roossin (drums/percussion) are headed for the next stage with the release of their second EP in less than a year, Remember You. Threw It All Away opens Remember You, and The Jacks adroitly segue a driving beat and pulsing rhythm into an admonition (“…just take a walk along the edge of your insanity and tell me what you find…”) punctuated with soaring guitars that offer a glimpse of their infectious energy.”


5 | Amigo The Devil | If I’m Crazy

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Dark folk singer/songwriter Amigo The Devil has returned with a new video for If I’m Crazy off the critically acclaimed debut full-length album, Everything Is Fine. If I’m Crazy is an ode to self-destructive behaviors that fuel toxic relationships as Amigo lays down a bed of intense guitar tones over pounding drums. The video documents the daily insanity of life on the road during Amigo The Devil’s recent sold-out headlining tour. It also has some hidden meanings and storyline that is personal to Amigo, and for now he chooses not to share. ”No matter how long the drives feel, how sleepless the nights are or how many times we’re desperate to be home for even just a week…for an hour every night it all goes away,” commented Amigo The Devil. “The family we’ve become, together in that room, at that moment, makes the other 23 hours spent preparing for it worth every second.”


6 | Western Centuries | Before That Final Bell

THE PRESS RELEASE: “In an age when independence is idolized and every person seems to be seeking their own lone wolf career path, Seattle-based roots band Western Centuries believe that the way forward is better together. Collaboration, inspiration and mutual admiration are what Cahalen Morrison, Ethan Lawton, and Jim Miller cite as the heart of their project. Western Centuries are set to release their third album, Call the Captain — a tongue-in-cheek reference to the band’s lack of hierarchy — on April 3. This week, they share Before That Final Bell, the album’s second single.”


7 | I Am a Rocketship | My Nature

THE PRESS RELEASE:I Am a Rocketship, a Swedish-American electronic pop rock hybrid duo, has announced they will be releasing their third album Ghost Stories at the end of April – a collection of eleven songs ranging from noisy sample-based instrumentals to somber ballads. Ahead of that, they present the first menacing single My Nature. “The song My Nature is both fun and threatening. Sometimes people can want to help you, and really care in their own way, but they are inherently dangerous. We probably all have known people like this, who just seem to leave a trail of destruction despite their best intentions,” says vocalist L E Kippner.”


8 | Fat Freddy’s Drop | OneFourteen

THE PRESS RELEASE:Fat Freddy’s Drop today unveil the live video for OneFourteen ahead of their album release tour in Europe and UK and share a special message to their fans. “Throw your hands in the air, the OneFourteen music video pays homage to the tune evolving on stages around the world with our people. The energy, grooves and vocals made their way back for recording the studio version and OneFourteen was released on the Special Edition Part 1 album. Thanks to everyone for the dancing & to the crews who filmed and shared the footage.”


9 | Hannah Georgas | That Emotion

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Acclaimed indie-pop songstress Hannah Georgas debuts a new, original single and video titled That Emotion today. The song is a first glimpse of her forthcoming collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Dessner, best known as a founding member of Grammy Award-nominated band The National and for his production work with artists like Sharon Van Etten, Frightened Rabbit, This Is The Kit and Local Natives. “’The song is a portrait of one particular way that emotions can build up inside,” Georgas explains. “You’re going through the motions, suppressing how you really feel, and pretending things are ok — but your body knows…that deep down life and worry can weigh you down in ways your head might not acknowledge. This song was inspired by the feeling of hiding emotions you would like to express but feeling alone.”


10 | Astroturf Noise | Black Berry feat. Sarah Bernstein

THE PRESS RELEASE:Astroturf Noise is a NYC trio exploring the intersection between bluegrass and free improvisation and featuring guest appearances from Medeski Martin & Wood’s Billy Martin & violinist Sarah Bernstein. Think Bill Monroe meets Albert Ayler. Astroturf Noise’s Black Berry poses the question, “What would twin fiddle music sound like stripped of all that flowery tonality?” Inspired by the traditional fiddle tune Blackberry Blossom, Black Berry reimagines that tune as a chromatic jousting match between Astroturf’s Sana Nagano and guest violinist and NY experimental music mainstay Sarah Bernstein. Says composer Sam Day Harmet, “I like to think of this as an evil twin commentary on the twin fiddle tradition, prizing dissonance, texture, and individuality over pleasing harmonic movements and blend.” As the brief song snowballs towards its climax, increasing effects processing blurs the distinction between the violinist’s voices and Sam Day Harmet’s mandolin as melody is subsumed by jagged effected texture.”


11 | Ruthie Foster | Phenomenal Woman

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Comfort zones are sweet spots; that’s why they’re so easy to stay in. But Ruthie Foster refuses to get too cozy; she’d rather plot escapes from hers than dwell there. Breaking out wasn’t enough for her latest album, however. This time, she wanted to step out — and on the night of Jan. 26, 2019, she did, right onto the 105-year-old stage of Austin’s grand-dame Paramount Theater, where she fronted a guitarist, keyboardist, bassist and drummer, plus 10 horn players, three backing vocalists and one conductor. And one adorable daughter handling the introduction. The recorded result is Live at the Paramount, featuring the single Phenomenal Woman. “This song and poem reminds me that regardless of where I am in my day, in my heart and in my life, that I matter and I am enough. So wear it proudly! To all of us. We are all phenomenal!”


12 | Liza Anne | Desire

THE PRESS RELEASE:Liza Anne shares Desire, a new song featuring dynamic vocals and shimmering, fresh melodies to contrast complex lyrics. It Is her first new release of 2020, produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (M83, Beck). Liza said of Desire: “This song is the feeling of having too much of a good thing. It is a reckoning with the responsibility that comes with interacting with people through a period of your own unhealth paired with the hope that you can handle yourself better in your future tomorrows.”


13 | Imonolith | Becoming The Enemy

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Canadian metal powerhouse Imonolith has revealed the fourth single, Becoming The Enemy featuring a guest appearance by well-known Swedish vocalist Johannes Eckerström, from their upcoming debut, State of Being due out March 27. “Becoming the Enemy is a song about becoming your own worst enemy,” says drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen. “All of us have done it at some point in our lives. The point of the song lyrically is to learn from your mistakes instead of repeating them over and over. We continue the theme we started in Instinct. The theme of our album State of Being is about how people deal with various states of being throughout their lives. We thought having The Sickness appear in a couple of videos would help tie everything together and tell a visual story to go along with the album as a whole.”


14 | Marko Hietala | Star, Sand & Shadow

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Recently, Finnish singer/ bassist Marko Hietala released his solo album Pyre Of The Black Heart. Today, the band release a live video for Stars, Sand & Shadow. Marko Hietala comments: “Hi you all little devils! We still have a few live videos for you from our tour in February. The first one out this time is from Roxy, Prague 9.2.2020. again. Please enjoy the start of our show with: Star, Sand and Shadow. To be continued… Cheerio!”


15 | The Rhymes | Säffle

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Narrow-minded, stupid, reactionary. There’s so much prejudice towards small towns. Sometimes I’ve not said that I’m from Säffle because of all the comments”, says Tomas, singer of Swedish indie band The Rhymes. The song Säffle shows another side of smalltown life and wants to eradicate the conflict between city and countryside. Like in October, when The Rhymes received standing ovations from a nearly 2 000-strong audience supporting Mando Diao: “We played Säffle live and it was euphoric to see the Stockholm audience putting their hands in the air and cheering loudly afterwards. Same thing in Berlin last month. This song is an accolade to the smalltown people all over the world. Against everything negative written about it, showing the other side: the openness.”


16 | Raincity | Crazy

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Vancouver indie funk rock group Raincity are pleased to announce the release of their Crazy video. Crazy is a track from Raincity’s self-titled EP which was released in June 2019. “Crazy is a song about betrayal and gaslighting,” says vocalist Clare Twiddy. “It talks about a relationship where the other person is hiding information from you and making you feel crazy for looking into it. We wanted to portray the same feeling by showing ourselves on display in an art museum and having the critics look through us as if they weren’t hearing us. The stark contrast of lighting in the video and the shots where the critics are missing, allude to the experience of thinking ‘it’s all in my head’ which are the last lines of the song.”


17 | Jett Kwong | Tokyo Bath

THE PRESS RELEASE:Jett Kwong uses stunning Chinese guzheng to create her signature multi-faceted sound twinkling with delicate synthesizers and haunting, ethereal vocals. Entitled Tokyo Bath, her new is a fantasy of transcendence. Imagine an outsider at a Hollywood party, alone and soaking in an idyllic Japanese onsen. In the end, transcendence is the fantasy itself. “I wrote this over two trips to Japan. The initial idea came from lavender bath water my first time in Tokyo. The second time around I traveled to an onsen in the mountains, and was soaking in this beautiful outdoor pool in the mist, hoping to feel exalted or something … of course I didn’t, and actually felt kind of miserable … but that in and of itself was sort of the transcendent moment!”


18 | Active Child | Weightless

THE PRESS RELEASE:Active Child today announces the April 10 release of his forthcoming album In Another Life. In Another Life marks singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Patrick Grossi’s first full-length in five years, ushering in a new chapter in the artist’s already critically-acclaimed career. Making its debut today is a new single and video for Weightless. Co-produced by Andrew Sarlo (Bon Iver, Big Thief, Empress Of) and featuring Joey Waronker (Beck, Elliott Smith, R.E.M.) on drums, Weightless figures as one of the album’s most fervently emotional tracks, detailing what Active Child characterizes as “the desperation to detach from the past.”


19 | Mikano | When It Rains Glitter Part 1

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Emerging French-Cameroonian hip hop artist Mikano releases his first mixtape Melting Balloons today alongside the cinematic visuals for When It Rains Glitter Part One. Imagination and emotions are at the centre of Melting Balloons, a body of work which reflects the artist’s creative mind and aesthetic. Halfway through the mixtape, the two-parts ballad When It Rains Glitter contemplates the nature of human life, which as Mikano explains is “full of highs and lows, beautiful surprises and deceptions, tears of joys and sadness and this song pictures it well.” The two-part video accompanying the track, directed by visionary, up-and-coming Parisian director and photographer Lokmane, contemplates the nature of human life, which as Mikano explains is “full of highs and lows, beautiful surprises, deceptions, tears of joy and sadness. I think this song pictures that well.”


20 | My Kid Brother | Pastels

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Leesburg, VA band My Kid Brother fuses piano with wistful psychedelic melodies, quirky guitars, hummable harmonies, and male-female vocal interplay, has just shared the brand new song Pastels. “I was in a different state of mind,” says lead vocalist Christian Neonakis about the track. “It was the first time I had experienced something like that. So I wrote a song.”


21 | Steven Lee Olsen | Talkin’ About Last Night

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Award-winning country artist and songwriter Steven Lee Olsen is set to deliver his latest collection of music with an exciting multi-day, multi-track pre-release campaign, culminating with the digital release of his captivating new single Can’t Not on March 20. Kicking it all off is today’s digital release of Talkin’ About Last Night. Since moving to Nashville in 2004, Olsen has worked tirelessly, honing his craft as an artist and songwriter, and all the hard work has paid off impressively.”


22 | Testament | Children Of The Next Level

THE PRESS RELEASE: “The time has arrived for legendary bay area thrash metal giants Testament to unleash new thunder to the masses and reveal their 13th studio album Titans Of Creation which will be released on April 3. Today, the band releases the second single entitled Children Of The Next Level. Chuck Billy comments, “To all our Testament legions out there… we hope you have been playing the shit out of our first single Night of the Witch and are ready for our second release Children of the Next Level. Hey fucking Metal For ever!!!!!!”


23 | Nina Simone | Liberian Calypso

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Recorded in 1982, not long after she moved to Paris, Fodder On My Wings was one of Nina Simone’s favorite albums yet has remained one of her most obscure. Originally recorded for a small French label and only sporadically available since its initial release, Fodder On My Wings will be reissued on April 3. The original album will be expanded with three bonus tracks from the recording sessions from a rare French reissue released in 1988, including the autobiographical track Liberian Calypso. Recorded at a time when Simone was feeling rejuvenated by her surroundings and by the African musicians she met in her newly adopted France, Fodder On My Wings is an essential Simone album that is making a long-overdue reappearance and can now be heard however you prefer to listen to music.”


24 | Donovan Woods | Grew Apart

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Donovan Woods is sharing his new song Grew Apart. The track previews his seventh studio album due later this year. “This song is about all the things we tell ourselves a breakup is about when perhaps the truth is just that two people didn’t like each other enough,” says Woods. “The chorus is a list of linguistic place holders that people use to communicate one thing: I don’t want to talk about it. I think men tend to speak about break-ups in this way so their pride doesn’t get wounded, when in truth, they’re hurting.”


25 | Hello Halo | Our Tomorrow Is You

THE PRESS RELEASE: “As they look ahead to the release of a new album next month, New York alternative rock band Hello Halo have released a new single, Our Tomorrow Is You. This is the latest track release off their debut album Maybe This Can’t Wait, due out on April 24. “I wanted to convey a simple yet underserved concept: actions speak louder than words,” explains vocalist Paul Nathaniel. “This song is a conversation with the dreamers. If we accept that we shape our own narratives, then it follows that each of us has to decide whether to be a hero, a villain or a bystander. We’re living in the midst of culture wars and political upheaval on an increasingly volatile planet. We need as many people as possible to see themselves as the heroes and heroines of this moment. Our Tomorrow Is You is a call-to-action that we hope inspires someone, somewhere, to translate their passions and values into meaningful impact.”


26 | The Grahams | Kids Like Us

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Alt-pop band The Grahams have released the empowering title track off their upcoming third album Kids Like Us (set for release on March 27). “While the sounds and imagery of Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young emphasized breaking away from the constrictions of family, economy, society on the fringes of a dead-end town (like Springsteen, in our case it was the Jersey suburbs), Kids Like Us explores growing up and living in towns that are simultaneously confronting climate crisis and environmental damage, opioid epidemics, underemployment, and an entire country on the brink of madness. Overall, we were experiencing a need to break free. Break free from politics, from the hatred, from adulthood, from the constant clamor and disappointment, from the Nashville scene, from preconceived notions of who we were, and from the artistic constraints we felt in the past.”


27 | Butcher Brown | Tidal Wave

THE PRESS RELEASE: “The Richmond, VA-based band Butcher Brown has a killer new single called Tidal Wave out today! The band merges the Ronnie Laws jazz fusion song Tidal Wave from 1975 with Black Moon’s 1993 underground rap classic, Who Got The Props? which samples the Ronnie Laws original. The result is an innovative fusion of jazz and hip-hop. Pulsing from the nerve center of Jellowstone Studios in Richmond VA, Butcher Brown takes careful note of the history and legacy of jazz and throws caution to the wind with wanton abandon. Their ability to blend jazz with funk, rock, rap and soul is like no other. They are authentic to each musical genre and, at the same time, break down the walls of traditional musical borders, creating a unique sound with no restrictions.”


28 | Temnein | The Knotted Bag

THE PRESS RELEASE: “French melodic death metal unit Temnein will release their third full-length, Tales: Of Humanity And Greed this spring. Produced by El Mobo at Conkrete Studio in Bordeaux, France, the engrossing 10-track offering is thematically based on various stories, myths, and legends exploring classic childhood occidental fairy tales, unsung fables from Asia and Inuit lands, pop culture universes (ie Legend Of Zelda, Majora’s Mask, Doctor Who etc.), and so much more. Each story is linked however to a common theme: the repetition of human error and avidity across time. Musically, Temnein employs shorter song structures than previous offerings adding more dynamics to their melo-death foundation. More doom/death and post-metal influences have crept into the band’s sound consequently enhancing the overall atmosphere.In the meantime, sample stunning first single, The Knotted Bag.”


29 | Pluko | The Lovely One

THE PRESS RELEASE:Pluko is releasing his second single of the year, The Lovely One. Pluko opts for a euphoric instrumental moment on his newest release. Marked by soaring synth work, grandiose percussion, and infectious bass, The Lovely One allows Pluko’s production skills to stand at the forefront. “I really wanted to step outside of my comfort zone for this one. I wanted to challenge myself to create a huge burst of emotion that still kind of felt like a ‘drop’ too,” Pluko comments. “This track was a huge breakthrough for me and my journey as an artist. After I wrote it, I felt as if I had just broken down a massive wall. There’s nothing better than that feeling of being onto something fresh and exciting.”


30 | Magic Waters | Pinky Swear

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Santa Cruz Rock band Magic Waters’ lead single Pinky Swear is out now.This is the lead and only single off their debut EP Pinky Swear, out March 27. “The single, and title track, is bi-polar. The verses are about the negativity and corruption in politics, but the choruses and outro speak to the bright future being laid out by all of our country’s strong women leaders,” says Magic Waters is the project name for singer-songwriter, and recording engineer, Ryan Lee. “I start the outro by listing three of the strongest women in my life…Gina, Rosita, and Abuelita, referencing my wife, mom, and grandma. Then, I go on to call out by name other women leaders who I look up to and am incredibly grateful for. The EP and single are called Pinky Swear with a nod to Elizabeth Warren’s tradition of making pinky promises with young women so they never forget that running for president is what girls do. I love that.”


31 | Grace Gillespie | Goodbye

THE PRESS RELEASE:Grace Gillespie is a London-based artist and producer originally from Devon, who spent much of 2017 touring as part of the live line-up for Pixx. Grace released her solo debut, an EP titled Pretending in 2019, and is now following with a new single. Goodbye takes influences from the folk, psych and dream-pop traditions, providing a backdrop to her intriguing vocal melodies, shifting harmonies and introspective lyricism.”


32 | Fearing | Pictured Perfect

THE PRESS RELEASE:Fearing is a dark post-punk band based out of Oakland, California who formed in 2016, when an online friendship quickly blossomed between James Rogers (bass/vocals) & Brian Vega (guitar/vocals). What started as collaborations between the two and their bedroom synth projects; Fearing was formed out of the desire to combine both of their talents and to create something new & fresh in the Bay Area. The addition of Mike Fenton (drums) & Joey Camello (guitar) helped to further expand the sound and depth of the band. After two sold out EPs & a handful of tours under their belt; their debut LP, Shadow, is scheduled for release on April 10. Shadow finds Fearing further exploring their unique sonic territory, seamlessly blending elements of French coldwave, European post-punk, and the first wave of shoegaze to create something truly unique in today’s rising dark music scene.”


33 | Godlands | Smoke Em Up

THE PRESS RELEASE: “With a lethal combo of exhilarating rap bars, fluctuant bass and lo-fi trap beats, Aussie producer Godlands strikes gold once more through single Smoke Em Up, featuring sad boy rap up-and-comer Samplegod. Sitting at the forefront of Australia’s burgeoning bass music scene, the Adelaide-based musician continues to spread her bold sounds around the globe. Turning heads quickly, Godlands is the product of old school sounds meeting new school methods. A forerunner of the new wave of Australian electronic music, this young upstart has the enviable ability to transform beats into heaving club anthems, with a festival-ready steeze that’ll test even the best systems.”


34 | Mr. Robski | Move

THE PRESS RELEASE:Mr. Robski is ready to make you move to their latest release. The song titled Move pleases with laid-back guitar riffs and catchy bassline, perfectly matching the vocal performance and blending harmoniously into a song teeming with positivity and creating a pleasant anticipation of the warmer seasons that are yet to come The lyrics emphasize this feeling of self-positivity, feeling motivating and inspirational, they make the song highly relevant amidst the general tendency of society towards self-empowerment, while also acting as a reminder to “enjoy life to the end”. For German-based producer duo Mr. Robski, this release marks the first of a series of singles in collaboration with different vocalists that will be released over the next couple of months.”


35 | Alcest | Saphhire (Perturbator Version)

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Last year, influential French “blackgaze” duo Alcest released their sixth studio album Spiritual Instinct. Today, the band presents an alternate version of their deeply emotional track Sapphire, remixed by electro/synth wave legend James Kent aka Perturbator. On the new single, founder Neige comments: “French artist James Kent from Perturbator is a master at playing with the darker side of ’80s electronic music and we were really excited to hear how a rework of Sapphire by him would sound. Sapphire was already inspired by bands like The Cure so it was amazing to receive James’ version, who turned it into a stunning dark wave track.”


36 | Steve Aoki | Halfway Dead Feat. Travis Barker and Global Dan

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Global DJ/Producer and entrepreneur Steve Aoki shares his new collaboration Halfway Dead alongside the confirmed April 3. The song features legendary drummer Travis Barker and rising singer/rapper Global Dan. Halfway Dead opens with an upbeat bass guitar as Global Dan explores the feelings of heartbreak and frustration, that turns to pure anger. “It was so organic working with these guys. Collaborating with Travis, whose a rock icon, is always a good time and brings me back to my roots. With Global Dan, not only did we do this song together on my album, but I signed him and produced his whole EP. He mixes worlds I love like pop-punk and hip-hop in a way that I haven’t heard done before. He’s one to watch.”


37 | SickOnes | Agility

THE PRESS RELEASE: “Forming in 2016, SickOnes quickly carved out their own sound within the UK punk scene, with the release of three EPs and an international split release, playing numerous shows up and down the UK as well as two runs of Europe and a two-week tour of the East Coast of USA. SickOnes have toured alongside the likes of The Dead Kennedys and Cancer Bats and have amassed rave reviews. Their live show is frenetic, unpredictable and exciting and their down to earth and socially conscious lyrics resonate and involve the audience on every level. And with this comes their latest track Agility, a bold new step for SickOnes. Moving from an ’80s-influenced frantic punk sound to their current iteration, SickOnes’ new material finds them sitting somewhere in the space between Beastie Boys and ’90s grunge.”