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Kal Marks –“Life Is Murder” (Stereogum Premiere)
The first thing that jumps out at you when listening to Kal Marks is front man Carl Shane’s vocals. Odd, angry, and sneering though they may be, it didn’t take long for them to grow on me, and...
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Stream Kal Marks Life Is Murder (Stereogum Premiere)
A while back we heard Kal Marks’ “Life Is Murder,” the title track off their upcoming album. Now you can stream the entire record below, and there’s unsurprisingly a lot of great tracks that weren’t...
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CMJ 2013: Exploding In Sound Showcase @ Silent Barn, Brooklyn 10/19/13
The Exploding In Sound showcase at Silent Barn in Brooklyn last Saturday was special for a few reasons. It was a moment of catharsis for fans that watched the label and the growing family of bands...
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Boston Hassle Fest 5 In Words And Photos
This all feels like a milestone, Dan Shea tells me. We’re sitting in a back room of the Elk’s Lodge basement, a dungeon-esque place with low ceilings and lower lighting. We’re surrounded by stacks of...
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Kal Marks –“Zimmerman” (Stereogum Premiere)
The last time we heard new music from Boston-based Kal Marks was back in 2013, when they released their full-length Life Is Murder, a record that teetered on the edge of existential dread and absolute,...
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Kal Marks –“It Was A Very Hard Year”
In case last year's Life Is Murder didn't tip you off, Boston indie-rockers Kal Marks have a bit of a negative streak, one that was reinforced by "Zimmerman," their fantastic angry single from the...
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Kal Marks –“Don’t Pussy Foot With A Pussy Footer” (Stereogum Premiere)
Kal Marks' new EP Just A Lonely Fart is due out next week, and we've already heard two tracks from the Boston-based band, "Zimmerman" and "It Was A Very Hard Year." It's hard to describe Kal Marks'...
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Kal Marks –“Dorothy” (Stereogum Premiere)
Boston's Kal Marks write music that attempts to navigate the ickiest things about being human. On their last album, Life Is Murder, lead singer and lyricist Carl Shane outlined the human condition in...
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Kal Marks –“Mankind”
Life Is Alright, Everybody Dies is the title of Kal Marks' forthcoming full-length, and it follows-up their Just A Lonely Fart EP. The Boston-based band tends to give their releases negative by way of...
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Kal Marks –“Coffee”
Boston's Kal Marks are at their best when they make beautifully bleak music about navigating what it means to live with human error and uncertainty. 2013's fantastic Life is Murder is just as dreary as...
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Stereogum x Exploding In Sound’s Austin Invasion @ SXSW 2016 Lineup
Later this month Stereogum will return to Austin, TX to present a free all-day-and-night rock showcase at The Hole In The Wall. For the second year, we're partnering with Brooklyn label Exploding In...
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Stereogum x Exploding In Sound’s Austin Invasion 2016 Yearbook
Congratulations to the SXSW Class of 2016! We made it! In this, the second year of our Stereogum x Exploding In Sound Austin Invasion, we laughed and cried, listened to 13 hours of music, and probably...
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Kal Marks –“Coffee” Video
Kal Marks released their latest album, Life Is Alright, Everybody Dies, earlier this year, and today the Boston-based band is sharing a video for "Coffee" ahead of a US tour. It was directed by Sheree...
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Kal Marks –“Adventure”
Boston trio Kal Marks are following up 2016's Life Is Alright, Everybody Dies with a new album called Universal Care early next year. The shift in sentiment from those titles hints at the worldview...
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Kal Marks –“Loosed”
Kal Marks are releasing a new album, Universal Care, in February, and last month we heard its blistering and contemplative lead single "Adventure." The next track that the trio are sharing from it is...
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Kal Marks –“Today I Walked Down To The Tree, Read A Book, And When I Was Done...
Boston trio Kal Marks are releasing a new album, Universal Care, next month, and the two tracks they've shared off it so far -- "Adventure" and "Loosed" -- have both been stunners, and the next single...
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Kal Marks –“Springtime In January” Video
Kal Marks are releasing a new album, Universal Care, in a couple of weeks. We've heard "Adventure," "Loosed," and "Today I Walked Down To The Tree, Read A Book, And When I Was Done I Went Back Inside"...
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Stream Kal Marks Universal Care
It's always satisfying when a band makes the leap from great to even-greater, and Kal Marks do that with their latest album. The Boston trio has been around for a while now, gradually amassing a back...
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