So, here we are again, with Tales From the Drop Box Episode #96 hitting your in box with some new tunes to explore. This one is a little sweet – more pop oriented indie rock confection than punk rock, but the Bronx tune should give you some punky enjoyment. Another completely accidental pattern is also evident in this episode – several of these tracks are by solo artists who are essentially one man bands, producing and playing every track on their albums by themselves and in the process creating some huge sounding records.

Thought today would be a more pleasant day, being Halloween. However, my thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the tragedy in New York today. Another tragedy in a long line of tragic events throughout the world these past couple of years. We live in a world that has gone absolutely mad.

Here is what you’ll find in Episode #96:

1. Shilpa Ray – Rockaway Blues” (Door Girl)
2. The Pure Conjecture – “Knock Four Times” (No Ghosts)
3. Waters – “Secret Weapon” (Something More!)
4. Braggarts – “Exploring New Stars” (Exploring New Stars)
5. We Are Monroe  “White Lights” (White Lights)
6. Lovely Bad Things – “Teenage Grown Ups” (Teenage Grown Ups)
7. Undo – “No Sense To Call” (Undo)
8. Mating Ritual – “I Wear Glasses” (How You Gonna Stop It?)
9. Las Cobras – “Our Love Will Grow” (Temporal)
10. Knox Fortune – “I Don’t Wanna Talk About It” (Paradise)
11. The Sick Leaves – “ Six Inch Valley (A.K.A. Cancer) (Travels With Charlie)
12. The Bronx – “Channel Islands” (V)
13. Double Denim – “Overwhelmed” (Overwhelmed/A Bad Feeling)
14. The Ruts – “In A Rut” (In A Rut b/w H-Eyes)
15. One-Eyed Doll – “Fish Knife” (Something Wicked)

I can’t concentrate, I’m in a state I don’t feel straight, I can’t love or hate . . . everything can change in the blink of an eye son one day you’re killing time and the next day you’re dying…

KFR