From their masterfully titled, anthemic “Shit Opus,” to their growling, distorted guitar, Shutups could be effectively described as a group of anti-establishment California indie punks with a vested interest in encouraging capitalism’s implosion. Leaving it there would also be a disservice to the deliberation, complexity, and artistry in their music. The groups’ new album holds true to the distinctive niches they carved out to begin with, from bedroom pandemic production to post-isolation DIY maximalism. I can’t eat nearly as much as I want to vomit presents a very human expression of reality in spite of what is, overwhelmingly, a bad time––serving us a sort of seething, technicolor alternative sound that’s both intimate, furious, and inarguably cool.
Blix
Evolving from the solo work of Abraham Pegg (vocals/guitar), Blix was started in August of 2021 at the Manor in Caldwell, ID with members Kizer Burchard (bass/vocals) and Sierra Duarte (drums). The vision of Blix is to reignite the ethos of classic punk rock with music that lives in the past, present, and future
Nuppeppo
Formed in early 2020, Nuppeppo is a Boise 4-piece hellbent on getting ugly, noisy, and weird. Drawing from Devo, Big Black, Thou, and Lightning Bolt, Nuppeppo removes genre from the equation to forge an unholy blade of sound that is all their own. Shrieks and manic ramblings of death and decay pierce through pummeling drums, monolithic bass, squealing guitar, and strangled electronics to form the reeking mass that is Nuppeppo.