THOM NGUYEN - The Summer Passed In Monotone LP blackened reveals a refined punk band

reveals a refined punk band with increased clarity

From his early days with Cap’n Jazz right up the triumphant return of American Football

Their relative isolation is mirrored in the distance between Ruin's muscular

the bars of unending noise feel like a song of triumph

spindly guitars

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