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Unlettered travels in the land of noisy, post punk. Also a member of Poem Rocket (www.poemrocket.com). unlettered.bandcamp.com linktr.ee/unletteredband

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Rosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com · 28/09/2026
New blog post! Wrote about new/reissued records from Name Names @benmoy.bsky.social, Buttchug 69 @jonasweird.bsky.social, Poem Rocket @unlettered.bsky.social, and Flower Show:
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Pressing Concerns: Name Names, Buttchug 69, Poem Rocket, Flower Show
This Monday Pressing Concerns features new albums from Buttchug 69 and Flower Show, a new EP from Name Names, and a reissued compilation from Poem Rocket. Check ’em out! If you’re looking for…
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you @razorcake.bsky.social for reviewing Devil's Bowl! "Swirling, thorny, and highly uneasy post-punk from Florida that sounds like peering between bare branches in dark woods...this is all-consuming music that is meant to be heard as a storm. –Chris Terry " razorcake.org/unlettered-d...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Jedd Beaudoin who hosts the podcast, Into Music. It was a great conversation about Devil's Bowl, detuned guitars and the creative process. Thanks Jedd, @kmuw.bsky.social and @npr.org.
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Into Music: Mike Knowlton
Mike Knowlton discusses the latest Unlettered LP, Devil's Bowl.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Excited to share our interview in SPIN Magazine in Ron Hart’s August 2026 'Now Hear This' column. There are a number of interesting bands featured in this column including Unlettered's "vintage indie guitar revelry". Thank you Ron Hart and SPIN Magazine! www.spinmagazine.com/2026/08/now-...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Thank you @newnoisemagazine.bsky.social for the reviewing our new album "Devil's Bowl". Here is a snippet: "The buzzy, distorted guitars and reverb-drenched aesthetic would make a fun listen for fans of Dinosaur Jr. Arcade Fire, Wax Idols, Nine Inch Nails or Tool."
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Album Review: Unlettered - Devil's Bowl – New Noise Magazine
Unlettered's Devil's Bowl conjures post-punk, industrial magic that immerses listeners in emotional, elevated art rather than generic slop.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Thank you Mundane Magazine for featuring "Devil's Bowl"! mundanemag.com/unlettered-r...
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Unlettered Reads the Fever of a Fractured Culture on Devil’s Bowl | Mundane
Unlettered’s new album Devil’s Bowl does not simply arrive as a post-punk record. It feels like a pressure reading from a world coming apart in real time. Led by multi-instrumentalist Mike Knowlton, t...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thank you @mxdwn.bsky.social for reviewing Unlettered's new album, Devil's Bowl. Here is a snippet: "Rather than striving for a polished or pristine sound, Unlettered embraces uncertainty, allowing rough edges and blurred production to become part of the experience."
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Album Review: Unlettered - Devil's Bowl -
Between Chaos and Control Unlettered has released their second album, Devil's Bowl. The punk record relies heavily on the interplay between atmospheric textures and an overarching post-punk sound. Ble...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Thank you @twablog.bsky.social!
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Thank you @bigtakeover.com for reviewing Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl! Here is a snippet: "Unlettered has produced its most expansive statement to date. ‘Devil’s Bowl’ stands as a fierce, intelligent, and remarkably timely work..."
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Unlettered – Devil’s Bowl (Self-released)
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Thank you Ghettoblaster Magazine for the review of our new album "Devil's Bowl". "...this is the continual evolution of a sound that we haven’t heard in quite some time. It’s gloriously inviting."
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New Music | Friday Roll Out : Toilet Rats, Unlettered, Butthole Surfers - Ghettoblaster Magazine
Unlettered is a post-punk studio project spearheaded by multi-instrumentalist Mike Knowlton. Ok, I got that out of the way, but this isn’t the first interaction I’ve had with this musical project. The...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thank you @idioteqcom.bsky.social for featuring Unlettered and our new album "Devil's Bowl"! idioteq.com/unlettered-r...
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UNLETTERED release "Devil's Bowl" today, scale personal grief into eleven tracks of post-punk pressure from Southwest Florida - IDIOTEQ.com
"Devil's Bowl," the new Unlettered LP out today, was written and recorded inside that pressure. Eleven tracks of guitars that grind low and patient, basslines
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Excited to share that Unlettered's second LP "Devil's Bowl" is now out! You can check it out at the usual streaming services and, of course, on @bandcamp.com We still have vinyl LPs available. If you like vinyl, get em while they're hot! unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/devils...
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Devil's Bowl, by Unlettered
11 track album
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Excited to share a review of our new album Devil's Bowl from the team at @rosyoverdrive.com.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Thanks @scummywatertower.bsky.social! We enjoyed sharing how a lack of a music scene helped us develop the identity and music of Unlettered.
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Out Of Place, On Purpose By Mike Knowlton Of Unlettered (Artist Essay) - Scummy Water Tower
Unlettered multi-instrumentalist Mike Knowlton pens an essay about the band's origins
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Here is part two of the interview I recently did with Paul from the UK-Based radio show Revolt Into Sound (@revolt-into-style.bsky.social). I talk about playing live in Poem Rocket and Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl. There are some really great post-punk bands on this episode as well.
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Revolt Into Sound S9 Ep7
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Paul from the awesome UK-Based radio show Revolt Into Sound - @revolt-into-style.bsky.social. In this episode we discuss Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl and a few other things. Have a listen!
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Revolt Into Sound S9 Ep6
World Domination Broadcasts presents Revolt Into Sound the radio show. Great eclectic new alternative music from around the globe. Album of the week comes from Manchester band Dead Stilettos ,I meet u...
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Sun 13 @sun13music.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
*** TRACK PREMIERE *** @unlettered.bsky.social release their new song, 'Before:: After' - taken from their forthcoming LP, 'Devil's Bowl'. All the details / listen below. sun-13.com/2026/05/19/t...
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Track Premiere: Unlettered's 'Before::After' - Sun 13
The duo return with their latest single from the forthcoming album, 'Devil's Bowl'.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We are excited to share that Unlettered is now on @subvert.fm, an artist-owned, cooperative site for independent music. You can check out our artist page here: www.subvert.fm/unlettered
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thank you @bandcamp.com for highlighting Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl in New and Notable! “The Florida post-punk project draw on the raucous influence of Polvo, Sonic Youth and Lungfish for their detuned and driving anthems.”
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Excited to share our new LP "Devil's Bowl" will be released on June 26, 2026. The first single "Burn After Reading" just premiered on @post-punk.com.web.brid.gy. "Devil’s Bowl lands as a fever reading taken in public". post-punk.com/post-punk-pr...
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Post-Punk Project Unlettered Roasts the Polished Lie of Modern Identity With “Burn After Reading” — Post-Punk.com
What a ghastly carnival we’ve built, where every grin comes lacquered, every wound gets edited out, and the missing pieces are praised as discipline, branding, “professionalism.” The influencer learns...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Unlettered's Five Mile Point LP selected at Tom's Top Ten of 2025 on The Daily Vault. "The brainchild of Mike Knowlton, as Unlettered he creates droning post punk that’s dissonant, hypnotic, and noisy yet melodic in his own way."
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The Daily Vault Music Reviews
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Congratulations Silver Girl Records on this excellent review of this Double LP. "Silver Girl Records deserves immense credit for bringing this project to fruition." Unlettered was honored to be a very small part of this.
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Meat Whiplash – Collected / Contextualized DLP (Silver Girl Records)
Often overlooked yet a cult band in the underground circles that influenced so many bands over the years, Meat Whiplash is one of those bands that deserves your utmost attention if you’re int…
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
What an unexpected early Christmas gift. @ghttblstrmgzn.bsky.social included Unlettered's LP Five Mile Point in it's Best of 2024. Honestly humbled to be listed with some of the artists in this list. Thank you! "Unlettered is not to be fucked with." - Ghettoblaster Magazine
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BEST OF 2024 - Ghettoblaster Magazine
As we edge closer to the end (of the year), it seems everything that happened was supposed to happen. Aside from the Luigi Mangione/Brian Thompson shooting/killing, there wasn’t anything we didn’t exp...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Blood Makes Noise interviewed me about Unlettered, the album Five Mile Point, the creative process and more. Couldn't help but give the bands Cardiel, Shame and Squid a shout out too!
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Unlettered’s Mike Knowlton on Loss, Inspiration, and the Sonic Tension of Five Mile Point
Unlettered, the boundary-pushing post-punk project led by multi-instrumentalist Mike Knowlton, dropped their new album Five Mile Point on November 22, w...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Thank you @rosyoverdrive.com for Reviewing Poem Rocket's EP Lend-Lease! "...a marvel of well-orchestrated indie rock..."
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Thank you Queen City Sounds and Art for the recent review! "...as though you’re hearing an unconventional melodic structure as the song is undeniably catchy in its splintery and maximalist lo-fi glory." queencitysoundsandart.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/u...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Thank you @lastdaydeaf.bsky.social for reviewing Unlettered's "Leave Behind", the second single off of Five Mile Point. "A must-hear for anyone into the perfect blend of noise and reflection." - Last Day Deaf
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Listening Now : Unlettered – Leave Behind
Unlettered’s Leave Behind is a haunting exploration of the masks we wear and the legacies they leave behind. It’s about how the personas we craft can outlast our true selves—what’s revealed v…
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thank you Thoughts Words Action for the review of Lend Lease. "This EP isn’t just a rediscovered gem, it’s a call to action, a reminder of what can happen when a band refuses to settle for anything less than complete artistic integrity." - Djordje Miladinović / Thoughts Words Action
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Poem Rocket – Lend-Lease 12″ EP (Silver Girl Records)
Imagine a world where art is both a weapon and a lifeline, a desperate scream into the void, accompanied by a careful and clever exploration of form and structure. That’s the essence of Lend-Lease,…
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Excited to share Unlettered's "She is Inside You" was included in Lost In the Manor's Rock Picks. "...takes you into a dark and moody world where lofty, heaving guitar riffs tower above casting their dissonant shadows on the soundscape, while thumping drum beats fuel the sound with steady momentum."
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Mad Painter, Leopold Nunan, Miles To One, and other talented artists feature on LITM Rock Picks<br/> — Lost In The Manor
This edition of LITM Rock Picks brings music that you cannot forget from artists Mad Painter, Leopold Nunan, Miles To One, Goetia, and Unlettered.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Thanks New Noise Magazine for the interview!
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Pet Sounds #19: Unlettered Spell Joy for Foster Dogs
In the latest installment of our Pet Sounds series, we check in with post-punks Unlettered, who go the extra mile by foster-parenting dogs.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Thank you Lost in the Manor for the LEND-LEASE review. Here is an excerpt: "a dark, formidable, and alluring sound that forms through foreboding, gravelly guitar riffs, pensive, steady drums, and enigmatic, hypnotic vocal".
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Oliver Pinder, Poem Rocket, Neovenator, and others bring absorbing rock releases in LITM Rock Picks — Lost In The Manor
In this edition of LITM Rock Picks, prepare to witness searing energy and rousing emotions from artists Oliver Pinder, Poem Rocket, Neovenator, Blue Orchid Reaction, and Little Wasters.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Thank you Analyze My Lyrics for the Five Mile Point review: "...offers a hauntingly beautiful journey through sound and emotion". www.analyzemylyrics.com/unlettered/
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Thank you @ghttblstrmgzn.bsky.social for including Unlettered in the New Music Friday Roll Out. "On Five Mile Point the chaos is controlled with prowess and that’s something that’s not easily done. For Unlettered though, it seems much too easy. That’s when you know you have something worthwhile."
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New Music | Friday Roll Out: Unlettered, Tombstones In Their Eyes, Seán Barna, Kim Deal - Ghettoblaster Magazine
Hailing from the depths of those Colorado mean streets comes one Seán Barna delivering his Internal Trembling EP (Kill Rock Stars Nashville). This isn’t Barna’s first go-around as the five tracks on t...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Thank you @bigtakeovermag! "Like all good music, you can’t pigeonhole what Unlettered does, and Five Mile Point brilliant swirls and spirals between sonic worlds confounding anyone trying to tag it or tie it down. Just as all great music should." - Dave Franklin / The Big Takeover
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Unlettered - Five Mile Point - (self-released)
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Thank you @bandcampofficial.bsky.social for including Unlettered's new album "Five Mile Point" in New and Notable. They describe it as "Big, booming rock that favors slow, clobbering riffs and minor keys—hypnotic and ominous." Check it out on Bandcamp (unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/five-m...).
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Thank you @idreamofvinyl.bsky.social!
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Thank you @mixitallup.bsky.social!!
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Discover: Unlettered – She Is Inside You
This noisy post-punk track comes from Unlettered’s forthcoming album! ‘She Is Inside You’ is a hectic track that’s centred around monotonous vocals which are set to melodic,…
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"...wonderfully dissonant guitar, dark riffs, and incisive vocals." Thank you for the review @analoguetrash.com!
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New Music: Unlettered – Leave Behind | AnalogueTrash
There’s a rich seam of creative and combustible material on Five Mile Point, the new album from Florida-based Unlettered. Leave Behind is a perfect example of its vivid and visceral soundscapes. Five ...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"Overall, Five Mile Point is a great showcase that proves that Mike Knowlton is a menace on the guitar in the best ways." A menace...and 4 scum drops of out 5. Thank you @scummywatertower.bsky.social!!
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Today is the day! Unlettered's new LP Five Mile Point is out in the world. I will share reviews as they come but perhaps the most appreciated so far is from Flyctory who says that "Five Mile Point is definitely no mainstream music". Damn straight. On Bandcamp unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/five-m...
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Rosy Overdrive @rosyoverdrive.com · 21/11/2024
New blog post! Wrote about new albums from Vista House, Unlettered (@unlettered.bsky.social), Orillia, and Luna Honey:
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Pressing Concerns: Vista House, Unlettered, Orillia, Luna Honey
Hello again, readers! This Thursday Pressing Concerns looks at three albums that are coming out tomorrow, November 22nd, provided to us by Vista House, Unlettered, and Luna Honey. We also look at a…
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Here's a review on Unxigned of Lend-Lease. Here is a snippet - "The track's sense of urgency anchors the EP's exploration of fascism, ethics, and the tension between the past and the future."
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Poem Rocket's Lend-Lease EP marks a triumphant return after 25 years | UNXIGNED
The long-lost EP from NYC's Poem Rocket offers a thrilling mix of post-punk and art rock.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Here is a short review of LEND-LEASE from Destroy/Exist. "Lend Lease feels quite exciting, as it introduces a new chapter for Poem Rocket, offering an intriguing sound which will satisfy long-time listeners, and those who currently discover the band."
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Poem Rocket: Depth Charge
Underground music and pop culture through the pains of existence Shoegaze, post punk, noise rock, post rock, post metal, gothic, darkwave, alternative
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Lend-Lease, the “lost” EP, recorded in 1999 and all but forgotten—is OUT NOW. Silver Girl Records presents Poem Rocket’s “lost” EP. On limited edition 12" gatefold with clear 180-gram vinyl and 24-page booklet insert, or on streaming services everywhere. www.silvergirl.com/products/len...
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LEND-LEASE 12"
Wrapped in an exquisite gatefold sleeve, this very limited edition 180-gram clear vinyl 12" and 24-page booklet is available with a download code.
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Yesterday the second single off of Unlettered's new LP was released. It's called "Leave Behind" and it premiered on post-punk.com - they called it "invoking the raw spirit of NYC’s 90s experimental scene". I'll take it!
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Listen to the Experimental Post-Punk of Unlettered's New Single "Leave Behind" — Post-Punk.com
We are makers of masks, artisans of our own disguises, shaping and shading ourselves to be seen, accepted, or remembered. Each day, we slip into these façades, crafted with care, adjusting them to fit...
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Unlettered @unlettered.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Check out the first single "She is Inside You" from Unlettered's new album FIVE MILE POINT. Release date is 11/22/24. Available for pre-order on bandcamp: unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/five-m... #indierock #post-punk #alternative
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UNLETTERED - Five Mile Point / She Is Inside You (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Unlettered
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