Kim Logan continues her stream of Pseudoscience releases with Chapter 3, pairing new tracks “Ladyboy” and “Hitch your Wagon” together. The lead track has a rock swagger and layered chorus Sleater-Kinney would be jealous of. “Hitch Your Wagon” is a bit less in-your-face but highlights Logan’s slow-burning psychedelic side. 

With contributions from Los Straitjackets, Southern Culture On The Skids and The Fleshtones, there’s a healthy amount of surf-rock meets Southern Rock meets ghoulish good times to be had in this 2013 compilation. I think I’m partial to the new take on The Monster Mash in “Que Monstruos Son” or the oddly peaceful “Theme From Young Frankenstein” but there’s plenty here to enjoy for your Halloween soundtrack.

The debut full-length from Ace Quaalude, aka Lucas Fedorko, is filled with explosive, thrashing, moments. The title track, “Heat Death Electric”, is the primary example of the pounding drums and distorted vocals found through much of the album but there’s more nuance to it if you allow yourself a full top to bottom listen.

Tracks like “[ectoplasm]”, “Sunstepper” and the epic “evp” show he’s got more than one trick to share. 

There’s a moment in “Blew” – from Ferdinand’s  Sunk EP – that subtlety works in the tiniest bit of an iPhone alarm. It’s immediately familiar and alerting, albeit fleeting. It’s a fine example of the delicate balance struck throughout the release that feels like a legitimate bedroom recording but also containing plenty of fleshed out arrangements that don’t make it feel so small.