VACANT COMPANY with CSDM, POLLUTE

VACANT COMPANY, the Brooklyn and North Carolina-based Punk quartet is muscling their way out of the I-95 DIY corridor and into a wider lane. Citing everything from Coltrane to SLINT, the "post-whatever" inspired rock crew has the chops and reputation to shake rooms, unleashing a full-throttled array of musical influences, bridging Post Metal with Hip Hop, making space for headbangers and two-steppers in Hardcore. Their self-titled studio album is out via Antena Krzyku (Poland).

CSDM a.k.a. Celebrity Death Slot Machine is a “freakout post-punk group” (FLOOD Magazine) based in Atlanta, GA. Their stylish sonic onslaught is anchored around dancey rhythms, atypical synthesizer work, timely saxophone growls, as well as goth rock-esque melodies that serve to recount bizarre humor-laden tales from a derelict parallel universe. Since forming in 2021, the band has toured North America and Europe, sharing the stage with likes of The KVB, Bodega, Sheer Mag, Iceage, and Model/Actriz, while also taking part in events such as SXSW, Treefort Festival, Art Rock Festival, Hopscotch Festival, and M for Montreal. CDSM’s introductory EP, Hell Stairs (2022), was both glamorous and bleak, swanky and derelict, uplifting and crushing, described by the band as “hedonism clinking in your glass, change jingling in the pit of your chest.” Atlanta’s hot new commodity followed with a slew of music videos – “GOGO” (May 11th, 2023), “Entertainment” (2023), “DOM” (2023), and “SHADY” (2024) – amidst a stretch that saw them bring their sweaty live set to the very best underground venues the United States, Canada and Europe have to offer. The death disco purveyors are to unearth their debut full-length: Convertible Hearse (May 23rd, 2025 via Mothland & EXAG’ Records).