Xiu Xiu / Parenthetical Girls - Morrissey / The Smiths 7"

I respect The Smiths for their place in history. I think Morrissey is a self-obsessed overrated wanker. But I do love Xiu Xiu. And they're sharing a split 7" with a band from Portland that I can't pronounce, and it takes no genius to figure out that the tracks on here are covers. Order this limited 7" from Upset The Rhythm out of the UK.

Kylesa / Victims - Split 7"

What we have here is a killer intercontinental split 7" between two of the heaviest outfits on the planet: Georgia's Kylesa and Sweden's Victims. Originally pressed as a European Tour 7", limited to 500 copies on orange/black marbled vinyl which Kylesa had with them on their recent tour with Clutch. As announced months ago, Punkdistro finally have a regular version available as well, limited to 300 copies on dark green marbled vinyl. Normally Deathwish will also release a US version of this 7" sometime this winter, but don't sit on it, and get your copy at Punkdistro.de before they're gone. Oh yeah, 1 Kylesa song on here, 2 Victims songs, just the way it should be. I'd buy this just for the groove etching: "Savannah Stockholm Its all The Same To Me :-)"

Pulled Apart By Horses / Holy State - split 7"

Holy Roar Records are taking pre-orders for the upcoming Pulled Apart By Horses / Holy State split 7" due October 5th. Don't know Holy State to be frank, but Pulled Apart By Horses have been gaining quite some attention in the UK thanks to their addictive uptempo post-hardcore that reminds of The Bronx, The Hives and Future Of The Left. Pre-order this picture disc 7" limited to 500 copies from Holy Roar