brought on by our current presidential administration, "Our Bodies" is She Keeps Bees' battle cry in favor of health care for all, and it captures the band at their best. The duo's skeletal recordings rely on the strength of Jessica Larrabee's songwriting and her consistently powerful voice, both of which are radiant as the song winds through moments of delicate thought and fiery soulful spirit. - DG

5. SKYDADDY | "Three Little Stinkers" EP

Skydaddy, the trio of Alec Cakebread (EIS), Zaddy Benham, and Alex Molini (Jackal Onasis, Stove), have released their second EP in about half a year, a blistering batch of fuzz punk songs that draw upon Ovlov’s thick melodies and dense distortion, while creating their own dynamic structures. Each of Three Little Stinkers’ songs work with aViolence" EP

Nine Inch Nails... you've probably heard of them. They hardly need our help spreading the word about Add Violence, their latest EP but I'll be damned if it's not some of the best music they've released since The Fragile (which says a lot as I'm a big fan of Year Zero). While opener "Less Than" and it's 80s synth punk sound recall the up-beat programming of With Teeth's massive radio hits, Add Violence is all somber and grim from there. If Not The Actual Events borrowed pieces from each era of NIN's uncompromising career, Add Violence remembers the times Trent Reznor was truly at the bottom of his spiral, at least sonically speaking. Songs like "The Lovers" and "Not Anymore" recall the glitchy depths of Year Zero,