Lemuria "Recreational Hate" LP

Whatever is left of the old DIY system is Lemuria’s home. There’s nothing hard about their music — it’s warm and approachable and pretty — but the storied hardcore label Bridge Nine was still the party responsible for releasing 2014’s The Distance Is So Big, their last album. Once upon a time, Lemuria would’ve been a mixtape band — a group whose music found its way around via physical objects, passed from friend to friend. And they’re holding onto that feeling, actually passing physical objects out to the people who, on blind faith, send them money.