This Little Underground

LOCAL RELEASES

Back in December, the latest mixtape by Orlando label Moki Tapes (… third) featured a couple of very exciting debut peeks. One of them was new Orlando heavy band Weak, whose pulverizing single “The Swamp” was the comp’s opening track.

Now, Weak have officially emerged on their own with the fresh release of the Life, Death & Foxes EP, and this first collection is a much fuller account of their savagery. It’s four muscular bolts of hardcore that merge dire, freefalling intensity with chugging technical breakdowns. Their clean, clear attack makes them hit with unequivocal force — no unnecessary murk or atmosphere here, just head-on and point-blank. According to bandleader Danny Forester, the record’s general theme is “seek more and fear nothing,” which is slyly spelled out in the song titles: “Seek,” “more,” “fear” and “nothing.”

Although Weak is a new band, it’s the personification of material that Forester (a longtime musician known more these days as owner of Mills 50 coffee camper Framework Craft Coffee Bar and partner at the Nook on Robinson) began writing over a decade ago that’s just now being finished and released. This new EP is only the initial offering (Side A) of a two-part release. The full Life, Death & Foxes is actually an album’s worth of music planned for later release.

The EP’s now streaming everywhere. But — psst — you can get a peek of, and even download, the full album on their Bandcamp right now. Just note that Side B, which features the newly written songs, is an unmixed, unmastered demo version, so listen accordingly. Even so, the whole thing’s a comprehensive introduction to an impressively brutal new force in Orlando music.

When Orlando trad-psych flagbearers Timothy Eerie emerged from a two-year hibernation lull last year, it was on an optimistic note with the balmy “We’re Going to Make It,” which suited the occasion. But their latest high-revving double single — “I Fear the Void Is Waiting for Me” b/w “Acid Lake” — is Timothy Eerie in their most thrilling gear.

Although “I Fear the Void Is Waiting for Me” is the sunnier track, winkingly sneaking in a riff from the Beatles’ “Day Tripper,” it still rides harder on a sweet biker-gang groove. “Acid Lake,” however, is a boss-ass acid-rock burnout that’s an onslaught of heavy riffs and pumping organs. The songs are now streaming everywhere and are available bundled as a 7-inch vinyl record on Bandcamp.

New Orlando band Weak have emerged with debut EP Life, Death & Foxes — four muscular bolts of hardcore merging dire intensity and technical breakdowns that hit with unequivocal force

CONCERT PICKS THIS WEEK

If you head out, be safe, be cool.

BY BAO LE-HUU

WEAK | PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BAND

These Tampa cult heroes play punk rock while dressed as an all-Teen Wolf basketball team. If you know nothing more of them, that alone should be incentive enough to check them out. But if you do know them, then you know their shows are a total hoot — er, howl. With soaring anthems, a huge sense of fun and, again, wolf faces, these guys know how to get wild.

For their 10-year anniversary, you know Wolf Face will be coming a little extra. Notable openers are Gainesville’s You Vandal and Orlando’s Vicious Dreams. (8 p.m. Saturday, April 9, Will’s Pub, $10)

The Darkness: If ever there were times in need of escapism, these are them, baby. Few serve up classic rock glory with as much flamboyance and excess as these British peacocks. An orgy of guitars, falsettos and wardrobe, their shows push glam rock out to the blurred line between true belief and self-parody. And unlike Greta Van Fleet, their ridiculousness isn’t unintentional. (6 p.m. Sunday, April 10, The Beacham, $32.50-$38.50)

Luna Luna, Dent May, Pearl & the

Oysters: This chill bill is a distinguished trifecta of easy-listening indie pop. Dallas band Luna Luna specialize in slinky pop zephyrs with R&B grooves. Dent May has become an indie darling with his wondrous pop ways and soft-rock hues, but possibly the most notable feature is the homecoming of Florida-grown band Pearl & the Oysters. Since leaving Gainesville for L.A., their spacey lounge pop — which is like Stereolab for the Jetsons — has been released by labels like Burger and Feeltrip. (7 p.m. Monday, April 11, Henao Center Sound Garden, $16)