Avem Release Self Titled Sophomore Album
Avem are a quartet of bird nerds who hail from the Idyllic countryside of Canada, the band have now released their…
Formed in 2023, Concrete Hyena is a collaboration between vocalist Jay Butler (Realtv / Grand Theft Audio) and producer Jim Davies (The Prodigy / Pitchshifter). Two battered refugees from the Nu Metal wars, joining forces together to bring about the downfall of mankind, aided by live by bassist Toshi (The Professionals / Hey Hello!). Concrete Hyena have released their new single, Hi! I’m Radio Mike, that also features two new remixes by dARKMODE and The Joy Thieves. Hi! I’m Radio Mike! is Concrete Hyena’s feel good summertime ode to long lost autonomy, it’s a pulsating electronic clash of genres that tangles the listener up in its throbbing beats and guitar blasts. The single arrives ahead of the band’s new album, Future Primitives, that will be released on July 31st via Armalyte Industries.
“It’s a sonic love letter to the hit machines and radio stations that keep workday toes a’ tapping and empty minds fapping, with its tongue firmly in its cheek. This clash of irony and disco will carry you through the next 3 minutes 40 of life’s scorching monotony like an aural life raft, your productivity is UP, your thinking is DOWN, but promotion awaits … now just sing me to the middle of a panic attack.” (Jay Butler)

With the Future Primitives mini album conceived and written during 2025, Concrete Hyena are a musical regurgitation of shared experience, post-millennial storytelling with a side order of powerhouse hooks, eternal optimism and mixed disgust, cock blocking beats and solid intent. Encompassing Butler and Davies shared love of both guitar and electronic music, it inserts multiple fingers into multiple genres… Hard. Concrete Hyena are a sonic headlock, a vocal half nelson, a technical KO. Also featured on the album are appearances by Jason Bowld (Bullet For My Valentine / Pop Will Eat Itself) and Ritch Battersby (The Wildhearts).