Unlettered

Thank you @razorcake.bsky.social for reviewing Devil's Bowl! "Swirling, thorny, and highly uneasy post-punk from Florida that sounds like peering between bare branches in dark woods...this is all-consuming music that is meant to be heard as a storm. –Chris Terry " razorcake.org/unlettered-d...

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Jedd Beaudoin who hosts the podcast, Into Music. It was a great conversation about Devil's Bowl, detuned guitars and the creative process. Thanks Jedd, @kmuw.bsky.social and @npr.org.

Excited to share our interview in SPIN Magazine in Ron Hart’s August 2026 'Now Hear This' column. There are a number of interesting bands featured in this column including Unlettered's "vintage indie guitar revelry". Thank you Ron Hart and SPIN Magazine! www.spinmagazine.com/2026/08/now-...

Thank you @newnoisemagazine.bsky.social for the reviewing our new album "Devil's Bowl". Here is a snippet: "The buzzy, distorted guitars and reverb-drenched aesthetic would make a fun listen for fans of Dinosaur Jr. Arcade Fire, Wax Idols, Nine Inch Nails or Tool."

Thank you Mundane Magazine for featuring "Devil's Bowl"! mundanemag.com/unlettered-r...

Thank you @mxdwn.bsky.social for reviewing Unlettered's new album, Devil's Bowl. Here is a snippet: "Rather than striving for a polished or pristine sound, Unlettered embraces uncertainty, allowing rough edges and blurred production to become part of the experience."

Thank you @twablog.bsky.social!

Thank you @bigtakeover.com for reviewing Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl! Here is a snippet: "Unlettered has produced its most expansive statement to date. ‘Devil’s Bowl’ stands as a fierce, intelligent, and remarkably timely work..."

Thank you Ghettoblaster Magazine for the review of our new album "Devil's Bowl". "...this is the continual evolution of a sound that we haven’t heard in quite some time. It’s gloriously inviting."

Thank you @idioteqcom.bsky.social for featuring Unlettered and our new album "Devil's Bowl"! idioteq.com/unlettered-r...

Excited to share that Unlettered's second LP "Devil's Bowl" is now out! You can check it out at the usual streaming services and, of course, on @bandcamp.com We still have vinyl LPs available. If you like vinyl, get em while they're hot! unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/devils...

Excited to share a review of our new album Devil's Bowl from the team at @rosyoverdrive.com.

Thanks @scummywatertower.bsky.social! We enjoyed sharing how a lack of a music scene helped us develop the identity and music of Unlettered.

Here is part two of the interview I recently did with Paul from the UK-Based radio show Revolt Into Sound (@revolt-into-style.bsky.social). I talk about playing live in Poem Rocket and Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl. There are some really great post-punk bands on this episode as well.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Paul from the awesome UK-Based radio show Revolt Into Sound - @revolt-into-style.bsky.social. In this episode we discuss Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl and a few other things. Have a listen!

*** TRACK PREMIERE *** @unlettered.bsky.social release their new song, 'Before:: After' - taken from their forthcoming LP, 'Devil's Bowl'. All the details / listen below. sun-13.com/2026/05/19/t...

We are excited to share that Unlettered is now on @subvert.fm, an artist-owned, cooperative site for independent music. You can check out our artist page here: www.subvert.fm/unlettered

Thank you @bandcamp.com for highlighting Unlettered's new album Devil's Bowl in New and Notable! “The Florida post-punk project draw on the raucous influence of Polvo, Sonic Youth and Lungfish for their detuned and driving anthems.”

Excited to share our new LP "Devil's Bowl" will be released on June 26, 2026. The first single "Burn After Reading" just premiered on @post-punk.com.web.brid.gy. "Devil’s Bowl lands as a fever reading taken in public". post-punk.com/post-punk-pr...

Unlettered's Five Mile Point LP selected at Tom's Top Ten of 2025 on The Daily Vault. "The brainchild of Mike Knowlton, as Unlettered he creates droning post punk that’s dissonant, hypnotic, and noisy yet melodic in his own way."

Congratulations Silver Girl Records on this excellent review of this Double LP. "Silver Girl Records deserves immense credit for bringing this project to fruition." Unlettered was honored to be a very small part of this.

What an unexpected early Christmas gift. @ghttblstrmgzn.bsky.social included Unlettered's LP Five Mile Point in it's Best of 2024. Honestly humbled to be listed with some of the artists in this list. Thank you! "Unlettered is not to be fucked with." - Ghettoblaster Magazine

Blood Makes Noise interviewed me about Unlettered, the album Five Mile Point, the creative process and more. Couldn't help but give the bands Cardiel, Shame and Squid a shout out too!

Thank you @rosyoverdrive.com for Reviewing Poem Rocket's EP Lend-Lease! "...a marvel of well-orchestrated indie rock..."

Thank you Queen City Sounds and Art for the recent review! "...as though you’re hearing an unconventional melodic structure as the song is undeniably catchy in its splintery and maximalist lo-fi glory." queencitysoundsandart.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/u...

Thank you @lastdaydeaf.bsky.social for reviewing Unlettered's "Leave Behind", the second single off of Five Mile Point. "A must-hear for anyone into the perfect blend of noise and reflection." - Last Day Deaf

Thank you Thoughts Words Action for the review of Lend Lease. "This EP isn’t just a rediscovered gem, it’s a call to action, a reminder of what can happen when a band refuses to settle for anything less than complete artistic integrity." - Djordje Miladinović / Thoughts Words Action

Excited to share Unlettered's "She is Inside You" was included in Lost In the Manor's Rock Picks. "...takes you into a dark and moody world where lofty, heaving guitar riffs tower above casting their dissonant shadows on the soundscape, while thumping drum beats fuel the sound with steady momentum."

Thanks New Noise Magazine for the interview!

Thank you Lost in the Manor for the LEND-LEASE review. Here is an excerpt: "a dark, formidable, and alluring sound that forms through foreboding, gravelly guitar riffs, pensive, steady drums, and enigmatic, hypnotic vocal".

Thank you Analyze My Lyrics for the Five Mile Point review: "...offers a hauntingly beautiful journey through sound and emotion". www.analyzemylyrics.com/unlettered/

Thank you @ghttblstrmgzn.bsky.social for including Unlettered in the New Music Friday Roll Out. "On Five Mile Point the chaos is controlled with prowess and that’s something that’s not easily done. For Unlettered though, it seems much too easy. That’s when you know you have something worthwhile."

Thank you @bigtakeovermag! "Like all good music, you can’t pigeonhole what Unlettered does, and Five Mile Point brilliant swirls and spirals between sonic worlds confounding anyone trying to tag it or tie it down. Just as all great music should." - Dave Franklin / The Big Takeover

Thank you @bandcampofficial.bsky.social for including Unlettered's new album "Five Mile Point" in New and Notable. They describe it as "Big, booming rock that favors slow, clobbering riffs and minor keys—hypnotic and ominous." Check it out on Bandcamp (unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/five-m...).

Thank you @idreamofvinyl.bsky.social!

Thank you @mixitallup.bsky.social!!

"...wonderfully dissonant guitar, dark riffs, and incisive vocals." Thank you for the review @analoguetrash.com!

"Overall, Five Mile Point is a great showcase that proves that Mike Knowlton is a menace on the guitar in the best ways." A menace...and 4 scum drops of out 5. Thank you @scummywatertower.bsky.social!!

Today is the day! Unlettered's new LP Five Mile Point is out in the world. I will share reviews as they come but perhaps the most appreciated so far is from Flyctory who says that "Five Mile Point is definitely no mainstream music". Damn straight. On Bandcamp unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/five-m...

New blog post! Wrote about new albums from Vista House, Unlettered (@unlettered.bsky.social), Orillia, and Luna Honey:

Here's a review on Unxigned of Lend-Lease. Here is a snippet - "The track's sense of urgency anchors the EP's exploration of fascism, ethics, and the tension between the past and the future."

Here is a short review of LEND-LEASE from Destroy/Exist. "Lend Lease feels quite exciting, as it introduces a new chapter for Poem Rocket, offering an intriguing sound which will satisfy long-time listeners, and those who currently discover the band."

Lend-Lease, the “lost” EP, recorded in 1999 and all but forgotten—is OUT NOW. Silver Girl Records presents Poem Rocket’s “lost” EP. On limited edition 12" gatefold with clear 180-gram vinyl and 24-page booklet insert, or on streaming services everywhere. www.silvergirl.com/products/len...

Yesterday the second single off of Unlettered's new LP was released. It's called "Leave Behind" and it premiered on post-punk.com - they called it "invoking the raw spirit of NYC’s 90s experimental scene". I'll take it!

Check out the first single "She is Inside You" from Unlettered's new album FIVE MILE POINT. Release date is 11/22/24. Available for pre-order on bandcamp: unlettered.bandcamp.com/album/five-m... #indierock #post-punk #alternative