LAMBRINI GIRLS Who Let the Dogs Out (City Slang) — To use a well-worn phrase, Phoebe Lunny (lead vocals and guitar) and Lilly Macieira (bass and backing vocals) don’t mince words. By the evidence of Who Let the Dogs Out, the British duo’s full-length debut under the moniker Lambrini Girls, they don’t mince much of anything. They play pulverizing punk rock that might skew towards feminist themes but has enough ire to go around that there are plenty of targets that aren’t especially gender-specific. The spectacularly angry assault against toxic masculinity found on “Big Dick Energy” is complemented nicely by the loud lesson on gentrification of “You’re Not From Around Here,” which is built on rat-at-tat drumbeats and irradiated guitars. Daniel Fox, bassist with Irish noise rockers Gilla Band, helps Lambrini Girls produce the record, and they collectively bring a crispness to the sound that accentuates the songs’ tire-tread toughness. Fine examples abound, whether the ripping, riveting “Company Culture” or the downright apocalyptic “Nothing Tastes As Good As It Feels.” Just lean back and enjoy as Lambrini Girls tear it all down. In addition to those already mentioned, chase down the following cuts: “Bad Apple,” “Special Different,” and “Love.”

ZZZAHARA Spiral Your Way Out (Lex Records) — For their latest solo full-length, Cali singer-songwriter Zzzahara opened up their creative process to more collaborators than ever before. Largely an insular songsmith before, they enlisted assistance from a mighty fellowship of producers, including Hatchie helper Jorge Elbrecht and Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties fame. Rather than sounding all over the place, the resulting album, Spiral Your Way Out, is unified and focused. By looking outside of themself, Zzzahara found the clearest version of their own art. Many of the songs were written the in the wake of a breakup, giving them a melancholy inner being belied by a exuberant musical spirit. The album’s opening track, the chiming “It Didn’t Mean Nothing,” is an accurate tone-setter in this respect. Zzzahara cruises through a set of tunes that are impressive in their clarity and fullness. “Wish You Would Notice (Know This)” glides along with the barest of friction, “Pressure Makes a Diamond” has a vibe-y thickness that makes it sound like it’s coming from inside a piece of taffy, and “Head in a Wheel” is a layered groove tinged with surf-rock style. Without losing their inner gleam and artistic character, Zzzahara opens themself up to a whole wide world of sonic possibilities that come from letting in the kindred sparklers. Home in on the following tracks: “In You Head, “If I Had to Go I Would Leave the Door Closed Half Way,” “Ghosts,” and “NY NY.”