Category: Category 1
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Long Island, NY acoustic duo Bitters and Distractions have issued their brand new single and video, The Threads, that is now available through streaming platforms via Sell The Heart Records. โThe lyrics reflect a sense of urgency and reflection, by capturing the tension between striving for a meaningful future and grappling with the fleeting nature…
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Codefendants, the punk trio consisting of Sam King (Get Dead), a punk-rock lifer with ink-stained fists and scars from a thousand wrong turns, Julio โCeschiโ Ramos, a poet, ex-con, and underground hip-hop ghost who once sold weed to pay rent, and Fat Mike (NOFX), who once spent 24 hours in Disneyland jail for causing a…
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Remy Verreault, solo-skate punker from La Baie, Quebec has released his new full length, Built From Silence, that marks Remyโs 15th release forย High End Denim Records since he signed to the label in 2023! โBuilt From Silence is the album where I tried to step outside my comfort zone. Slower tempos, different styles, and songs…
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Taste Testors lineup of vocalist Steve E (The Briefs), bassist Leif Larson (Appaloosa), guitarist Nils Larson (The Greatest Hits) on guitar are back with their new drummer Hollywood Hudson (The Cute Lepers). Just three months after the release ofย Taste Testorsย self titled album, the band were back in the studio working on their sophomore album,ย Come Back,…
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This is the Isle Of Wight bands fourth album, yes I said fourth!, it seems only yesterday that I was reviewing this bands first album, but turns out it was 10 years ago that Mainstream View hit the world with Grade 2โs gritty signature sound, and its been a great ride ever since thats for…
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US ska fuelled pop punks Victory Kid are back with renewed energy and a brand-new single, Youโre Alright, which is out today via streaming platforms. Inspired by the hooks and sounds of 2000s pop-punk, Youโre Alright is written from the perspective of someone well acquainted with middle of the night, throat-closing panic. The song reflects…
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Jim Jones All Stars, who are fronted by legendary testifierย Jim Jonesย (Thee Hypnoticsย /ย Black Mosesย /ย The Jim Jones Revueย /ย Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind), have returned with their brand new album,ย Cat Fight, that is out today viaย Silver Arrow Records. Featuring a dozen brand new tracks,ย Cat Fightย perfectly captures the claws-out sonic clash and feral scrap of their incendiary live…
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Montrealโs FakeYou channel loss and raw emotion into songs that hit with both urgency and vulnerability. Rooted in gritty melodies and driving rhythms, their sound balances raw intensity with moments of reflection, capturing the chaos that follows when devotion turns all-consuming. Their debut album, Promise to Disappear, was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Max Lajoie,…
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In the decade since their last studio album, long running Pacific Northwest street punk resolutesย NOi!SEย have been prolific, releasing enough singles, EPs, compilation appearances, and more to fill theย On and On compilation. Nevertheless, the bandโs many international fans have continued to clamor for an all-new full length, and now the band have delivers just that in…
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Grade 2ย have today release their fourth studio album,ย Talk About It, viaย Hellcat Records, that captures a defining chapter of growth for the band, shaped by touring through uncertainty, navigating relationships at home while building momentum on international stages, and channeling personal struggles into direct, honest songwriting. Talk About Itย is an unflinching chronicle of everything the band…