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Up The Packet: One Man’s Crisp Odyssey is one man’s journey through rock n’roll and eating crisps, the book was compiled by former NME journalist, Fierce Panda Records head honcho, all round indie rock legend, and crisp packet collector Simon Williams. Since 1977, Simon has amassed more than 8,000 crisp packets. They are all empty,…

Those who are “trained to go” are those who get ahead in life, thanks to the singular focus that is implicit in being such. Fast-rising hardcore band SOUTHPAW FLHC — Alan King, guitar; Harrison Linder, drums; Marc Laroche, bass; and Daryn LaMontagne, vocals — have today dropped the video for explosive new single “TTG.”  The song clocks in under three minutes but…

Hypnosaur is a polish, Warsaw-based quartet operating in the style of heavy and melodic rock’n’roll, which the band describes as ‘jurassic punk’. Founded in 2017, Hypnosaur has since released two EPs (“Illusion” in 2019 and “Undead Invaders Born to Die in a Maze” in 2024) and the full-length album “Doomsday” (2022). The single ‘Danger’ is the first new…

Penthouse is a seven-piece lineup operating within alt-rock and retro aesthetics. The foundation of their sound is the juxtaposition of two female voices with a male lead, alongside a fusion of rock’n’roll, soul, and funk. The band’s work is rooted in 1960s style, presented in a dark, dense setting. The group was formed in Puławy, Poland…

New York based band A Place To Bury Strangers release “Acid Rain,” the second single from their new rarities album, Rare And Deadly, out April 3rd via Dedstrange. Following lead single, “Everyone’s The Same,” “Acid Rain” was born out of the first Trump presidency and pulses with unruly energy. Reflecting on the track and era, Oliver Ackerman says; “Cruelty felt not just normalized, but weaponized.…

On May 8th, British alternative rock mainstays Basement will return with WIRED marking their first new album in eight years as well as a reunion with their original label Run For Cover Records. Across the LP’s 12 tracks fans will hear a return to the unbridled passion and creative intuition that’s always animated their best material. Today the band — vocalist Andrew…

‘Weak Spells‘ is the brand new EP from weirdo punks Luxury Apartments. These five tracks weave between psych synth-punk and noise rock, played with street level hardcore ferocity and loaded with sardonic lyricism. “I wanted to make a dark record to portray how I was feeling about the state of the world,” vocalist Matt Turner tells us. “I…

Multihyphenate artist Andrew Sellers and his LA-based collective, Charm School, have released their latest EP, Skadenfreude Ploy. Picking up where their 2025 debut LP Debt Forever left off, the new record offers a crushingly loud, philosophically minded critique of modern life. The EP dives deep into the confounding implications of living in a world dominated…

Hailing from a small surf town on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, high school punk trio Supernal has released their latest single, “Alone Now.” Consisting of Bryn Rodgers (guitar/vox), Jayda Prescod (bass), and Tor Kingsley (drums), the band brings a raw, dissonant edge to their melodic noise. “Alone Now” serves as the second single…

For those who gravitate toward the edgy and the underground, Swaza6 has delivered a new single, “Wake Up in a Cemetery.” This dark, cinematic, and high-impact track is built for the fringes of alternative music, offering a marvelous blend of indie rock, riot grrrl energy, and heavy metal weight. The song’s aggressive production and haunting…