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Bands: Sleater-Kinney Share New Single “Say It Like You Mean It”

News — November 16, 2023

With a video directed by Carrie Brownstein and starring Succession’s J. Smith-Cameron, Sleater-Kinney share their new single and video for, “Say It Like You Mean It.”  “The video tells the story of a woman who's lost all sense of what's appropriate,” Brownstein explains. “Sick with the alienation that stems from existing in …

Bands: Pouty Releases New Single “Salty”

News — November 16, 2023

Rachel Gagliardi, aka Pouty, (alumni of cult grunge revivers Slutever) marks her return with her newest single, “Salty,” off the debut LP Forgot About Me dropping February 9, 2024 via Get Better Records. Forgot About Me’s nine tracks speak to a series of realizations about desire, self-sabotage, denial, acceptance, and aging, all built …

Bands: Footballhead join Tiny Engines and Announce Debut Album

News — November 16, 2023

Chicago's alternative rock band Footballhead has joined Tiny Engines, who will properly release their debut album, Overthinking Everything in early 2024. The album was originally self-released digitally by the band in the summer of 2023 but has since been remastered by Jesse Cannon. Their debut single and video for “Habits” is out now …

Bands: Dead Waves Marks 10th Anniversary With Two New Tracks

News — November 16, 2023

New York City brother-duo, Nick and Teddy Panopoulos, aka Dead Waves closes out 2023 with the surprise release of two new tracks: "Secret Violence/The Visitor Part 2" on the band's label, Entheon Records. Teddy says this about the new songs: "I was tapping into that ghostly, yet beautiful, freeing feeling of living in the in-between states of …

Bands: GRIDFAILURE Announces Solo EP

News — November 2, 2023

New York-based GRIDFAILURE set to release solo EP Shards In The Wire on November 17th. Creator David Brennan delivers a solo performance fueled by post-industrial beats and unconventional percussion, tense and grating layers of synth, keys, bass, guitars and more creating dark, ambient tones.  See the video for the record’s opening track “Upheaval …

Bands: Incendiary Device Announce Debut Album

News — November 2, 2023

New York band Incendiary Device announced their self-titled debut album due out November 10th on Bridge Nine Records. Incendiary Device's music is embedded in early hardcore and classic punk while built on the foundation of their New York roots.  Formed in 2022, the band share their first recorded music with title …

Bands: Teens in Trouble & Desert Mambas Announce Split EP

News — November 1, 2023

Teens in Trouble and Desert Mambas announce their self-titled split EP out November 17, 2023, as a joint release on Kill Rock Stars and Asian Man Records. The split EP pulls from personal and creative experiences from friends Lizzie Killian of Teens in Trouble and Bailey Moses of Desert Mambas.  Teens in Trouble / Desert Mambas will …

Bands: Mannequin Pussy Announce New Album & Release New Single

News — October 28, 2023

Mannequin Pussy announce their anticipated fourth new album, I Got Heaven, due March 1st on Epitaph Records.  Following this announcement is the release video for their new single “I Don’t Know You”, which you can checkout below.  “This is simply a song about having a crush. About the excitement and …

Bands: SPB Premiere: “wave emoji” by Salamander

News — October 18, 2023

Experimental psych-rock band Salamander is releasing their final single to their debut LP [container]! Scene Point Blank is excited to premiere that final single "wave emoji" in anticipation of the release of [container] via Cropsey Records tomorrow October 18! Listen to "wave emoji" here: As dedicated members of the Brooklyn DIY scene, …

Bands: SPB Premiere: “Renovate” by Semihelix

News — September 22, 2023

Austin’s dream-pop psych band Semihelix is back with their third single from their upcoming 7” EP! Scene Point Blank is excited to be premiering that third single “Renovate” and its video debut. “Renovate” is about Semihelix believing in themselves during times of adversity—about building each other up, remaining passionate in …

Bands: Johnny Marr Announces New Album

News — September 21, 2023

Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr is set for release on November 3 via BMG. A curated collection of tracks from the last ten years of Johnny’s solo career, and also featuring two brand new songs titled “Somewhere” and “The Answer”.  “Somewhere” is currently released and is a song Johnny wrote whilst on …

Bands: High on Fire Announces U.S. Tour Dates

News — September 11, 2023

Rock band, High on Fire, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023 by announcing a handful of U.S. tour dates centered around a showcase appearance at Austin's Levitation Festival. The band features new drummer Coady Willis (Melvins, Big Business, Murder City Devils) and tour support will be provided by Pallbearer. "Who is ready …

Bands: Soul Glo Share New Single “If I Speak (Shut The F*ck Up)”

News — September 11, 2023

Philly hardcore experimental extremists Soul Glo share new single “If I Speak (Shut The Fuck Up)”, the band’s first new music since 2022’s album, Diaspora Problems. The song arrives ahead of their co-headlining tour with Los Angeles band Zulu that kicked off in Denver, CO.  Diving into thrash-leaning hardcore punk, “If I Speak (Shut …

Bands: Mannequin Pussy Release New Single “I Got Heaven”

News — September 7, 2023

Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy release their ferocious new single “I Got Heaven,” with a haunting video directed by Mason Mercer and Anthony Miralles. The song is the first taste of new music by the band, with more on the way soon. “‘I Got Heaven’ is a song intended to merge the sacred …

Bands: Space Cadet Release New EP Suede Originals

News — September 6, 2023

Space Cadet, Matt Hock and Dave Walshof previously of The Explosion, have just released Suede Originals, a 4-song EP and the first release by Brooklyn’s Miserable Neighbor Records. The record is a concentrated dose of driving guitars, big choruses, and insistent hooks. Initially slated to appear on the next Space Cadet full-length, these …

Bands: Chat Pile Announce Additional Tour Dates for Fall

News — August 28, 2023

See the band on the road in September, October + November as headliners with Agriculture, Nerver, and more in tow, as well as support for 100 Gecs and Baroness on select shows. The band comments, "We told everyone for the longest time that you'd probably never see Chat Pile on the road …

Bands: Short Fictions "Reno Nevada, January 2020" Out Now!

News — August 28, 2023

Pittsburgh emo band, Short Fictions, announce new single “Reno Nevada, January 2020” off their upcoming third album Oblivion Will Own Me and Death Alone Will Love Me out October 6th. Their second release on Lauren Records, every Short Fictions album has some kind of apocalypse happening. From the sudden deaths …

Bands: The Menzingers Announce 7th Studio Album

News — August 20, 2023

More than 15 years in, Philadelphia punk rockers The Menzingers have announced their seventh studio album, Some Of It Was True, due for release on October 13th via Epitaph Records. Vocalist and guitarist Greg Barnett reveals, “Written over the last two and a half years in hotels, backstages, basements, and rehearsal rooms and recorded during a life-changing retreat …

Bands: Simple Minded Symphony Release Music Video for “Feather”

News — August 20, 2023

Washington-based ska band Simple Minded Symphony (FFO: Chon, Just Friends, Streetlight Manifesto) have announced a new self-titled album and their music video for "Feather" which you can check out below! Inspired by the infectious grooves of Mustard Plug and the intricate melodies of Streetlight Manifesto, SMS sought to form their own sonic blend of Ska—something heavy …

Bands: Pkew Pkew Pkew Announce New LP

News — August 13, 2023

Pkew Pkew Pkew announce that their next full-length album, Siiick Days, will be released September 22. The opening track, and lead single, "The Dumbest Thing I Ever Done," is about Mike Warne (vox/bass) having to sell his Playstation after a particularly rough 2020 European tour, "which sucked because the world was about to go into lockdown and …