It's a new year – hooray. And things are off to a fine start, too. If the thought of corrupt governments, AI domination, unmoderated social networks and endless war is causing you to retreat into the past, we don't blame you. In fact, we encourage it! Our writers have summed up the best things about 2024 across a range of areas: album artwork, demos, photography, EPs and singles, books, and more. Read on to discover what we enjoyed most about last year and catch some things you may have missed – or the music your girlfriend recommended that you really should have paid attention to... Read more
It's 2025, somehow. When did this happen?! Okay, okay, four days ago. But honestly. It feels like 2012 was only … Read more
It's a SPB tradition to formally "pass the mic" to our artist and label friends to tell us about their … Read more
The great American experiment has a wide range of experiences, but it tends to focus on the coasts. There are countless dystopian pieces of art, often culling from a Warriors-esque concept of urban grit. Chat Pile play dystopian, brutal noise-punk, but from a distinctly middle American point of view where instead of civilians shadowed under dense skylines, their anonymity instead … Read more
If I have to give the elevator pitch, I’ll call The Anomalys garage rock with an ear for surf and psyche rock -- turned up to 11 and blasted through blown out speakers in an old 1980s sedan. It’s high-energy, no-frills rock ‘n’ roll with attitude. While it’s short, loud and fast, there’s also quite a bit of nuance and … Read more
Pinhead Gunpowder began in 1990, recording a 7” in 1991. The band last released a 7” in 2008… Until late 2024 when the band returned with the 14-song full-length Unt. So congratulations if you had “we get a new Pinhead Gunpowder record before a new D4 record on your bingo card. (These two bands released a split 7” in 2000 … Read more
It's been sixteen years since The Cure released their last album. I don't know if anyone really knew what to expect, but it's one of the most influential bands in history so expectations were high. The Verdict? Those expectations were met. It'd be silly to say Songs of a Lost World is a "return to form" as the band and … Read more
There are few bands that hit with the mix of raw emotion and musical talent as a live City Mouse show. There are even fewer bands that can capture that … Read more
Ideally, I would be a bit more interested in art. In visual art- paintings, sketches, MS Paint monstrosities- whatever. I wish I knew more about the meaning of a brush … Read more
Their music is for people “who are struggling, who are at their absolute lowest". That’s a quote from vocalist and guitar player Jael Holzman talking to The Washington Post. Am … Read more
Build Us Airplanes covers a lot of ground on this 9 song LP, All Things Expire. It’s melodic punk for the most part, but with distinct elements of emo, post-hardcore … Read more
I've spent my entire life falling out with myself, this record was largely written during a time in which despondent self-loathing culminating in the loss of a decade long friendship and love. Touch Heaven is an admission of guilt, a failure to change, and a cry for help in the … Read more
Converge, who recently announced a set at Fire in the Mountains festival in July, have also just booked and confirmed a run of May dates in the USA, with dates … Read more
Coming Down, a Rochester, NY band with former members of Like Wolves, Surroundings, Achilles, Standfast, and more, has announced the band's debut LP, Curve. The band play dynamic, textured, yet … Read more
Darkwave post-punk artist, Alex Okami, will self-release his debut full length album, Strange as Angels on March 20th. You can pre-order the vinyl and/or pre-save the album on Bandcamp now! … Read more
PUP have announced their new album, Who Will Look After the Dogs? -- available May 2nd via Rise Records and Little Dipper. You can check out the new track, "Hallways" … Read more
Comedy Minus One will release Developer, the fifth album by Silkworm, in 10 days. The new vinyl reissue comes out on Feb. 21 and features the complete original album from … Read more
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