Hailing from sunny Los Angeles, CA, The Pretty Flowers pull a number of influences together for a melodic, soothing r ‘n’ r sound that leans on the classics. Scene Point Blank is excited to share a new video for the song “Some Girls” off last year’s Why Trains Crash (Dirt Cult Records).

Digging into those influences, the band’s Noah Green explains, “’Some Girls’ was written after listening to one of the Rhino Records Nuggets compilations and the Guided By Voices Isolation Drills album.”

The video, directed by Joshua Giuliano, was shot the same day as a previous video for “Electrical,” off the same album.

Green expands on its inspiration:

Originally we were going to just do the "Electrical" video, and got to talking about how doing another video that could be shot on the cheap at a single location would be feasible to do that weekend, too. The location wound up being my tiny garage. We loved the simplicity of Buzzcocks "What Do I Get? video, which is just the band performing in front of a white background, and we shot for something similar to that for the "Some Girls" video. Our video has the addition of a cameo by our bass player Sam's dog, Bogie.

The band is currently working on a new album with an expected release in early 2020. Since Why Trains Crash, The Pretty Flowers also released a covers album named Golden Beat Sessions.

We're excited to share an exclusive stream of Filthy Hearts' brand new release Beyond Repair, released August 30th on Hidden Home Records. You can pre-order the album here and check out the full album via the stream below.

Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Filthy Hearts are a punk band featuring ex-Larimers vocalist Ryan Hatfield and released their debut EP I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (Inside) in 2016. Beyond Repair is their first full-length and you can catch them on tour tonight in Denver (details here).

Follow the band on Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, iTunes or BandCamp and check out the album right here below.

On Oct. 11 on Thrill Jockey Recorsd Lightning Bolt return with the rand new Sonic Citadel.

The band's seventh full-length through a nearly 25 year career, the new album notably strips away from of the band's distortion effects, letting a pop energy drive the songs.

On Nov. 22, Gilead Media will release Negative Sound, the fourth full-length from Minneapolis, MN noise rock group Buildings. The record features ten new songs, with "Bear The Dog" streaming online now.

It will be released in Europe by Antena Krzyku.

Deathwish Inc. record label just added Frail Body to its roster, with plans to release the 7-song A Brief Memoriam on Nov. 1.

Calling Illinois hoise, the band explores themes of nihilism, death, anxiety, existentialism, and hopelessness amid a hardcore, screamo sound. Catch the band as they tour the Midwest this fall an get a taste of the new record through this video for "Pastel," the lead track from the soon-to-come release.

Memphis, TN-based Aquarian Blood has revealed the title track from their new album A Love That Leads To War this week, premiering the song in advance of the album's Oct. 11 release on Goner Records.

The follow-up to Last Nite In Paradise (2017), the new album is a change-in-direction inspired by when drummer Bill Curry temporarily could not play with the group as he recovered from a broken Arm. Shifting from a blistering six-piece lineup to a 4-piece, the new album was largely composed by husband/wife duo J.B. Horrell (Ex-Cult) and NOTS alum Laurel Horrell and presents a range of softer sounds with atmospheric '60s pyschodelic vibes.

Listen to the title track below.

On Feb. 11, Rare Bird Books will release Doomed to Fail: The Incredibly Loud History of Doom, Sludge, and Post-metal by author J.J. Anselmi.

The book explores the origins of the sound with in-depth explorations of notable artists including Black Sabbath, Melvins, Eyehategod, Godflesh, Neurosis, and more.

Anselmi says, via press release:

I’ve had it in my head for years that I wanted to write a book specifically about heavy music, but it took me quite a while to figure out how to go about it...Reading books like Lords of Chaos, American Hardcore, and Choosing Death, made me think about how no one has given doom, sludge, or post-metal the same treatment by locating the music in a social context and tracing its evolution. Needless to say, it’s overdue.

Watch a trailer below.

Todd Farrell of Benchmarks, Two Cow Garage has unveiled a cover of the Weakterthans' "Everything Must Go!," which appears on the band's Left and Leaving record.

The cover is one of 23 songs included on One Great Tribute! A Love Letter to the Weakerthans, which also includes recordings by Frank Turner, Austin Lucas & The Bold Party, and Wayfarer.

Speaking of his contribution, Farrell says:

I'm really proud to be part of this project. John K Samson is on my Mt. Rushmore of songwriters, and mental health is always at the forefront of my mind. It was a perfect fit...We essentially recorded it over the course of one hour sessions on my lunch break for five days between my house and Jack's (Benchmarks) house. I sent the tracks to my friend Camille Faulkner (Julien Baker, boygenius), and she played violin and sang harmonies on the choruses and absolutely knocked it out of the park. Then I sent it to my friend Scotty Sandwich of Almost People, in Durham, NC, to mix. We barely got it in under the deadline, and it's a testament to the power of Dropbox in a world where no one has the time or money to dedicate a full day to a recording project. I think it came out beautifully, and am incredibly proud.

Listen to the clip below. One Great Tribute! A Love Letter to The Weakerthans releases on Nov. 11, 2019.

On April 18, 2020, Los Angeles will host the Psycho Smokeout 2.0, a one-day festival sponsored by Psycho Entertainment and RidingEasy Records with a stacked lineup that features Weedeater, The Obsessed, Acid Kind, and more.

Hit the jump for the full list of bands and additional show notes.