Matt Hutchison (Shattered Platter PR)
What are your top five albums that were released in 2025? (In order 1-5)
- Home Front - Watch It Die (La Vida Es En Mus)
- Bart &The Brats/Tenement Rats - Sick Trick split (No Front Teeth)
- Ta2reeban - Nancy (self-released)
- Destination Lonely - Eat LSD, Pray To Satan, Love No One (Voodoo Rhythm)
- Twenty-One Children - s/t 7" (Slovenly Recordings)
- Ecem Dilan Köse - I.D EXE://the_human_patch (Caz Plak)
What band did you discover in 2025 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?
Ta2reeban, a furious hardcore trio from Lebanon. It’s cool as hell to see how far the influence of a band like The Dicks has on folks from other parts of the world, especially when reaching The Levant.
How will you remember 2025 (in terms of music)?
Very politically driven, more so than I can remember.
What can we look forward to from you in 2026?
More press releases, and I’m publishing my second novel, Exposed, in the Summertime.
What records are you looking forward to most in 2026?
P.I.G. (People Infected With Greed) is releasing some new stuff in the new year, hopefully their debut LP. They’re one of the more visceral crust punk bands roaming the Earth. The Crotches out of Vegas have a new record coming out as well; they’re a great band and some of the nicest/smartest dudes around. I’m sure some unreleased Muslimgauze recordings will be unearthed as well; he’s always solid, and I also heard the Butthole Surfers have a new album on the way!
Singles rule the music scene right now. How has that affected you as a band or label? Has it influenced your approach to new releases or touring?
No way, singles are the most efficient way to invest in cultivating a fanbase early on; hell, I like the “single” versions of tracks more than the album versions most of the time!
