Denver’s Snappy Little Numbers and Dayton’s Rad Girlfriend have teamed up to release early recordings of Peoria, Illinois band Dismiss. Lost Transmissions: 1995-1996 showcases 11 mostly unreleased songs recorded after their 2 song 7” and 2 comp tracks on Naked Bum Records, but before their demise a year later. Thoughts Words Action premiered the first single “Trap” from the upcoming vinyl LP in mid April. The physical release includes liner notes paying touching tribute to late singer guitarist Gared O’Donnell who passed away in 2021 of cancer. From the ashes of Dismiss, Gared and two of his bandmates formed Planes Mistaken For Stars, who later relocated to Denver, Colorado and helped define a style of post-hardcore that at the time we called emo.
SPB featured stream: Drakulas - Midnight City
Posted in Records on April 30, 2026
It's our pleasure to share Midnight City, the third album from Austin, TX based Drakulas. The band features members of some well-known bands, namely Riverboat Gamblers and Rise Against, but this project takes a new turn with protopunk meets early new wave that describes a dark underbelly of a world … Read more
Rad Skulls and 5 labels team up for debut
Posted in Records on May 14, 2026
Rad Skulls will be releasing a full-length album -- their debut -- later this summer, See You in Hell. The record follows a demo and 7", and will release via a plethora of independent, international labels: Engineer (UK), Scene Police (Ger), Sell The Heart (US), Waterslide (Jap), and High End … Read more
Get set for Lights & Motion
Posted in Records on May 14, 2026
Instrumental group Lights & Motion just announced plans for Bloom II, a six song collection out on May 29 via Deep Elm Records. The band exits hiatus with a follow-up to their 2018 release, Bloom, as explained by Christoffer Franzen" This EP was the first thing I wrote when I … Read more
