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Let's Pretend gives us Service

Posted in Records on May 7, 2022

Service released a new album yesterday, and a new video earlier this week as well for the song "Hey."

Service is a new band comprised of Russell Simins, Jilly Weiss (We Are Hex), and Mitch Geisinger and play a heavy punk style with noise-punk and post-punk and other notable descriptors in that middle-finger rock realm.

Titled Drag Me, the record is available on vinyl and digital formats via Let's Pretend Records.

The band is currently on tour, playing Bloomington, IN tonight and a stop at the upcoming Caterwaul Fest in Minneapolis, MN.

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Drag Me track listing:

1. It's You
2. Hey
3. Who Are You Anyway?
4. Blooded
5. Two Gurus in Drag
6. Pusher
7. Won't Stop Coming
8. Find Me Alive
9. June and Johnny
10. Drag Me
 
Tour dates:

05-06 Blockhouse, Bloomington, IN
05-07 Square Cat Vinyl, Indianapolis, IN
05-14 Village Green Records, Muncie, IN
05-15 TBA, Bloomington, IL
05-26 Healer, Indianapolis, IN
05-27 Caterwaul Fest, Minneapolis, MN
06-01 Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, OH
06-02 Happy Dog, Cleveland, OH
06-03 Buzzbin, Canton, OH
06-04 The Sultan Room, Brooklyn, NY 
06-05 Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY
06-06 Slash Run, Baltimore, MD 
06-07 Public Option, Washington, D.C.
06/08 TBA, Durham, NC
06/09 Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN
06/10 Green Lantern, Lexington, KY
06/11 Whirling Tiger, Louisville, KY
06/23 State Street Pub, Indianapolis, IN
06/24 Portal at fifteenTWELVE, Louisville, KY
06/25 East Room, Nashville, TN
06/26 Boggs, Atlanta, GA

Neurotica 35th anniversary

Posted in Records on May 7, 2022

Redd Kross' 1987 album Neurotica will be reissued by Merge on June 24 to celebrate the power-pop/alt-rock album's 35th anniversary. The reissue, remastered by JJ Golden, features the original album along with 12 previously unreleased demos from the same era. The demos were recently discovered in the archives of Geoffrey … Read more

Brand New Lungs, brand new song

Posted in MP3s on May 7, 2022

It's been close to three years since the release of Brand New Lungs, a punk band from Montreal who released Like Wildfire in 2019. Earlier this week the band shared "Stand Alone," a (cough) standalone single and their first new music since their debut. Check it out below. Presumably it's … Read more

DC-area punk band Celebration Summer joins A-F

Posted in Records on May 7, 2022

A-F Records/Shield Recordings will release Patience in Presence this fall, the debut album from Celebration Summer, from the Washington, DC suburbs of northern Virginia. While the release is still a season (or two) away, the band shared a new video this week in "Disconnected," which serves up a slice of … Read more

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Post-Skeleton is preparing an EP

Posted in MP3s on May 7, 2022

Formed by Andrew Low (The Jazz June vocals/guitar) and currently joined by Matt Whittle (bass) and Dom Davies (drums), Post-Skeleton has shared their first song as the band works on its debut EP due this June. "Sea Isle City" will appear on an EP titled Everyone You Know Is Alone, … Read more

A new song/video from 156/Silence

Posted in MP3s on May 6, 2022

156/Silence has followed-up the release of their Don't Hold Your Breath EP (SharpTone Records, 2022) with another brand new, previously unreleased single today: "A Past Embrace." "'When we wrote the beginning riff to 'A Past Embrace' we knew immediately that it was going to be a different type of song … Read more

Get an early taste of Camp Trash

Posted in Records on May 6, 2022

Currently on tour with Spanish Love Songs and Save Face (in Madison, WI tonight), Camp Trash has shared news of a new LP named The Long Way, The Slow Way, which will release on July 1 on LP, cd, and digital formats (via Count Your Lucky Stars). The band also … Read more

3-song Chamber EP

Posted in Records on May 6, 2022

Chamber surprised fans with a new 3-song EP earlier this week. The new release is called Carved in Stone and is released via Pure Noise Records. In a statement, the band says: We have been working towards a new album song by song, making sure that each one embodies the … Read more

Wake will release a new album in July

Posted in Records on May 6, 2022

Hitting the road tonight (Chicago, IL) with Misery Index, Origin, and King Wolf, Canadian metal band shares news of another kind. On July 22 the band will release their sixth full-length album, Thought Form Descent, releasing on Metal Blade Records. The band also shared a new single, "Swallow the Light" … Read more

Live in a Dive is back with RKL

Posted in Records on May 6, 2022

Fat Wreck Chords shared news of the tenth installment in its Live in a Dive series, a 30 year-old recording of RKL, live in Eindhoven, Holland. The collection contains 17 songs and will release on June 3. The album was recorded on May 12, 1989, shortly before the band (aka … Read more

Starter Jackets to release LP with Rad Girlfriend

Posted in Records on May 6, 2022

Formed in 2016 in Springfield, IL, Starter Jackets has announced an upcoming album on Rad Girlfriend Records. The new album will be called Dead Malls, formally releasing on May 20. The band features members of Hospital Job, Attic Salk, and Local Drags, who came together to write songs about sports … Read more

Still / Form coming on Hex

Posted in Labels on May 6, 2022

Formed during the isolation of 2020, Still / Form is now set to release their debut album on August 19. Titled From the Rot Is A Gift, the album will release courtesy of Hex Records. The 3-piece band features guitarist/vocalist Robert Comitz (Marriage + Cancer), bassist Kirk Evans (Dark Numbers), … Read more

SPB premiere: "Would Be Remiss" by Riot For Romance

Posted in Videos on May 5, 2022

Happy Thursday. We're kicking things off today with a brand new lyric video from Riot For Romance, "Would Be Remiss". "Would Be Remiss" comes from the group's self-titled EP, which released Feb. 11 via Friend Club Records and Steadfast Records. It also appears on the 25th anniversary compilation released by … Read more

Vagrant Records Tribute Album to celebrate 25 years of Vagrant

Posted in Records on May 3, 2022

Wiretap Records and Friend Club Records have teamed up to announce "Undercover On The Streets", a tribute album for Vagrant Records' 25th anniversary last year featuring over 30 tracks covering classic Vagrant artists. The artists whose songs are covered include the Get Up Kids, Alkaline Trio, Saves The Day, Face … Read more

Drowningman release two new songs

Posted in Records on May 3, 2022

Vermont post-hardcore band Drowningman have announced a two-song single "Later Day Saints", featuring their first music in sixteen years: "It Will End in Cops" and "Navigating Grief and Loss in a Pre-apocalyptic Landscape". The single was released last week to streaming services alongside an expanded edition of their 1999 classic … Read more

Anthony Green (Circa Survive) announces first full-band solo album

Posted in Records on May 3, 2022

After leaving rehab in 2020, Anthony Green (Circa Survive, Saosin) began writing a song called "I Don't Want To Die", which kicked off a new solo effort featuring a full band for the first time. It'll be released on July 22 by Born Losers Records, and called "Boom. Done" – … Read more

Billy Howerdel solo (A Perfect Circle)

Posted in Records on May 3, 2022

A Perfect Circle's Billy Howerdel will release his solo debut, What Normal Was, this June 10 via Alchemy Recordings/Rise Records/BMG. Howderdel is a co-founder and guitarist in the aforementioned group, now spreading his own wings on a new 10-song, self-produced collection. “This is me stepping back into my early teen … Read more

Featured Stream: Clown Sounds - Born Under A Bad Sigh

Posted in Records on May 3, 2022

Scene Point Blank spotlights a new album every month. It's not paid-for advertising space. We collaborate with labels and bands we appreciate. We started this site as music fans and that's what's important. Anyway, our featured stream for the month of May comes from San Pedro, CA band Clown Sounds, … Read more

Caterwaul Festival with Learning Curve Records and more

Posted in Shows on May 2, 2022

A 4-day, 2-venue, 52-band festival is called Caterwaul is coming to Minneapolis on May 27-30 courtesy of Learning Curve Records and Seismic Wave Entertainment. The inaugural Caterwaul will take place at indoor venue Mortimer's and the outdoor stage at Palmer's Bar. The event was original scheduled for 2020 but was … Read more

The Mutants Announce New Release

Posted in Records on May 2, 2022

Art-Punks, The Mutants, have announced Curse of the Easily Amused -- available July 15th via Liberation Hall. It will be an "archival" release built up of 14 tracks that have been remixed or sourced from previously unreleased tapes. You can check out the new single, "Odd Man Out" now. THE … Read more