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Weakened Friends share "Quitter"

Posted in Records on September 24, 2021

Portland, ME rockers Weakened Friends have a new record coming soon, the follow-up to their 2018 debut Common Blah.

The new album, titled Quitter, comes on Nov. 19 and will be released by Don Giovanni Records. Think slacker '90s rock with bigger choruses and more refined punch.

Check the title track now:

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Quitter Track list:

1. Bargain Bin
2. Quitter
3. Everything Is Better
4. 25th
5. Tunnels
6. Planes
7. Spew
8. What You Like
9. Haunted House
10. The Last Ten
11. Point Of Interest

Catch Weakened Friends LIVE On Tour This Fall:

9/25/2021 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Hell)
9/27/2021 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands
9/29/2021 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme
10/1/2021 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
10/2/2021 - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
10/3/2021 - Lakewood, OH - Mahalls
10/4/2021 - Pittsburgh, PA - Craft House
10/5/2021 - Buffalo, NY - Rec Room
10/7/2021 - Asbury Park, NJ - House of Independents
10/8/2021 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
10/9/2021 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/11/2021 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar 
10/12/2021 - Greensboro, NC - Blind Tiger
10/13/2021 -Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
10/15/2021 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
10/29/2021 - Gainesville, FL - The Fest
12/2/2021 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Showroom
12/3/2021 - Portland, ME - Portland House Of Music

Neckbolt noise-rock

Posted in Bands on September 24, 2021

Named Neckbolt, calling Austin, TX home, and featuring members of Exhalants, Power Pyramid, and Mom Jeans, a new group has sprung forth and will present its debut album to the world on Friday Nov. 5. The new record is called Midwestern Drawl and showcases seven tracks of guitar-driven noise-rock. The … Read more

Supersuckers + Streetwalkin' Cheetahs

Posted in Records on September 24, 2021

A new collaboration featuring Eddie Spaghetti (Supersuckers) and Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs) is scheduled for released on Oct. 12. Dubbed directly as Eddie Spaghetti & Frank Meyer, the album is called Motherfuckin' Rock 'n' Roll and features lots of apostrophes and r 'n' r. A lot of terrible things … Read more

The Copyrights share another song

Posted in MP3s on September 24, 2021

Out next month, The Copyrights have shared the second single from their upcoming Alone In A Dome album, their debut full-length with Fat Wreck Chords (and seventh overall). Playing Midwest-style pop-punk, the band formed in 2002, then slowed down around 2014. They return after a seven year hiatus with the … Read more

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Man or Astro-Man? prepares for relaunch

Posted in Records on September 23, 2021

In their initial run, which began in 1993, Man or Astro-Man? released 10 albums. Now, in 2021, they're back with a new 3-song EP that throws us back even before they formed. Titled Space 1991 / Tenth Planet, the EP released via Earth Libraries this Wednesday, Sept. 22. “Over the … Read more

Flatspot shares release date for Scowl full-length

Posted in Records on September 23, 2021

Flatspot Records will release a new LP, How Flowers Grow, from Santa Cruz, CA hardcore band Scowl on Nov. 19. The band shares one of the 10 new songs, "Bloodhound," now to get us hyped, noting in a statement: “This song in our opinion was the perfect introduction to the … Read more

Video Premiere - "Past, Present, No Future" by On the Cinder

Posted in Videos on September 23, 2021

Having lived in Buffalo, NY for a year just out of high school and experiencing everything the city had to offer, stuff like snow that lasts from October to April and, of course, Da Bills, I would expect that punk rock coming out of the area would be aggressive and … Read more

SPB exclusive: Killer Hearts - Skintight Electric

Posted in Records on September 21, 2021

This month's featured stream comes from the Bayou City, TX rough 'n' tumble rock band, Killer Hearts. Skintight Electric is their debut, on Spaghetty Town Records, and it brings 10 songs of middle finger energy, to paraphrase the press sheet. It brings classic, swagger-laden dirty rock with a protopunk sensibility. … Read more

Kid A at 21

Posted in Records on September 19, 2021

It's been 21 years since Radiohead shook things up with the release of Kid A. On Nov. 5, the band celebrates its 21st anniversary by releasing a new triple-disc collection that combines Kid A with Amnesiac, plus a third album of unreleased material from the recording sessions for those respective … Read more

Emma Ruth Rundle's Engine Of Hell

Posted in Records on September 19, 2021

A new album is coming from Emma Ruth Rundle on November 5. Titled Engine of Hell, the record will release on Sargent House, with Rundle sharing a new single ahead of time, "Return." Tones of vulnerability and pain define the record, though not without more positive glimpses. Read more Engine … Read more

Naked Raygun releasing new album next month

Posted in Records on September 19, 2021

For the first time in 31 years, the world gets a new Naked Raygun studio album. Titled Over the Overlords, the new album is the band's sixth full-length and first since Raygun...Naked Raygun in 1990. The current lineup features original member Jeff Pezatti on vocals, along with Eric Spicer, Bill … Read more

Ian Miller's Interest Times Gang (Kowloon Walled City)

Posted in Records on September 19, 2021

Ian Miller, currently of Kowloon Walled City and also a member of Puig Destroyer, Strangelight, Collapse Culture and more, has a solo record coming out soon under the name Interesting Times Gang. To be titled Beats, No Rhymes, No Life, the project is a seamless fusion of sounds befitting of … Read more

A Rebel Dread led covers compilation

Posted in Records on September 19, 2021

Don Letts/The Rebel Dread has a curated new 21-track collection of covers, inspired by early Jamaican ska and dub reggae's tradition of covering R&B singles, but with a stylistic twist that includes everything from "16 Tons" to "Lost in the Supermarket." Letts, who has worked a DJ and filmmaker and … Read more

Big Ears 2022 in Knoxville

Posted in Shows on September 19, 2021

The Big Ears Music Festival is scheduled to return in downtown Knoxville, TN, on March 24-27, 2022. The four day event will features a diverse lineup with over 100 performances between bands, composters, instrumentalists, DJs, and more. Headliners of note include Kim Gordon, John Zorn, Animal Collective and many more. … Read more

Kira returns with a solo LP

Posted in Records on September 19, 2021

Former Black Flag (1984-1986) and dos bassist Kira has a new, self-titled solo record out on Oct. 189 via Kitten Robot Records. While known for her work with the legendary So Cal punk scene, this solo effort follows a new path of dark minimalism some three and a half decades … Read more

Vile Creature goes nu-metal

Posted in MP3s on September 18, 2021

A new Vile Creature song is available online now: a cover of Kittie's "Paperdoll," originally released in 2000 on the band's Spit album. The song appears on the Send the Pain Below compilation from The Flenser, and is available on vinyl exclusively for Series Three subscription members and is a … Read more

20th Anniversary Edition of The Faithful Anchor

Posted in Records on September 18, 2021

Currently on tour (in Tampa, FL tonight), Unwed Sailor and Spartan Records are planning a celebratory anniversary edition of the band's 20 year-old record, The Faithful Anchor: a record that helps define post-rock's trajectory two decades ago. The new edition was remastered for vinyl and includes two bonus tracks, originally … Read more

Habibi covers Kleenex/LiLiPUT & joins KRS too

Posted in Labels on September 18, 2021

The latest in the Kill Rock Star 30th anniversary covers subscription debuted this week: a cover of "Nice," originally written and performed by Kleenex/LiLiPUT and covered by Habibi -- but reinterpreted in Farsi, the native language of vocalist Rahill Jamalifard. While the cover is the band's first collaboration with the … Read more

New Low Life

Posted in Records on September 18, 2021

Sydney, Australia-based group Low Life return with the new From Squats to Lots: The Agony & XTC, coming on Nov. 5 via Goner Records (USA), Alter (UK/Europe), and Lulu's (Australia). The upcoming LP features 12 new songs, one of which, "Agony & XTC" was shared this week as a preview: … Read more

Catch the new Spy EP

Posted in Records on September 18, 2021

To Live A Lie Records will release Habitual Offender, a new 6-song EP from Bay Area hardcore group Spy, on Oct. 1. They kick off the news with the son "Exceptional American," shared below. The band previously released the Service Weapon EP last July and they are currently booked for … Read more