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New Hypnodrone Ensemble in the works

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Hypnodrone Ensemble has signed with Wolves and Vibrancy Records to release their third album, to be titled Orchestral Favourites.

The ambient/space rock ensemble features members of Nadja, thisquietarmy, and Caudal and last released The Shape of Space in 2015. The collective was formed by Aidan Baker (Nadja) and Eric Quach (thisquietarmy), along with the drummers David Dunnett, Jérémie Mortier (Alice in the Cities, Nearest Gas Station), and Felipe Salazar (Caudal). The new album, currently scheduled to come out on Oct. 26, was mastered for 12" vinyl by James Plotkin and features Simon Goff (Molecular, Bee And Flower) on violin, Duchamp on baritone guitar, Felix-Florian Tödtloff (ex-Sun Worship) on bass, and Diego Ferri on synths.

Radioactivity East Coast tour

Posted in Tours on August 4, 2018

This October Radioactivity will embark on an East-bound tour kicking off in St. Louis, MO and spanning across the US East Coast (plus Toronto). They'll be joined on the tour, for select cities, by Spiritual Cramp and Night Birds (who just announced a new album). Details below. Read more Radioactivity … Read more

Brand new Briefs

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

The Briefs have announced their first new recordings in over a decade: the upcoming Kids Laugh At You b/w She's the Rat, which officially releases on Oct. 26 on Taken By Surprise Records. Pre-orders are up now and the Seattle, WA band is playing today at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool, … Read more

Night Birds flock back with "My Dad Is the BTK"

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Night Birds will return with a brand new 8-songer titled Roll Credits on Sept. 21 via Fat Wreck Chords. The East Coast punk band will release the album on 12" and also in a limited edition 7" box set. Each 7" in the box set features unique cover art. Roll … Read more

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Free Gridfailure download at Bandcamp

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

New York noise group Gridfailure are giving away downloads of the new Powerdementia EP, a 10-track, 30-minute collection of noise, found sounds, and field recordings mixed with industrial tones and distortion. The free EP serves as a prelude to Tasukete, a collaborative album with Megalophobe, which is soon to come. … Read more

New EP, new song by Loose

Posted in Records on August 4, 2018

Featuring former members of Blowout, Naked Hour, and Riled, Portland, OR's Loose have announced their upcoming debut EP, Hair Cut, will release on August 17. The band fomed last year as the members' former groups quit playing. Check out the song below. Read more Read more

SPB exclusive: Discardography 2011-2013 by Warm Needles

Posted in Records on August 1, 2018

Out on August 1, Scene Point Blank is pleased to team up once again with Tour Van Records to share a full stream of the new Discardography 2011-2013 from Warm Needles. Originally released by the band as a tour CDR in 2014, it’s now been remastered for vinyl by Carl … Read more

Anti-Flag goes unplugged

Posted in Records on July 27, 2018

On. Sept. 28, Anti-Flag will unleash a brand new album, the all acoustic American Reckoning on Spinefarm Records. The album consists of acoustic renditions of songs form their past two albums, plus selected cover songs. The band recently announced a UK/European tour with Silverstein, Cancer Bats, and Worriers, and they … Read more

SPB premiere: Shoebox Companion by Lower Automation

Posted in Records on July 26, 2018

Chicago's Lower Automation are back with the new self-released album Shoebox Companion, out Friday July 27. The SPB devout may remember when we premiered Maps in 2016. This time around the band has matured, making the new album paradoxically more refined and more chaotic at the same time. Frequent comparisons … Read more

Listen to the new Gulch EP

Posted in MP3s on July 26, 2018

San Jose's Gulch are streaming their upcoming 7" on Creator-Destructor at Bandcamp (and embedded below) before its August 10 release. Titled Burning Desire To Draw Last Breath, the EP is the band's first. Gulch features members of Spinebreaker familiar San Jose musicians. Read more <a href="<a href="http://creator-destructor.bandcamp.com/album/burning-desire-to-draw-last-breath" rel="nofollow">http://creator-destructor.bandcamp.com/album/burning-desire-to-draw-last-breath</a>">Burning Desire to … Read more

New Hold Steady Single

Posted in Bands on July 22, 2018

The Hold Steady released a new digial single last Friday, "The Stove & The Toaster b/w Star 18." The new single is their second such release in 2018 after four years without new material. Interested fans can find it via Frenchkiss Records. The new release also predates the soon-to-beging Constructive … Read more

New video and tour info from Restorations

Posted in Bands on July 22, 2018

Restorations, set to release LP5000 on Sept. 28 on Tiny Engines, have unveiled a video for a new song, "The Red Door," from their forthcoming release. The album marks their return to Tiny Engines record label and, to support its release, they will kick off an October tour with labelmates … Read more

Reissue of Penny Rimbaud's Oh Magick Kingdom

Posted in Records on July 22, 2018

After an extremely limited release in 2011 (60 CDs), Cold Spring Records has announced the re-release of Penny Rimbaud's (Crass) Oh Magick Kingdom. Focused on the dual themes of love and desire, the 27-minute record uses punk poetry overlayed with dark jazz, noise rock, classical cello and other varied musical … Read more

Echo & the Bunnymen + Violent Femmes

Posted in Tours on July 21, 2018

Alt-rock heavyhitters the Violent Femmes and Echo & the Bunnymen are sharing the stage in a coheadlining tour of the US, currently wrapping up in the southeastern portion of the country. Later this fall, the Violent Femmes will hit the road again, starting Oct. 26 in Pittsburgh. SPB caught a … Read more

New from The Drowns

Posted in Records on July 21, 2018

The Drowns will release View From the Bottom next month, on August 31, via Bypolar and 1984 Records (US) and Gunner Records (Europe). The band features former members of The Briggs, The Shell Corporation, and Success. The general sound pulls from 1990s singalong influences like The Bouncing Souls. Check out … Read more

New Divided Heaven, out now

Posted in Records on July 21, 2018

Divided Heaven, the "part full band, part solo" project fronted by Jeff Berman (Protagonist, The Statiks, The Boils), released the new Cold War LP yesterday, July 20, on Paper + Plastick Records. The project last released The White Rose EP last year in response to political developments such as the … Read more

New "double single" from Four Fists

Posted in Videos on July 21, 2018

Collaborative hip-hop project Four Fists is back with the release of "Nobody's Biz/G.D.R.F." The project is a joint effort between P.O.S and Astronautalis and they just dropped a video for "Nobody's Biz" (below). While the duo has been sporadically int he studio since 2017, there is no confirmation is a … Read more

Minus the Bear is over, announce farewell tour

Posted in Splits on July 21, 2018

After nearly two decades as a goup, Minus the Bear has announced their breakup, followed by a final US tour and a 4-song EP in October. This Autumn we head out on our final tour in support of our upcoming 4-song EP “Fair Enough” courtesy of Suicide Squeeze Records. The … Read more

Guitarist Brian Patton leaves Eyehategod

Posted in Bands on July 21, 2018

There's news on the Eyehategod front, as guitarist Brian Patton has decided to leave the band. Patton issued the following statement about his departure: Touring and being away from my family started to get harder after my daughter was born. Then soon after the arrival of my son, I left … Read more

Botch American Nervoso repress

Posted in Records on July 21, 2018

Hydra Head Records have announced purple and steam colored vinyl represses of Botch's 1998 debut American Nervoso are currently available. The label found the a box of the 2013 repress while doing inventory of their vaults. A limited supply is available. Read more