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A taste of new Agriculture

Posted in Records on April 30, 2023

Agriculture has announced the group's first full-length, a self-titled record out July 21 via The Flenser. The group, featuring Kern Haug, Daniel Meyer, Richard Chowenhill, and Leah Levinson, play black metal with attention to emotional extremes, but also seeking balance and nuance in-between. The group previously released an EP, The Circle Chant, last year.

The new record releases July 21, with a single out now (featuring Patrick Shiroishi on saxophone), "Look Pt. 1."

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Live dates:

June 8 - Los Angeles, CA - Permanent Records Roadhouse

June 10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Usual Place

June 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The International

June 12 - Denver, CO - The Hi-Dive

June 13 - Wichita, KS - The Wave

June 14 - Kansas City, MO - Farewell

June 15 - Oklahoma City, OK -The Sanctuary

June 16 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk for Oblivion Access

June 8 - Los Angeles, CA - Permanent Records Roadhouse

June 10 - Las Vegas, NV - The Usual Place

June 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The International 

June 12 - Denver, CO - The Hi-Dive

June 13 - Wichita, KS - The Wave

June 14 - Kansas City, MO - Farewell

June 15 - Oklahoma City, OK -The Sanctuary 

June 16 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk

June 19 - Denton, TX - Andy's

June 20 - San Antonio, TX - Faust

June 21 - El Paso, TX - The Music Gallery

June 22 - Tucson AZ, - Club Congress

June 23 - Phoenix AZ, - Trunk Space

June 24 - San Diego CA, - Private Location

Agriculture track listing:

  1. The Glory of the Ocean
  2. The Well
  3. Look, Pt. 1
  4. Look, Pt. 2
  5. Look, Pt. 3
  6. Reiler

Wiretap will share Grave Secrets soon

Posted in Labels on April 30, 2023

LA based melodic punk/hardcore band Grave Secrets has inked with Wiretap Records, sharing a new song/video along with the new label news. The 4-person band blends punk and hardcore influence with a melodic touch, on display in the new song, "Anxious." The band is planning a full-length later this year … Read more

Systemik Viølence strikes back

Posted in Records on April 30, 2023

June 30 will bring Negative Mangel Attitude, the second album from raw hardcore band Systemik Viølence. The band has a demo, multiple splits, and EP, and the Satanarkist Attack full-length to their name. The band shared a video for "Uncivil Disobedience" earlier this wekk. Negative Mangel Attitude will release on … Read more

Vorder marks return with False Heaven

Posted in Records on April 30, 2023

Once known as V, and featuring current and former members of Katatonia, In Mourning, Besvärjelsen, and Afgrund, Vorder is back with their third album, False Heaven, out on May 26 on Suicide Records. Based in Sweden and playing sludgy doom metal, their latest explores the dichotomy of light and dark: … Read more

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Killer Mike record in June

Posted in Records on April 30, 2023

Killer Mike, half of hip-hop group Run The Jewels, has a new solo album out this summer. The artist recently shared a single from the upcoming release, "Don't Let The Devil," featuring Run The Jewels mate El-P, plus thankugoodsir. The record is titled MICHAEL, and releases on June 16. Read more

AJJ present "Candles of Love" from Disposable Everything

Posted in Videos on April 28, 2023

AJJ has new tour dates, a new song/video, and a (previously announced) new album coming too. In advance of the May 26 release of Disposable Everything, the band shares a sentimental video for "Candles of Love," which captures the tone of the album title quite well. The band has upcoming … Read more

La Dispute brings Wildlife back to Australia

Posted in Tours on April 28, 2023

La Dispute are heading back to Australia, planning to celebrate the 12-year anniversary of their Wildlife album as they cross the continent this August. Ticket info and dates are listed below. Read SPB's review of the record. Read more LA DISPUTE WILDLIFE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND RECITAL AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES: … Read more

Pelicanman soars over Planet Chernobyl

Posted in Records on April 28, 2023

Comprised of bassist Mike Watt and singer/composer Patra Haden, Pelicanman has shared news of Planet Chernobyl, a 15-part opera that releases on June 15 via Org Music on vinyl, cd, and digitally. Poet Charles Plymell contributes words, inspired by Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices of Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear … Read more

RVG sings about bushfires and much, much more

Posted in Records on April 27, 2023

RVG, a post-punk group form Melbourne, rooted in the heavy, less mechanic elements of the style, has shared a new single/video for "Midnight Sun," which will appear on the band's upcoming Brain Worms album, out June 2 on Fire Records. “I wrote this around the time of the Australian bushfires … Read more

Loma Prieta's Last

Posted in Records on April 26, 2023

Last, the latest by Loma Prieta, comes out this summer on June 30. It's their first in nearly eight years, having last released Self Portrait in 2015. The new record releases on Deathwish Inc., though they released a 7" called "Continuum b/w Fate" in the meantime. Last year the band … Read more

The Old Breed + Squared Off

Posted in Records on April 25, 2023

In a pairing of Great Lakes oi! bands, Toledo-based The Old Breed will soon release a 4-song split with Chicago-based Squared Off, available May 13. The Old Breed's side of the 10-minute EP is summed up as "some of their fastest songs to date," with Squared Off offering a balance … Read more

SPB premiere: The City Lines - Analog Memories

Posted in Records on April 25, 2023

This Thursday, The City Lines are back with sophomore album Analog Memories, a follow-up to 2021's Waiting on a Win. The power pop band with tasteful tinges of americana has further developed their sound in the past two years, but without any wild changes of direction -- and you can … Read more

Suzie True announces Sentimental Scum

Posted in Records on April 25, 2023

On June 30, Suzie True will release a new LP, Sentimental Scum, out via Get Better Records. It's the band's second record with the label and explores lyrical themes of sobriety, addition, mental health, queer identity, relationships, and more. The band also shares a single, "Keep in Touch," a fuzzy … Read more

Reflections from Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres and Conor Hanick

Posted in Records on April 25, 2023

On May 19, a new studio scoring of a ballet by Justick Peck, scored by Sufjan Stevens and performed by pianists Timo Andres and Conor Hanick will release on Asthmatic Kitty Records. Stevens and Beck have collaborated six times in total: Year of the Rabbit (2012), Everywhere We Go (2014), … Read more

Erica Dawn Lyle releases Sympoiesis

Posted in Records on April 25, 2023

Erica Dawn Lyle, former touring guitarist in Bikini Kill, has a new record out today. The record is called Sympoiesis and features experimental, improvisational guitar mixed with guitar effect loops. The record was inspired by the death of a protester (by police) in The Atlanta Forest, where local activists have … Read more

Strike Twelve on Thousand Island

Posted in Records on April 25, 2023

Based on San Diego and Temecula, CA, pop-punk band Strike Twelve shared a new song today, "Smart Phones, Stupid People," one of many new tracks on the band's newly announced new album, Last Band Standing. The record comes out on June 30 via Thousand Islands Records "I got the inspiration … Read more

Flipper added to Caterwaul

Posted in Shows on April 24, 2023

Taking place May 26-29 in Minneapolis, MN at two venues, Caterwaul 2023 festival has added Flipper to close out the event, which also includes performances from Multicult, The Tunnel, Tongue Party, Vaz, Cherubs, Child Bite, and many more. The band continues its rotational lineup, this time with Shannon Selberg (Cows) … Read more

The Traders share 2023 updates and a new song

Posted in Bands on April 24, 2023

French punk band The Traders has a new record planned for this September -- 10 years after their debut album. Official release dates are still in the making, but the band is sharing new material now, including a new single "Grandiose," below. The band formed in 2010, releasing multiple EPs … Read more

False Fed (members of Discharge, Amebix, Nausea, Ministry)

Posted in Bands on April 24, 2023

Neurot Recordings has announced a summer debut album from False Fed, a new band comprised of various friends and longtime scene contributors. The project took hold in 2019 between Discharge frontman Jeff Janiak and JP Parsons, then recruiting Amebix guitarist Stig.C.Miller , and they collaborated via file sharing of home … Read more

Oxbow and Love's Holiday coming up

Posted in Records on April 23, 2023

Ipecac Recordings will release Love's Holiday, a new full-length from Oxbox, on July 21. The new record includes 10 songs in total and is their first new music in six years. "1000 Hours," the first single, is shared below. The track also features Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (Jellyfish/Beck). “The music … Read more