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Evening Shadows Releasing Debut LP

Posted in Records on May 20, 2021

The pop-punk supergroup Evening Shadows certainly fits the bill, featuring members of a number of familiar bands, including Strike Anywhere, Valient Thorr, and ASG. Their sound has no guitar solos or breakdowns, just straight up melodic punk rock that’s infectious and powerful, as heard on their lead single “Karma Snake.”

Their self-titled debut will be released later this month on limited edition colored vinyl and housed in a jacket designed by artist Tyler Wolf. Pre-order it on Eccentric Pop Records here.

Semihelix's Recoil

Posted in Records on May 20, 2021

Semihelix, a dreampop band from Austin, TX, has shared a new video for "Recoil" this week. The song and video explore how people deal with hardship, to summarize a much more complex and layered situation. The song will be on their upcoming LP, also to be titled Recoil, which is … Read more

Preorder some Bad Luck.

Posted in Records on May 20, 2021

Take This To Heart Records will release Summer of Pain, the latest LP by Bad Luck., on July 9. "We want our being, presence, and band to be socially active," vocalist Dominick Fox says of the upcoming record. "We want people to know who we are, where we're from, and … Read more

A real life Mouse Rat record

Posted in Records on May 20, 2021

In TV soundtrack news, Dualtone Records (with a nod to Entertainment 720) will release a 15-track album by fictional Pawnee, IN rockers Mouse Rat on August 27 on vinyl, cd, and cassette. The record collects music from Parks and Recreation, which aired on NBC from 2009-2015. Read more The Awesome … Read more

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Inceste (Imperial Triumphant) special edition

Posted in Records on May 20, 2021

Originally released in April 2016, Imperial Triumphant's EP Inceste will be reissued soon via Redefining Darkness. The band dedicated some pandemic downtime to the reissue, which is available on vinyl in two different variants (666 copies of each), plus a hardback digibook CD. Read more Preorders are available now. Also, … Read more

Reigning Sound 2022 tour cancelled

Posted in Tours on May 20, 2021

Greg Cartwright and co. Reigning Sound, who return to action with Friday's official release of the new album, A Little More Time with Reigning Sound (Merge Records), is following up the new record with more news: a March 2022 tour. The band will play select dates, beginning March 11 in … Read more

Love Again Love Lagwagon

Posted in Videos on May 20, 2021

Alt-Emo Rock trio, Love Again, have released a cover of Lagwagon's "May 16" via Wiretap Records. Check out the video below: Read more

Video Premiere - "Elements of Matter" by Trees Speak

Posted in Records on May 17, 2021

So a friend of mine pointed me to 60 Minutes yesterday where they were possibly going to blow the lid open on the whole UFO thing. I watched it; was underwhelmed. I mean, I have had a UFO experience that I can’t explain to this day, so I think there’s … Read more

2021 Clowns

Posted in Records on May 16, 2021

Australia punk band Clowns are back with a new single -- "Does It Matter?" "We wanted to write the most Clowns song that had ever existed - it's punk, it's garagey, there's some screams, there's some big singalongs," Williams says. "It's got a smashing guitar solo and it's about doing … Read more

Record Store Day news for Gun Club fans

Posted in Records on May 16, 2021

Fro Record Store Day this summer (June 12 & July 17), Minky Records of LA, CA, will release two rare Gun Club and Jeffrey Lee PIerce recordings. Coming on June 12 is an exclusive single featuring Pierce's “Bad Indian” w/ a cover of “Fire of Love” (Jody Reynolds). Both songs … Read more

It's Reason for Conflict, courtesy of Choices Made

Posted in Records on May 16, 2021

Toronto punks Choices made have shared a brand new EP, out now (May 14) with vinyl preorders also open, called Reason for Conflict on Cursed Blessings record label. The NYHC-schooled melodic hardcore band formed in 2018 and most recently released Conflict EP in 2020, followed by a series of pandemic-recorded … Read more

Sanctus Propaganda Sessions Vol. 2: KMKZ

Posted in Records on May 16, 2021

Recorded live at Dobra 12 Studio, just like the sold out volume 1 before it, Santus Propaganda has announced Volme 2, featuing Polish punk band KMKZ. The band blends hardcore with early UK punk styles -- and tribute tracks to Lech Janerka Klaus Mitffoch and Killing Joke, featuring a guess … Read more

The Fest 19 updates

Posted in Shows on May 15, 2021

The Fest 19, pushed back from 2020 to 2021 for reasons we're all familiar with by now, has announced several lineup additions for the 3-day festival in Gainesville, FL. The Fest is an annual Scene Point Blank event and, for many, nears the status of a pilgrimmage at this point. … Read more

A new DFL song -- their first since '97

Posted in MP3s on May 15, 2021

DFL, or Dead Fucking Last, have shared a new song called "YRUDFL," their first song since 1997. The new cut is being shared by Say-10 Records and SBÄM Records in a message that shares excitement about the new song but with uncertainty about the group's next move. Listen via Spotify … Read more

Exil debut

Posted in Records on May 15, 2021

Armageddon Label will release Warning, the debut album from Swedish punk band Exil on July 23. The band may be new, but it's members have played Asterisk*, Demon System 13, Bruce Banner, Epileptic Terror Attack, Feral Brain, Imperial Leather, Infanticide, and more. The sound is rooted in classic US and … Read more

Arms & Armour EP explores femininity, motherhood & more

Posted in Records on May 15, 2021

Comprised of Lauren Voss (vocals, guitar, synth) and John Panza (Hiram Maxim/ drum machines, samples, synth), Arms & Armour have announced a new EP called This Wide Unknown, which releases June 21 via Erroneous Exegesis Records (run by Panza). "As a band that began more than a decade ago as … Read more

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's second LP of the year

Posted in Records on May 15, 2021

On June 18, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will release Butterfly 3000, the band's 18th studio album and second of 2021. The new record comes courtesy of thei rown KGLW label with 10 songs in total that are described in advance as "accessible and jubilant" dream pop. Read more

Ratka and Deafkids members team up

Posted in Records on May 15, 2021

Available digitally now and on vinyl in November, Paula Rebellato (Rakta) and Douglas Leal (Deafkids) have teamed up for a new project called Acavernus & Yantra. The record, called Gnose, is described as an experimental, hypnotic, and ritualistic album. It was originally conceived as a live performance in 2019, but … Read more

Riot Fest 2021 lineup

Posted in Shows on May 15, 2021

Riot Fest returns for 2021 on Sept. 17-19 in Chicago, IL. Headliners this year include Devo, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, Run the Jewels, Ciricle Jerks, and more. It's a rather extensive list, so feel free to hit the bump and look at the full thing below. … Read more

Izzy True returns with Our Beautiful Baby World

Posted in Records on May 14, 2021

Chicago's Izzy True has a new record coming on Don Giovanni on July 2 called Our Beautiful Baby World. The album, recorded at venue Rozz-Tox in Rock Island, IL, follows Sadbad (2018) and Nope (2016), also released on Don Giovanni and brings a slower pace and elevated songwriting from the … Read more