Vancouver indie-ish punks Night Court are back on the air with a new LP and new label home. The band just announced the upcoming release of $hit Machine, a new LP on Recess Records. In a relatively short period of time, the band has released three LPs and shorter play items leading up the their fourth album.
Check out a new song below and check out our interview with Night Court from last year.
Forget all the stereotypes about punk. Night Court are a punk band, but they aren’t nihilistic or aggressive. Instead, they’re scrappy and DIY and -- while they are certainly cynical at times -- they carry an air of positivity. It’s a well-defined sound on the band’s fourth LP, with 17 bouncy songs to singalong to. “Human Torch” is a fitting … Read more
What’s the difference between overabundance and starvation? Between drowning and dehydration? Between far too much and not enough? What’s the difference, then, between everyone else and Night Court? A lo-fi punk trio out of Vancouver, Night Court released their third album, Humans!, June 9th on Snappy Little Numbers and Debt Offensive Records. While their sound may have slightly changed since … Read more
Night Court may have a silly name, but the band feels sincere and (mostly) serious. Rooted in garage-punk, the sounds are familiar in form but each track on this 12-song record gives a different energy. Generally speaking, it’s melodic and positive punk with a lo-fi DIY vibe. There are elements of the old Plan-It-X sound but with a little more … Read more
Dave-O (Night Court) SPB" You just released your third record in the last four years. How do you know when it’s “time” to record and release a new full-length? Dave-O: Well, technically $HIT MACHINE is our fourth album in four years - although Nervous Birds One and Too are being … Read more
You’ve heard the black box joke, right? The plane crash joke? People say “if the black box is so strong why don’t they build the whole plane out of that?” It’s nonsensical, extrapolatory logic -- unless, of course, you’re Night Court. The Vancouver based lo-fi punk trio has taken a … Read more
Jiffy (Night Court) SPB: What was the first show you saw after lockdowns (any emotional takeaways)? Jiffy: I’m actually pretty sure the first show I went to after the lockdowns was our first show so I’m gonna go all oral history here as it was definitely a memorable one for … Read more
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