Record Store Day returns on June 12, next Saturday, and among the plethora of new releases is an album by The Cutthroat Brothers and Mike Watt, titled The King Is Dead. The album will release on vinyl only, followed by a belated July 9 digital release. The record combines the swampy, blues punk tones of The Cutthroat Brothers with the one and only Mike Watt on bass, bring memories of protopunk, rockabilly, and a whole lot more to the table. The album will release on Hound Gawd! Records.
A self-titled album from The Umbrellas will land on August 6, courtesy of Slumberland Records. Calling the San Francisco bar area home, The Umbrella's self-titled record is their first full-length and provides indie-fuelled pop with subtle psych and garage elements, on display in the lead single "She Buys Herself Flowers," … Read more
Nightwatchers, a French melodic/political punk band, has announced their second album, due on October via Lövely Records. To be titled Common Crusades, the band also shared a single, "1905 & The Muslim Exception” (below) this week. The album explores France's colonial history and its ongoing effects today. Nightwatchers' previous record … Read more
Featuring members of Fight Amp, Soul Glo, and Low Dose, Philadelphia's Rid of Me has a new 2-song cassette out on June 4 -- next Friday, via Knife Hits Records. Titled Last, the tape has two songs in total: an original called "Form" and, yes, a Sheryl Crow cover, "If … Read more
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Partial Traces has announced a new 8-song full-length called Wild Surf/Quiet Blues, their third full-length, slated for release on July 30 via Sainas Records. The band, split between New York and Minnesota, wrote the album over distance before converging at Terrarium studio to record with engineer Jacques Wait. On the … Read more
Waiting, the 1999 debut full-length from Thursday, has been resissued on vinyl now. Available via Velocity Records, in collaboration with Equal Vision, the long out-of-print record is out now. vocalist Geoff Rickly says: Most people think Full Collapse is our first album but twenty two years ago, we took a … Read more
Dutch sextet melodic punk band Travoltas recently announced a new 4-song EP to be called Back To The City, out June 25 on White Russian Records. The new album will release on digital platforms in June, and on 12" vinyl in July in a special combination release that adds their … Read more
Post-hardcore band The Grasshopper Lies Heavy have shared a new song, "The Act of Buying Groceries" from a new album -- which we'll get on July 16 via Learning Curve Records. Playing especially heavy post-hardcore with noise elements, the new collection features eight songs in total, recorded last year during … Read more
Originally formed in Los Angeles, California as a two-piece, made up of songwriter/bassist Jamil Kassimali and songwriter/vocalist Shannon Martinez, in 2005, Velour Academy spent years perfecting their poppy punk sound on a series of demos before recording expanding to four members (adding drummer Matt Calderon and backup vocalist/keyboard player Itzel … Read more
Dutch melodic punk band Ink Bomb, who will soon release a split EP with No Breakfast Goodbye, have shared a single from the upcoming record. The song, "Dorothy Enters Technicolor," features Roos Centimane (Stark) and shares a feminist message for 2021. We asked Roos Centimane to contribute because we are … Read more
Fronted by Darren Smallman (Battle Worldwide, Low Transit Industries, Thee Vinyl Creatures, The Sound Platform, Warped), new project Dez Dare has shared a video to "Conspiract, O' Conspiracy!" from the upcoming record Hairliine Ego Trip. Playing a dizzying style of psych-fuelled punk, Smallman says: This album is about the disconnect … Read more
On June 12 for Record Store Day, Southern Lord and DVL Recordings will release a deluxe LP of Neon Christ's 1984, a defunct punk band featuring William DuVall (BL’AST!, Comes With The Fall, Alice In Chains), Jimmy Demer (Gardens of.., Accidents), Danny Lankford (Gardens of.., GoDevils, Accidents) and Randy DuTeau … Read more
Zachary Utz (Dope Body) has a new solo release alled direct deposit set for release next Friday, May 28. The Baltimore artist's solo work takes a different turn than his work with Dope Body and Scroll Downers, instead exploring electronic, experimental and ambient tones built around loops. Preview "sports-magazine" below. … Read more
Arelseum, a project featuring Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts, Dysrhythmia) and Ryan Lipynsky (Unearthly Trance, The Howling Wind, Reeking Aura), has announced III, the final piece of a cassette trilogy, which releases June 18 via Sleeping Giant Glossolalia. In Arelseum, the two New York-based musicians teamed up in pandemic times to … Read more
Cold Cave's second album, Cherish the Light Years, will be repressed on vinyl and available on Sept. 3 from Heartworm Press. Originally released in 2010 on Matador, the record has long been out-of-print. The group's second album shows their progression from lo-fi indie-meets-industrial into more synthpop territory. In related news, … Read more
Three-piece punk band Gloo shared the single "Ride" this week, along with a video filled with green screen glory. The new song will be on their upcoming How Not To Be Happy album, which is scheduled for release on August 27 via Hassle Records. Formed by two brothers and a … Read more
Totally Slow is banck with a new album, Casual Drag, on June 4. To keep fans on their toes, though, the North Carolina group shared a new video this week for "Dead Skater" from the soon-to-come third record, which releases on Refresh Records next month. Check the video below. The … Read more
We Are The Union, who release Ordinary Life on June 4, have shared a new song/video for "Make It Easy," the fifth track on the soon-to-come long-player. Playing ska-tinged power pop/punk, the record was recorded last summer and follows the experience of Reade Wolcott's self discovery and new life as … Read more
Lavasocks and Sell The Heart Records have teamed up to release a Rancid covers album, ...And Out Come The Lawsuits!, available June 4 on multiple formats. The collection, a track-by-track covers record of 1995's ...And Out Come The Wolves features performances by Worriers, Sarchasm, Omnigone, Adult School, and a "semi-reunited" … Read more
Shoegaze revival outfit Nothing are celebrating the 5th anniversary of their seminal album Tired of Tomorrow with a special deluxe LP. The limited LP features a flexi disc 7” with an exclusive unreleased demo and alternate ‘aged’ artwork. Pre-Orders are available here for a November 5th release date on Relapse … Read more
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