Nine Pound Hammer
Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country
Reptilian Records (2026)
For nearly forty years, Nine Pound Hammer have occupied a strange corner of American music that very few bands have ever managed to touch. They're too loud for traditional country, too country for most punk bands, too dirty for radio rock, and frankly too stubborn to care where anyone thinks they belong. That's exactly why Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country works. Clocking in at only six songs, the release feels less like a stopgap between full-lengths and more like a mission statement. As the title suggests, Nine Pound Hammer have no interest in today's polished interpretation of "outlaw country." This isn't Nashville trying to manufacture grit. This is Kentucky-born, beer-soaked, barroom music made by people who've been living this life long before it became fashionable. The title track lands with all the confidence you'd hope for. Equal parts middle finger and celebration, it's an unapologetic declaration from a band that's spent decades refusing to soften its edges. "Burn The Whole World Down" follows with the kind of snarling, hard-driving groove that reminds you why Nine Pound Hammer have always fit just as comfortably on punk bills as country festivals. The two covers deserve special mention because they never feel like … Read more
Fuming Mouth
The Ringing Bell”
Triple B (2026)
There are plenty of bands capable of writing crushing death metal. There are plenty of bands capable of writing punishing … Read more
Time Thieves
Come Home/If You Survive Extended Edition
Independent (2026)
Time Thieves, of Chicago, IL, bill themselves as power pop in the vein of The Rentals or Fountains of Wayn … Read more
The Mekons
Horror & Horrorble (The Mekons Vs. Tony Maimone In Dub Conference)
Fire Records (2026)
When Horror dropped last year, it was well worth the privileged price of entering the collected world of The Mekons. … Read more
House Of All
Inklings
Tiny Global Productions (2026)
Six blokes who survived the Mark E. Smith sausage-squeezing meat grinder, plus a beautiful Blue Orchid for good measure. But … Read more
