This is strictly for the nostalgic punks who will always be curious what the members of Blink 182 are up to. The latest new band to spin out from one of the members is Simple Creatures, consisting of Blink’s Mark Hoppus and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth. To get a taste of what they sound like stream “Drug,” their first single below (spoiler alert: it’s not exactly “punk”).

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British singer/songwriter Frank Turner has released an EP titled “Don’t Worry”, featuring a single of the same name from his last album “Be More Kind” as well as 2 new tracks. “Bar Staff” is one of those newbies and it’s going to be a Frank Turner classic, mark my words. You can stream the release on Spotify. 

Be More Kind was released May 4 via Xtra Mile Recordings.

Problem Daughter are getting more growns up. In fact, they’ve grown up trash. On March 22nd, the Salt Lake City pop-punk outfit will release their 5th album, “Grow Up Trash” via Wiretap Records (North America) and Bearded Punk Records (EU).

To get your properly stoked the band has premiered a music video for “Self Amusing Smile,” the first single off the upcoming release, and it’s got everything you know and love about the band wrapped up in it. Catchy hooks, plentiful transitions, and a fun loving whacky video. Check it out below.

Named as the state of Utah’s representative on Kerrang’s ‘United States of Punk’, the best punk bands from every US state. Not regulated to a mere two chords and screaming, the quartet take everything great about punk and pack it into songs varied in structure and melodies that never grow redundant. Their music smells like a sweaty basement show, tastes like cheap beer on a lamp-lit porch and feels like not wanting to go home at the end of the night.

Problem Daughter released their last album “Fits Of Disorganized Boredom” in 2016 through our very own Dying Scene Records.

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Blasting out of New York City, Anarchists have released their first self titled single, Anarchists. With a total run time of nine minutes this single is a delicious little snacky cake. Throughout the entirety of the nine minutes they bring super catchy hooks and every chorus seems designed for a large group sing-a-long.

“Real Shit” opens the single with a blaring buzzy guitar blast before settling into a poppy rockabilly sound. While “July” brings a syncopated sound that is very similar to the dirty ska sounds of early Rancid, including a keyboard interlude that commands your feet to move. The last song “I’m Not Surprised” starts off as an angry look at the state of the world today but is injected with a surprising level of humor, which takes an edge off the level of pessimism presented.

Anarchists feel like they are channeling the entirety of the Hellcat Records label. They have a little bit of everything that defines that label, a touch of rockabilly, a touch of ska, a vocal delivery that is equal parts punk sneer and pop sensibility and their attitude strikes at heartfelt and poignant but not without a sense of humor. If this snack is a hint, I have my fork and knife banging on the table excitedly awaiting the full meal.

5/5 Stars

Providence, RI’s The Callouts have released their sophomore album Give Up, a follow up to 2016’s Check Your Friends, via 75orLess Records. The new album finds them leaning into their pop punk background while also expanding their sound into a space between indie rock and straight forward rock and roll. Making for an eclectic experience that has a little bit of something for everyone.

Check out the stream below.

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I write this spotlight with mixed emotions. I’m stoked to have discovered a new band that I would love to sign to Dying Scene Records, but I’m f’ing pissed to not have discovered them early enough to have done so. The Stifled is a Baltimore foursome that just released their self-titled debut EP, and if I didn’t know better I’d think this was Dying Scene Records band A Dying Regime partnered up with the singer from DS Records’ first signing, Yankee Brutal. Skate punk with metallic undertones. Melodic vocals with a healthy dose of snarls and gang shouted backups. Fast and heavy. Catchy but angry. My sweet spot. Give the EP a spin here and compare it to a couple choice tracks from Yankee Brutal and A Dying Regime and tell me I’m wrong with this comparison.

Happy Lucero Day, Memphis!

It’s still a few months away, but Lucero have announced full details for the 2019 installment of their annual Family Block Party. It takes place outside Minglewood Hall in their hometown of Memphis on Saturday, April 13th. This year’s lineup includes Austin Lucas (one of our favorites), Ben Abney and the Hurts, Nashville’s Will Hoge and southern rockers Blackberry Smoke. Tickets went on sale today; grab ’em here. We traveled down from Boston last year — here’s proof — and trust us when we say the Family Block Party is a barn-burner of a time. We’ll see you there!

Lucero’s most recent album, the stellar Among The Ghosts, was released on Thirty Tigers last year.

London-based indie punks Burnt Tapes have been good enough to give you fine folks an exclusive first look into their recording process on their latest video. The tune selected for visualisation treatment is titled “Don’t Make Me Play Bocelli”.

The track is the second single from the much-anticipated album, Never Better, which is scheduled for release on February 22 via Lockjaw Records (UK/EU) and Wiretap Records (US). Pre-orders for the full-length effort are live now over at the Lockjaw Records website. You can also get your name in line for the spangly blue vinyl when its ready to ship here.

Burnt Tapes’s vocalist and guitarist, Phil Georgoulopoulos, had the following the say about the band’s debut album:

“It’s the first release that more closely represents who we want to be as a band, and I’m really excited to finally share it with everyone… You can expect a lot more self-deprecation and regret.”

The visuals for “Don’t Make Me Play Bocelli” were captured by Luigi Sibona at The Ranch Studios and you can check out the videographer’s work below.

Burnt Tapes’s previous multi-track release was the 2017 EP, Alterations.

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Texas punk and roll band, Killer Hearts have just released a rawkin’ new video for their track “Killed by Volume” off their self-titled EP. They’ve got trouble streaming for free and we are bringing it at you below. Check it out!

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