Florida gravelcore band Hot Water Music have released a B-side track called “I Will Be” via Rise Records. The band last released Light It Up in 2017, also via Rise Records. You can listen to this wonderfully gritty song below.

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 Steady Hands, Philadelphia Americana/punk project of former Modern Baseball drummer Sean Huber, has announced the October 19, 2018 release of their debut, self-titled, full-length album, “Truth in Comedy.”

The record will be released via Lame-O Records. This will be the first musical release from Steady hands since the 2016 release of “Steady Hands-Live at Ortlieb’s.”

Pierre is now streaming the first single from the record, “Indifferent Belushi.” If you like sad songs that make you want to dance, you can check it out below. [Read more…]

Pierre, everyone’s favorite Minnesota-based grungy post-hardcore alt-garage-punk band, is proud to announce the October 12, 2018 release of their debut, self-titled, full-length album, “Pierre.”

Pierre is now streaming two singles from the record, “Canvas” and “Poppy Fields”, which you can check out below, along with their creative new “Poppy Fields” video. If you’re into it, the album is available for pre-order now.

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Portland based punk band Lee Corey Oswald recently premiered a new track called “Head Over Heels.” It will be off of the band’s new album titled “Darkness, Together”, due out October 12, 2018 via A-F Records.

“Head Over Heels” is the third single from the album. In August, the band released the first single, “Neighborhood.” Following this was the September release of the video for the second single, “Ferris Wheel.”

This album will be Lee Corey Oswald’s latest release since “Unhealthy” in October 2017, and it is available for pre-order right here. In the meantime, you can stream the first three singles off “Darkness, Together” below.
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I love this job. Doing write-ups for hard-working bands is an incredibly satisfying thing. The amount of unheard of, yet absolutely fantastic bands out there is truly unfathomable… but you’re a punk rocker, so surely you can already understand the importance of these bands, the music they make, and the amount of positivity that punk rock has contributed to each one of our lives. (Think you’re pretty up-to-date on all your scene-head knowledge? Why not take a look through our Dying Scene band profiles and see for yourself?)

(Unfathomable…)

That being said, it’s always a thrill when something really cool and genuine comes traipsing through the door… a figurative door, I mean. (And figurative traipsing.) Actually word came to me via e-mail that legendary Dutch punk band I Against I, notorious for their two-album stint with Epitaph, and inclusion on Epitaph compilations Punk-O-Rama Vol. 3, and Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5, is releasing a new album, their first in 13 years.

Small Waves is set to drop on Friday, October 5, 2018 on White Russian Records, (Tasty!) and if you can’t get excited about the first ever European band to sign with Epitaph (Did I not mention that already?) coming out of retirement to put out some new tunes and get back out on the road, then, as we say in my hometown, Dallas, TX, “Partner, I don’t know what’s wrong with you.”

I’m going to go ahead and compare this album to the latest Descendents release, where these guys are older and wiser, but still ready to fuckin’ party! “Of course, our lives are totally different now from when we just started,” illuminates bass player Bob Hoorweg. “Back then we were kids. Now we have kids of our own, and jobs, and mortgages… and station wagons.” Singer/guitarist, Ronald van Maren adds, “Because our lives have changed so much, we now feel the need to play music as an outlet more than ever before.”

The band’s drummer Jasper Blazer (who has the coolest name ever, BTW) goes on, “That’s why we now play with an intensity that wasn’t always there in the past, but what’s really priceless is the fact that after all these years we are still the best of friends. Still searching for that perfect song. That’s worth more to us than any of our past achievements,” and it’s statements like that that really make this band appeal to me. ”We feel that our best work is yet to come, otherwise we would never have climbed on stage again. We’re really excited to play our new songs live,” and Dying Scene has them early, of course. Stream the new album, Small Waves, below.

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Philly punk band Restorations are streaming their new album, LP5000, which was released on September 28th via Tiny Engines.

You can give it a listen below.

Restorations last released LP3 in 2014. [Read more…]

Polish street punks Lazy Class (ex- Warsaw Dolls & Wounded Knee) have announced they will be releasing their new album, Interesting Times, on December 6th via Contra Records (Germany) and Oldschool Records (Poland) for the vinyl version, and TNT Tunes for the CD version.

To give you an idea of what to expect from the new album, the band has released a video featuring three of the songs from the upcoming album.  Check out “Adversities,” “Sick Of You,” and “Made It Out Alive,” below.

Lazy Class last released Pressure Rising in May 2017 via Spirit of the Streets records. [Read more…]

Richmond VA hardcore-punk band Iron Reagan have announced they will be releasing their new EP, Dark Days Ahead, on October 12th via Pop Wig Records.

To give you an idea of what to expect from the new EP, the band is streaming the new song “Patronizer.”  You can give it a listen below.

Iron Reagan released their last full-length, Crossover Ministry, in February of 2017. [Read more…]

Albany bred punks Drug Church are streaming their new song “Strong References,” which comes from their upcoming album, Cheer, that is set to be released on November 2nd via Pure Noise Records.

You can give it a listen below.

Drug Church last released Hit Your Head in 2015. [Read more…]

Danish folk/acoustic-punk poet Stöj Snak is streaming his new EP, 1000 Daisies, which was released on September 19th.

You can give it a listen below.

Stöj Snak last released ScreamerSongwriter in June 2016. [Read more…]