The Drowns are a three-piece punk band from Seattle and Los Angeles, featuring members of Success, The Shell Corporation, Madcap, and The Briggs, have announced their debut album View From the Bottom which is set to be released on August 31 via Live From the Rock Room, Bypolar Records, and 1984 Records in the US, […]
The Drowns are a three-piece punk band from Seattle and Los Angeles, featuring members of Success, The Shell Corporation, Madcap, and The Briggs, have announced their debut album View From the Bottom which is set to be released on August 31 via Live From the Rock Room, Bypolar Records, and 1984 Records in the US, and Gunner Records in Europe. Pre-orders are available here.
In anticipation of this album, they have released a lyric video for “Eternal Debate” which you can check out below.
The Story So Far will be releasing their new album Proper Dose on September 21 via Pure Noise Records. While we anxiously wait, they have released a video for the first single “Let it Go”. Currently they are on tour with Coheed and Cambria and Taking Back Sunday. Check out the video and the tour […]
The Story So Far will be releasing their new album Proper Dose on September 21 via Pure Noise Records. While we anxiously wait, they have released a video for the first single “Let it Go”.
Currently they are on tour with Coheed and Cambria and Taking Back Sunday.
Check out the video and the tour dates below and be sure to check out the album pre-order here.
Joyce Manor have announced a new album Million Dollars to Kill Me which is set to be released September 21. They have released a lyric video for the title track “Million Dollars to Kill Me” which showcases their understated but poignant lyrical style. They have also announced a slew of North American tour dates. Check […]
Joyce Manor have announced a new album Million Dollars to Kill Me which is set to be released September 21. They have released a lyric video for the title track “Million Dollars to Kill Me” which showcases their understated but poignant lyrical style.
They have also announced a slew of North American tour dates.
Check out the video and the tour dates below.
Detroit rockers Full Monty have a new EP in the works, and they want you to check out a preview with the song “Consolation Prize.” Although the EP, Worry Wart, isn’t due for release until September, the song is available here. Hot on the heels of the September 4th release, the 3-piece band will head out on […]
Detroit rockers Full Monty have a new EP in the works, and they want you to check out a preview with the song “Consolation Prize.” Although the EP, Worry Wart, isn’t due for release until September, the song is available here.
Hot on the heels of the September 4th release, the 3-piece band will head out on a 2 month cross-country tour, and you can find all of the dates below.
Is it reductive to describe a band’s sound by naming a bunch of other bands who have clearly influenced them? Chaser wear those influences so proudly on their sleeve that it’s almost inescapable and I think they’d be fine with it. These guys keep the 90s melodic punk flame burning brightly. Right from the get […]
Is it reductive to describe a band’s sound by naming a bunch of other bands who have clearly influenced them? Chaser wear those influences so proudly on their sleeve that it’s almost inescapable and I think they’d be fine with it. These guys keep the 90s melodic punk flame burning brightly. Right from the get go, opener, The Uprising, lets us know what kind of territory we’re in, with 1 minute and 12 seconds of Bad Religion meets Pennywise, 100 mph punk rock. The Pennywise feel continues into At What Cost with some nice gang vocals thrown in for good measure. Next track, Nightmares starts with a slightly slower paced NUFAN feel with a chorus which recalls moments of Today’s Empires era Propagandhi.
As the album progresses through Silencer and Bonfire, you stop hearing the influences so much and start to get a real impression of Chaser’s own sound. They do a great job of distilling the essence of their Californian punk forefathers and, after 18 years of fighting the good fight, their musicianship and song writing is at a very high level.
Let It Die mixes up the vocals with bassist Jesse Stopnitzky’s gruffer vocal contrasting nicely with the cleaner vocal from Mike LeDonne and for me this is one of their stand out tracks. The Show is an anthemic ode to the humble punk rock show, with a musical arrangement on the chorus that I could swear I’ve heard before but for the life of me I can’t work out where. Wars is a stripped down guitar and vocal affair which juxtaposes well to the rest of the album. In a live context, this song will give the band and audience a much-needed chance to get their breath back! The respite doesn’t last for long though as we launch straight into Bet It All, a near perfect slice of fast paced melodic tuneage. Penultimate track, A Million Reasons, has an early Rise Against feel and album closer, Woe Song, rounds things off nicely. Sound The Sirens was mastered by Jason Livermore at the legendary Blasting Rooming studios and there should a be a label announcement for this release imminently (Editors Note: I gave this album to Nick to review before telling him I signed the band to DS Records).
For the past few years Chaser have been on a bit of a hiatus however anyone who was a fan of their previous releases will not be disappointed with this album and it’s sure to win plenty of new fans too.
4/5
Freaky deaky folk-punk band, The Manx, out of L.A., has just released a 25-track follow up of remixes and teasers to 2015’s Voyage in Bad Taste. Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland, Buzz Osborne of The Melvins, JR Slayer of Blood Brothers fame, and Ryan Kattner of Man Man all make cameos on “Mystery Skum and the […]
Freaky deaky folk-punk band, The Manx, out of L.A., has just released a 25-track follow up of remixes and teasers to 2015’s Voyage in Bad Taste.
Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland, Buzz Osborne of The Melvins, JR Slayer of Blood Brothers fame, and Ryan Kattner of Man Man all make cameos on “Mystery Skum and the Odessey of Goo”, just to give you a small feel for some of the more eclectic tangibilities of the album, available on cassette and digital download here.
Banjo player Tommy Meehan describes, “Among other things included on the cassette tape are a bunch of experimental tracks and atmospheric bits we’ve used for live shows over the last couple of years. There are several little gobs and splats of foreshadowing that will tie into our upcoming full length album as well. This collection of absurdities is a labyrinth of digital grime almost as much as it is a road map to the slimed out Manx lore we’ve been evolving over the last couple of years.” The full album is available to stream at punknews.org.
Fat Wreck champs Face to Face have a new acoustic album coming out. “Hold Fast (Acoustic Sessions)” will be made available on July 27 through all the usual suspects (Fat Wreck Chords). You can pre-order it here. The band has just released the third single off the upcoming album, “All For Nothing” which is an old […]
Fat Wreck champs Face to Face have a new acoustic album coming out. “Hold Fast (Acoustic Sessions)” will be made available on July 27 through all the usual suspects (Fat Wreck Chords). You can pre-order it here.
The band has just released the third single off the upcoming album, “All For Nothing” which is an old classic in a new likeness for all us old farts that need to take a breather and rest our knees every once in a while.
So, get up you undead skate punkers! This one’s for you! No reason to stand in the back. You don’t even need to bust an ollie for this one. Stream “All For Nothing” below.
Beautifully poignant and harmonious words of wisdom streaming out of Maura Weaver here accompanied by a melodious plucking-guitar arrangement delivered by the one-and-only Mike Park. Ogikubo Station is currently gearing up to hit the road with Alkaline Trio and Together PANGEA in August. See that schedule and stream the new video for “We Can Pretend […]
Beautifully poignant and harmonious words of wisdom streaming out of Maura Weaver here accompanied by a melodious plucking-guitar arrangement delivered by the one-and-only Mike Park.
Ogikubo Station is currently gearing up to hit the road with Alkaline Trio and Together PANGEA in August.
See that schedule and stream the new video for “We Can Pretend Like” below. [Read more…]
So technically this is a little bit more of a “re-introducing” spotlight piece as Belgium’s Chump actually got their start around 2001. They kicked around the scene for a bit until 2005 then disappeared. Until now. Pulling influences from exactly where you’d expect a European punk act from 2001 to pull from, Chump isn’t reinventing […]
So technically this is a little bit more of a “re-introducing” spotlight piece as Belgium’s Chump actually got their start around 2001. They kicked around the scene for a bit until 2005 then disappeared. Until now. Pulling influences from exactly where you’d expect a European punk act from 2001 to pull from, Chump isn’t reinventing the wheel when it comes to melodic skate punk, but they are churning it out with passion and talent, doing the sub-genre serious justice. Give their new EP “Welcome To The Punk Rock Family” here – it’s got one of the best instrumental, intro tracks I’ve heard this year.
Philly punk band Restorations have announced a list of dates for a tour they will be embarking on this fall. They will be touring in support of their upcoming album LP5000 which is scheduled for a September 28 release via Tiny Engines. See the tour dates below.
Philly punk band Restorations have announced a list of dates for a tour they will be embarking on this fall. They will be touring in support of their upcoming album LP5000 which is scheduled for a September 28 release via Tiny Engines.
See the tour dates below.