Recently reformed Manchester, UK indie punks The Maple State release their new album “The Things I Heard At The Party” this Friday (23rd March), with pre-orders for both the vinyl and digital downloads up now on the band’s Bandcamp. Ahead of the album, the band have released a video for “Winning”. You can watch it below.
Recently reformed Manchester, UK indie punks The Maple State release their new album “The Things I Heard At The Party” this Friday (23rd March), with pre-orders for both the vinyl and digital downloads up now on the band’s Bandcamp. Ahead of the album, the band have released a video for “Winning”.
You can watch it below.
Boston hardcore quartet The Noble (featuring Brandon Davis of Vanna and Lions Lions) have released their first single, “Helmet”, off their upcoming EP “Abolitionism”. The track is out as a video and on all the usual streaming sites. The six song EP is out on April 20th. You can watch the video below.
Boston hardcore quartet The Noble (featuring Brandon Davis of Vanna and Lions Lions) have released their first single, “Helmet”, off their upcoming EP “Abolitionism”. The track is out as a video and on all the usual streaming sites. The six song EP is out on April 20th.
You can watch the video below.
Southampton, UK based emo project Locate The Harbour, aka Robbie Pemberton, has released his debut EP. The self-recorded, self-released, seven song affair, entitled ” I’m Still A Gribly”, is up now on Bandcamp. It’s available as a free download. You can have a listen below.
Southampton, UK based emo project Locate The Harbour, aka Robbie Pemberton, has released his debut EP. The self-recorded, self-released, seven song affair, entitled ” I’m Still A Gribly”, is up now on Bandcamp. It’s available as a free download.
You can have a listen below.
Osaka-based melodic hardcore unit waterweed are allowing fans to stream two tracks from their forthcoming record Brightest. The full album is due to drop on April 6th and will be released by Lockjaw Records. Waterweed will also be hitting up several tour dates across the UK and Europe starting on April 18th. Notable stops include Manchester […]
Osaka-based melodic hardcore unit waterweed are allowing fans to stream two tracks from their forthcoming record Brightest. The full album is due to drop on April 6th and will be released by Lockjaw Records. Waterweed will also be hitting up several tour dates across the UK and Europe starting on April 18th. Notable stops include Manchester Punk Festival on April 20th and a show with Satanic Surfers in Paris on April 26th.
If you can’t wait for the full record, you can listen to two tracks from it below. We’ve also included the European tour poster.
Canadian skate punkers In 2 Months have announced that their next record will be released on April 2nd. Speed of Sound will be the band’s second full-length album. The release is being handle by the Melodic Punk Style label. The previous release from the band was a 2015 self-titled album. If you can’t wait for the next one, […]
Canadian skate punkers In 2 Months have announced that their next record will be released on April 2nd. Speed of Sound will be the band’s second full-length album. The release is being handle by the Melodic Punk Style label.
The previous release from the band was a 2015 self-titled album. If you can’t wait for the next one, you can stream two tracks from Speed of Sound below.
Legendary California punk band Lagwagon have announced a load of tour dates throughout Europe this summer. They’ll start in the UK at Blackpool’s Rebellion Festival and hit various cities throughout the continent. Notable stops include Slovenia’s Punk Rock Holiday and Italy’s Bay Fest. You can check out the full list of dates below. Lagwagon’s latest […]
Legendary California punk band Lagwagon have announced a load of tour dates throughout Europe this summer. They’ll start in the UK at Blackpool’s Rebellion Festival and hit various cities throughout the continent. Notable stops include Slovenia’s Punk Rock Holiday and Italy’s Bay Fest. You can check out the full list of dates below.
Lagwagon’s latest release was their 2014 effort Hang.
We all have a crop of bands who have the power to meld their release cycles with our personal calendars. For me, in keeping with my predictable beardo persona, March 9th meant one and one thing only: new Red City Radio. The new EP is SkyTigers and it continues what their last album started— a […]
We all have a crop of bands who have the power to meld their release cycles with our personal calendars. For me, in keeping with my predictable beardo persona, March 9th meant one and one thing only: new Red City Radio. The new EP is SkyTigers and it continues what their last album started— a re-defining of their identity, while scratching fans’ itch for more gruff punk singalongs.
Since The Dangers of Standing Still, Red City Radio have positioned themselves as formidable songwriters with intense instrumental chops. Although they’ve slowed down, embraced and diminished different elements of their sound and lost original co-writer Paul Pendley, Red City Radio has stayed remarkably consistent in the final product, largely thanks to the songwriting chops of Garrett Dale, who’s gruff and soulful voice give heart and body to intensely singable melodies. So much so, that post-Pendley, Red City Radio released their third full-length as a self-titled, codifying themselves as gifted songcrafters with a knack for grooves and guitar solos.
And if there’s anything that SkyTigers brings to the game, it’s definitely the latter. Solos have always been apart of Red City Radio’s core sound, but here they feel somewhat more prominent, longer, and in general, just more awesome. Maybe it’s the bright, almost neon artwork, but coupled with those noodly solos, the EP adopts an almost 80s rock personality, complete with loud chords and lots of strut. The americana, heartland rock center of the band remains, but the emphasis on guitar-centricity makes it all the more rollicking. If there was one thing I’d have to say about SkyTigers, it’s that this is Red City Radio rockin’ out.
The songs are as good as ever. “If You Want Blood (Be My Guest)” is a great jam with a gripping opening line (“Now I’ve got your attention…”). It starts quiet enough to focus in on the vocal melody before bringing in the guitars and vocal harmonies. The boys are back and they sound just as good they ever had. “I’ll Still Be Around,” a reference to their last releases final track, “I’ll Be Around,” begins with a countrified opening and features an incredible solo. Along the way though, there’s a bunch of lyrics to hang onto and enough crunchy chugs to keep the song feeling like punk rock for grown-ups.
“In the Shadows” might be my favorite off SkyTigers, a spaghetti western tinged stomper with a shredding solo and a killer chorus. It’s dark sounding, dramatic, and a whole lot of fun— somewhere between “Eye of the Tiger,” Ennio Morricone, and latter day Hot Water Music. Complete with a call and response chorus and coupled with an insistent beat, it’s easy to see how “In the Shadows” will slay live.
The performance level of SkyTigers is obvious from the get-go. These are songs meant to be played live, to be experienced in a sweaty club with open hearts and throats. In some ways, Red City Radio reminds me of PUP, who share a similar approach to songwriting. Throughout the album, you can’t help but think about the live show. These are fun songs tailor made for the setlist. That’s where SkyTigers really exceeds, in its ability to bring you into the fold within a couple of lines. Musical escapism, as pure as it comes— music to dance, sing, and rock to.
5/5
Ever wonder what the folks who run Dying Scene have been listening to lately? We’re going to pretend you said “yes” to that question and feature a curated playlist from a different DS editor each week with the intent of exposing you to some new kickass punk bands. This week we go to Minnesota, the […]
Ever wonder what the folks who run Dying Scene have been listening to lately? We’re going to pretend you said “yes” to that question and feature a curated playlist from a different DS editor each week with the intent of exposing you to some new kickass punk bands. This week we go to Minnesota, the land of 10,000 ways to pass off passive/aggressiveness as “being nice,” with Daron.
Discover some great new tunes, and find out what makes him tick by streaming Daron’s personal picks below. [Read more…]
Massachusetts-based punk rock homies Rebuilder are gassing up Tessie the Tour Van and heading out on the road for a quick ten day run next month that’ll take them to the Mississippi River and back. Fellow Boston-based solo act Rooftops will be along for the ride. Check out the full rundown and tour flier below. Rebuilder’s latest […]
Massachusetts-based punk rock homies Rebuilder are gassing up Tessie the Tour Van and heading out on the road for a quick ten day run next month that’ll take them to the Mississippi River and back. Fellow Boston-based solo act Rooftops will be along for the ride. Check out the full rundown and tour flier below.
Rebuilder’s latest album is, as you should well know by now, last year’s Songs From The Massachusetts Turnpike EP, released last year on Panic State Records.
Dutch based pop punks, Dead Giveaway are releasing their sophomore album, Safety Off on March 23rd with the help of White Russian Records and we can’t be more stoked to premiere the LP in it’s entirety! Featuring current and former members of Close Second, Antillectual, Of No Avail and Midnight Menace, this quartet has been around long enough to know […]
Dutch based pop punks, Dead Giveaway are releasing their sophomore album, Safety Off on March 23rd with the help of White Russian Records and we can’t be more stoked to premiere the LP in it’s entirety! Featuring current and former members of Close Second, Antillectual, Of No Avail and Midnight Menace, this quartet has been around long enough to know what keeps their hearts beating: straight forward, catchy, melodic punk rock with a grungy edge, firmly rooted in the 90’s. No more talk. Check out all twelve terrific tracks, below!
*The band’s first full length, We Come In Pieces was released in 2015.