Bright & Barrow Records, the label responsible for last year’s noteworthy punk compilation, “Cause A Scene, Volume One,” has announced the signing of Long Beach, NY’s “Ramones-core” pop-punk act, The New Rochelles, and the upcoming release of their debut album, “It’s New!.”
The label describes the The New Rochelles as “everything a fan of The Ramones, Teenage Bottle Rocket, and Screeching Weasel could want in a young, new band: tons of hooks, down-stroked powerchords, and to-the-point mini-anthems about leather jackets, monsters, and getting into trouble, complete with some “1-2-3-4!”’s.”
“It’s New!” will be released this summer on vinyl and digitally via Bright & Barrow. Details and pressing info will be announced soon, but in the meantime the album’s first single, “This Is My LJ,” can be streamed here.
by Staff Writer sarah