Remember when buying an album meant something more than adding a dozen audio files to an already endless collection of impersonal mp3s? It was a time when liner notes actually got read and there was something really special about the art that graced an album’s cover. Today, in an industry dominated by iTunes and Pandora, it seems the cover art of an album is getting a little under-appreciated. Well, we here at Dying Scene aren’t letting the art form die off so easily.

Whether bizarre, beautiful, thought provoking, or hilarious, each Tuesday we will present the most interesting album covers of the week and let you readers vote on which one you think should win “Cover Art of the Week!”

Check out this week’s offering right here and get voting!

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Punks In Vegas has just uploaded a new video in their continuing series “Stripped Down Sessions”, where musicians play songs with no amps or mics, just pure sound.

This new session features Mississippi folk singer/songwriter Cory Branan performing his song, “Survivor Blues”, before his set at the Bunkhouse in Vegas, where he opened up for Joey Cape’s Bad Loud.

Check out the video right here.

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Hardcore music label Panic Records is pleased to announce the signing of Buffalo, NY punk quartet Pentimento. Here’s what the label had to say about their newest family member,

While staying true to the roots and influences of their upbringing, what sets Pentimento apart is the sheer honesty and authenticity you take away when listening to their music. The goal of Pentimento has always been to create passionate music that they could share with others and have the listener feel and connect with on a personal level.

The band just released their newest EP, “Wrecked”, digitally, and has announced plans for the actual CD to come out July 19th on Panic Records. To listen to the entire album streaming, head to the band’s Facebook page and check it out!

Good Fight Music have posted their second music sampler as a free download on Amazon.

The sampler includes 8 songs from 8 good bands and features Madball, The Chariot, Funeral For A Friend, S.O.S., and more.

1. The Chariot “Robert Rios”

2. Madball “Invigorate”

3. The Contortionist “Contact”

4. Conditions “The End of Progression”

5. This or the Apocalypse “The Incoherent”

6. Funeral For A Friend “Front Row Seats….”

7. While She Sleeps “My Conscience, Your Freedom”

8. S.O.S. “Keep Me Outside” (brand new, unreleased track)

Click here to download yours.

California pop-punk act The Story So Far had a video of their new song “Daughters” posted. The recording is from recent live performance they did and the song is the acoustic version. Check it out here.

“Daughters” is off the band’s upcoming album “Under Soil And Dirt,” which is set to be released June 21st on Pure Noise Records. [Read more…]

Against Me! are streaming a brand new song since the release of their album “White Crosses” last year. The song, called “Russian Spies,” was first heard acoustic a couple of weeks ago, and marks the first song with the band’s new drummer Jay Weinberg. Listen to it here.

Frontman Tom Gabel had this to say about the band, “‘Russian Spies’ is a song about existential dread, narcotic submarines, oil spills, and the now almost distant memory of a red threat. In this brave new world, sometimes I find myself longing for enemies so simple.”

The song is part of an EP titled “Russian Spies/Occult Enemies” that will be released June 14th on Sabot Productions.

Philly pop-punkers The Wonder Years will be streaming their upcoming album “Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing” in its entirety this upcoming Friday. Check back then as we’ll have the story for you once it’s up.

“Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing” is due out on June 14 on Hopeless Records. The band will play a record release show in their hometown the same day.

Lead vocalist of Senses Fail, Buddy Nielson, and his melodic hardcore side project Bayonet, have announcd that Mightier Than Sword records will be releasing the band’s upcoming self-titled debut EP on July 26th.

The first pressing will be limited to 500 one-sided 12” records. The color breakdown will be 100 on black 180gram vinyl, 200 on clear-yellow-brown swirl, and 200 on clear-grey-black marble swirl. Check out the cover art <—there— and the tracklisting below:

01. Nightmare
02. Who’s Gonna Want Me Now
03. Harsh
04. Black Bird
05. New York Minutes

The Swellers are streaming their new album “Good For Me” in its entirety on their Facebook page. Give ‘er a listen by click “like” on the Facebook link!

“Good For Me” is due out next week, June 14th, on Fueled By Ramen.

This past weekend, Punk veterans Bad Religion played at KROQ’s Weenie Roast for the 5th time. If you weren’t in attendance, you can still catch the band’s performance by downloading their entire set, in both audio and video format. Get it here.

The band played 12 songs total during their 40 minute set:

1. Los Angeles Is Burning

2. Wrong Way Kids

3. 21st Century (Digital Boy)

4. The Resist Stance

5. A Walk

6. New Dark Ages

7. The Devil in Stitches

8. Cyanide

9. Struck A Nerve

10. American Jesus

11. Infected

12. Sorrow

Their latest album, “The Dissent of Man,” was released last year via Epitaph Records.