Nagoya, Japan based pop-punk act All Found Bright Lights have announced they will be releasing a new mini-album and have premiered a music video for a new track “Beacon.” You can watch it below. The track is taken from the new album titled nautilus, which is set to release on August 2nd via Tonight Records […]
Nagoya, Japan based pop-punk act All Found Bright Lights have announced they will be releasing a new mini-album and have premiered a music video for a new track “Beacon.” You can watch it below.
The track is taken from the new album titled nautilus, which is set to release on August 2nd via Tonight Records in Japan. You can find the album art and tracklist below the video.
Australian pop-punks The Playbook have recently released a new single titled “Reach.” The band has also premiered a music video for the track, which you can watch below. “Reach” is taken from their upcoming album All I Am Is What You Left Behind, which is due out later this year.
Australian pop-punks The Playbook have recently released a new single titled “Reach.” The band has also premiered a music video for the track, which you can watch below.
“Reach” is taken from their upcoming album All I Am Is What You Left Behind, which is due out later this year.
It’s just over two weeks until the annual punk gathering that is Rebellion Festival returns to the north west of England. This year sees headliners including Bad Religion, The Skids, Slaves, Sham 69 and Pennywise. Tickets are still on sale – but here at DS we are giving 2 tickets away to one lucky competition. All you have to do is reply to […]
It’s just over two weeks until the annual punk gathering that is Rebellion Festival returns to the north west of England. This year sees headliners including Bad Religion, The Skids, Slaves, Sham 69 and Pennywise. Tickets are still on sale – but here at DS we are giving 2 tickets away to one lucky competition. All you have to do is reply to the Facebook post about the competition with the band you’d most want to watch at the festival. A name will be chosen at random next Tuesday (25th July).
The full line-up is up here – with DS’s guide to the best bands to watch while you’re there up too. If you’ve never been before, it’s considered one of the best punk festivals in the world for good reason…
Chicago’s local label Don’t Panic Records will be hosting a fifth anniversary party July 21. The event will take place at the Burlington Bar and will feature Davey Dynamite & The Salt Creek Duo, The Cheap Dates, Shots Fired! Shots Fired! and Pylons. For more information on the event you can slide on over to […]
Chicago’s local label Don’t Panic Records will be hosting a fifth anniversary party July 21. The event will take place at the Burlington Bar and will feature Davey Dynamite & The Salt Creek Duo, The Cheap Dates, Shots Fired! Shots Fired! and Pylons.
For more information on the event you can slide on over to the event page. If you happen to be in the neighborhood be sure to pick up some of the Don’t Panic 5th Anniversary sweet potato and habanero hot sauce.
Steel city punk rockers Nightmarathons are heading out on a short Midwest tour in support of their latest release and you can check out the dates and locations below. The band’s self titled EP was released in May via A-F Records.
Steel city punk rockers Nightmarathons are heading out on a short Midwest tour in support of their latest release and you can check out the dates and locations below.
The band’s self titled EP was released in May via A-F Records.
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Fans of Pat the Bunny and Mischief Brew are sure to dig this emerging solo act. The young Mr. Puntton pairs honest songwriting with raw, angry, passionate vocals, singing about relatable topics like the everyday struggles with depression, anxiety, politics, and love in this beefy, eight track EP. Today, we’re pleased to premiere the debut EP Dopeamine in […]
Fans of Pat the Bunny and Mischief Brew are sure to dig this emerging solo act. The young Mr. Puntton pairs honest songwriting with raw, angry, passionate vocals, singing about relatable topics like the everyday struggles with depression, anxiety, politics, and love in this beefy, eight track EP. Today, we’re pleased to premiere the debut EP Dopeamine in it’s entirety! It’s soooo good, guys! In support of the album release, the Aussie will be touring his Motherland including a supporting spot for US pop punks Direct Hit! So, if you’re Down Under, check the dates and stops while you getcho’ stream on, below. The rest of us will have to handle our transactions digitally over at Atomic Brain Records (physicals and downloads available)!
Abolitionist always skirted classification for me. Their sound is an amalgam of post-hardcore and just plain old punk rock, but it doesn’t really name check the former in the usual ways. It’s melodic, but not too melodic; there are tunes, but they’re shouty and muted in the way that the emocore coming out of DC […]
Abolitionist always skirted classification for me. Their sound is an amalgam of post-hardcore and just plain old punk rock, but it doesn’t really name check the former in the usual ways. It’s melodic, but not too melodic; there are tunes, but they’re shouty and muted in the way that the emocore coming out of DC was during the Revolution Summer. It wouldn’t be too insane to say they got a sort of garage rock Rites of Spring vibe. Listen to End on End? You hear it? It’s kinda there, right? But, Abolitionist isn’t emo, nor can they really take the -core suffix. When I group them with others in my mind, I’m not putting them with Title Fight, Dowsing, or any other emo revival group; you see, Abolitionist– above and beyond their sound– are a political punk band. I have them firmly in the realm of Propagandhi and the Rebel Spell. Where Propagandhi uses riffs and thrash inspired shred to direct their political and social rage, Abolitionist uses crunchy power chord progressions and bare-bones guitar melodies– different tools, same toolbox.
The Pinnacle is the latest EP from the Portland quartet, four songs that carry the common theme of struggling with the modern world, sometimes tearing down a falsely comforting construct (the ‘tree farms’ in “That’s No Forest, Stupid”) or even a call to arms against our own selves (“Not Alone”). The songs comes together as short blasts of cagey punk energy, paranoid and isolated, simultaneously resigned and focused. Even during the hopefulness on “Not Alone,” where vocalist Dustin Herron calls for us to become aware and supportive of the social contract, there’s frustration coiled between the lines.
It’s this frustration that bleeds into Abolitionist’s sound, which has the same grey and rain as the city they come from. “We Are the Pinnacle” might be one of the catchier songs on The Pinnacle, opening the album with sharp declaratives and a sense of guitar melody that wouldn’t be out of place on an early Hot Water Music album. “Surrounded By Everyone” is almost hypnotic in its repeating riff, represented both by chords and single notes, alluding to and maximizing the paranoia of the lyricism. It’s all simple stuff, minor key and muted, with shout-sung melodies laid over top– but it’s the right decision for the near-apocalyptic resolve in their lyrics.
The Pinnacle is a strong EP with a sound that doesn’t fit neatly anywhere, except within the broad scope of punk rock. Songs like “That’s No Forest, Stupid” cover ideas that aren’t typical topics in the political punk oeuvre, while the EP-ender “Not Alone” pushes against convention and offers not only umbrage, but solutions. The Pinnacle might not be for everyone, and even I could admit that with double the songs, it would run the risk of bleeding together into a droney mess. But, the EP that was delivered is the perfect length, with four short songs coupled with concise messages and a punchy sound. And in punk rock, no matter the subgenre, that’s about all you need.
4/5 Stars
Even if you’ve only seen their name in print beforehand and Disasters marks your first run-in with Rayner, this EP will make you feel like you’ve been listening to Rayner for years. In just under 20 minutes, Rayner have crafted a comfortable and inviting listen. Much like many other bands are doing these days, their brand of […]
Even if you’ve only seen their name in print beforehand and Disasters marks your first run-in with Rayner, this EP will make you feel like you’ve been listening to Rayner for years. In just under 20 minutes, Rayner have crafted a comfortable and inviting listen.
Much like many other bands are doing these days, their brand of pop punk trades in the blistering speed and anger of their 90’s forefathers for slower, more inwardly introspective tunes. With familiar sounds and lyrical themes that can be easily recognized by anyone attempting to make sense of living in the modern age, it’d be easy to call them jaded but there’s also an underlying hint of optimism in these songs.
Life is a struggle, that’s for sure. But it’s less so when you’ve got bands like Rayner on your side, composing a soundtrack to help form some sort of structure to get you through it.
3.5 / 5 Stars
RIYL: The Bouncing Souls, The Menzingers, Iron Chic
Listen to Disasters here .
Dutch skate punks RunningLate are streaming a new song called “Trojan Horse.” You can check it out below. “Trojan Horse” comes from the bands’ upcoming split with Hoist The Colours. They last released Spectators in January 2015.
Dutch skate punks RunningLate are streaming a new song called “Trojan Horse.”
You can check it out below.
“Trojan Horse” comes from the bands’ upcoming split with Hoist The Colours. They last released Spectators in January 2015. [Read more…]
Indiana pop punks Amuse have released a lyric video for their song “I Want To Believe.” You can check it out below. “I Want To Be Believe” comes from the bands’ upcoming EP Life Sucks, which is set to be released on August 4th, 2017.
Indiana pop punks Amuse have released a lyric video for their song “I Want To Believe.”
You can check it out below.
“I Want To Be Believe” comes from the bands’ upcoming EP Life Sucks, which is set to be released on August 4th, 2017. [Read more…]