The V List: Five of our favorite new tracks from May 2024

<p>Editor’s Note: Anyone who says there isn’t good music coming out these days — and quite literally, every day — simply isn’t paying attention. Vanyaland’s new compilation feature The V List highlights the best in new music over the past month, pulling together the sounds that have soundtracked the website in recent weeks from our wide-ranging series of features. It’s all the stuff we’re bumping here at Vanyaland HQ, one new bop at a time. Unto Others, ‘Butterfly’  Band comparisons are the laziest form of music journalism, but when […]</p>
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Dwarves announce European tour

The Dwarves are headed to Europe in July. They'll land in Netherlands in mid-July and trek around the continent and UK until Early August. They'll playing a few different festivals during the run, including Rebellion Festival and Brakrock. You can see the dates below. The band released The Dwarves Concept Album in 2023.

Rancid re-releasing 1992 debut 7-inch

Rancid is re-releasing their debut 7-inch from 1992. Rancid is a straight-re-issue except it is now on color vinyl. That's out via Rancid/Hellcat in December. The music is also now available to stream after not being available digitally for many years.

Tours: Spaced announce US tour

Spaced have announced US tour dates for this summer. Autoignition, No Cure, Juicebox, Identity Crisis, Payasa, and Full Stride will be joining them on select dates. Spaced released their album This Is All We Ever Get earlier this year and we spoke to Lexi, Dan, and John about it in February. Check out the dates below.

Punk Rock Karaoke and Milo Aukerman cover Dickies and Bad Brains on new single

Punk Rock Karaoke (Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks/Bad Religion), Darrin Pfeiffer (Goldfinger), Randy Bradbury (Pennywise) and Stan Lee (The Dickies)), will release a new 7-inch with Milo of Descendents.On the A-side, the crew covers Dickies "Manny, Moe, and Jack." The b-side is a cover of Bad Brains's classic "Pay to cum." The a-side is taken from one of PRK's quarantine sessions from a few years ago. That's out via Cleopatra

Candy: "Dreams Less Sweet"

Candy have released a new song called “Dreams Less Sweet”. The song is off their upcoming album It’s Inside You which will be out on June 7 via Relapse Records. Candy released their album Heaven Is Here in 2022. Check out the song below.

Tours: Ragana and Sunrot announce US tour

Ragana and Sunrot have announced US tour dates together. The tour will kick off in July and run into August. Ragana will be touring the US and BC with Agriculture in early July and released Desolation’s Flower in 2023. Sunrot released The Unfailing Rope in 2023. Check out the dates below.

Tours: MDC / Urban Waste / Soji (US)

MDC have announced a handful of US shows for this October. Urban Waste and Soji will be joining them on all dates. MDC released their album War Is A Racket in 2023. Check out the dates below.

Festivals & Events: Prepare the Ground announces dates for 2025, YOB to play

Coming off its inaugural weekend, heavy music festival has announced that they will be returning to downtown Toronto in 2025. The festival has also announced its first band. YOB will be headlining the festival and will be playing their 2011 album ATMA in full. Prepare the Ground will take place on May 30-June 1, 2025.

The Dwarves to release 'Keep It Reel' mini LP

The Dwarves have announced a new release. It's called The Dwarves Keep It Reel mini-LP. the band ha snot released other details, but we will let you know when more info is available. You can see the cover below. The band released The Dwarves Concept Album in 2023.