If you read this site on the regular, you probably saw that Sammy Kay recently wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign in advance of his new full-length album, civil/WAR. There’s a song on the new album called “Thoughts & Prayers,” and as you might imagine, it’s Kay’s take on the seemingly never-ending state of affairs in our nation right now.

You can check out “Thoughts And Prayers” here and pick up your own digital copy as a “pay-what-you-can” single. But here’s the thing; there’s also going to be a going to be an extremely limited edition, lathe-cut seven-inch backed with another civil/WAR track, “Forgotten Ones.” All proceeds from the single will be donated to The Brady Campaign and Everytown or Gun Safety.

The Pete Steinkopf-produced civil/WAR is due out in October on Say-10 Records. You can pre-order it here. Also, tickets for his record release show at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ, are available here; Kay will be opening for the inimitable John Moreland that night!

Hopefully you haven’t put the finishing touches on your “Best of 2017” album lists yet, because we’ve got ourselves a pretty solid contender added to the field from seemingly out of nowhere! Well, out of New Jersey, but still.

It comes to us from none other than Jared Hart, probably best known for his role as frontman of Garden State punk band The Scandals. He released his first solo album, Past Lives & Pass Lines, a couple years back and went on tour both as a member of Brian Fallon’s band, The Crowes, and as a solo artist, where he performed alongside the likes of Frank Iero, Cory Branan and a bunch more. While on those shows, he had the occasion to perform a few of his solo songs alongside a full band, and got the bug to re-record some of the more standout tracks with a band in a studio setting. The result? A four-song EP called Past Life Regression…which is not only officially out today, but is officially available for “pay-what-you-want” download below. Check it out!

Past Lives & Pass Lines was released in November 2015 on Say-10 Records.

As evidenced in part by his debut album, 2015’s Past Lives & Pass Lines, Jared Hart has been busy carving out a pretty legit niche for himself as a solo artist…that is when he’s not occupied by either his duties as founder/frontman of New Jersey punk band The Scandals or filling out the guitar and vocal sounds in Brian Fallon’s band, The Crowes.

Most recently, Hart has announced a run of solo European tour dates that’ll keep him busy from late September through mid October. The twelve-date run kicks off September 28th in the Netherlands, and finishes up just in time for Hart and a full backing band — some of whom will look familiar to all you fans of the larger Jersey punk scene –will support Racquet Club, the new band featuring (among others) Sergie Loobkoff from Samiam/Knapsack fame on their first run through the northeastern US.

Head below for the full rundown of Hart’s tour dates, and stay tuned for news on upcoming Hart solo music in the very near future!

Past Lives & Pass Lines hit the streets in November 2015 on Say-10 Records.