Boston post-hardcore act Actor|Observer are streaming their new album, Pareidolia, which was released on August 24th via No Sleep Records.
You can give it a listen below.
Actor|Observer last released One Another in November 2017 via Party Smasher Inc.
La Dispute are releasing a 10th anniversary edition of their debut Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair. Coming out on their original label, No Sleep Records, it features re-amped guitars from the original recordings, a new mix, and re-imagined artwork. Pre-orders are available here and the album will be available November 9.
They have also announced a fall tour of the US with Circa Survive that is booked to kick off in October.
Check out a video for the new version of “Castle Builders” and all their tour dates below.
San Diego punks Anakin have teamed up with Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Pierre on their new single “Spaced Out.” According to Brad Chancellor, “The song “Spaced-Out” is really just about my lifelong battle with severe anxiety and somewhat mild paranoia. I was officially diagnosed in 2015 and was able to get on meds to help right my brain. I’m finally feeling like I’m taking back control of my life after all those years of living in a shell of myself.”
This single will be apart of their EP project for the next twelve months in which Anakin will debut a five new EPs over the course of twelve months. Each one will feature an original song and a cover of a song that is representative of their song-writing influences.
Check it out below!
Political hardcore punks Death Of A Nation are streaming their self titled album. The album features four very socially charged punk rock songs that are heavy on the anger and even heavier on social justice or lack there of.
You can check out the album below.
If your a fan of Anti-Flag or Propagandhi you’ll definitely like these guys.
The Felix Culpa released a combination LP/EP on bandcamp. It’s comprised of 17 tracks, and is a hell of a deal for seven bucks.
Check out the stream below and pick up the LP/EP at bandcamp.
California Post-Hardcore/Punk act Slow Bloom recently announced that they will be releasing their new EP, Hex Hex Hex, on January 26th via No Sleep Records. The band is also streaming the song “Sarcophaguts” off the new release to give an idea of what to expect. You can check that song out below.
Brooklyn based emo rockers Able Baker Fox are streaming their brand new album. ‘Visions’ is out now via No Sleep Records (US) and Arctic Rodeo Recordings (EU). We recommend you head down below and give this gem a spin, you won’t regret it.
Visions is the follow up to Able Baker Fox’s debut album ‘Voices‘, which came out in 2008.
Death Of A Nation, the newly formed band including ex-members of Defeater and Verse, are streaming debut track “Don’t Speak For Me”. The track is taken from an upcoming No Sleep Records 7″ – details of which are yet to be confirmed. Suffice to say, it’s very, very good.
Have a listen below – and read a statement from the band.
Brooklyn based emo rockers Able Baker Fox just dropped a huge new track. ‘Purple Mountains’ is taken from the band’s upcoming sophomore album ‘Visions’, out August 25th via No Sleep Records (US) and Arctic Rodeo Recordings (EU).
Head down below to give ‘Purple Mountains’ a spin.
Pop-punk singer/songwriter Allison Weiss dropped a new song for us all to enjoy. ‘Runaway’ premiered last night and was co-written by Tegan And Sara’s own Tegan Quin. A big listen for fans of the new Paramore album.
Weiss’ last album ‘New Love’ dates back to 2015 and was released via SideOneDummy.
Head down below to check out ‘Runaway’.
UK pop-punk band WSTR have premiered a music video for the track “Eastbound & Down.” You can check it out below.
“Eastbound & Down” comes from the band’s most recent album, Red, Green or Inbetween, which was released on January 20 via No Sleep Records.
Boston rockers Aviator have just announced that they’re releasing a new album this summer entitled Loneliness Leaves The Light On For Me, which will be out on June 23rd via No Sleep Records. The band also released the filthy good track “Nasonov Pheromone,” which got me all riled up about this album. I think that’s what pheromones do. Don’t ask me, I’m not a scientist.
Loneliness is the band’s follow-up to their 2014 debut Head In The Clouds, Hands In The Dirt.
You can pre-order Loneliness here , and check out “Nasonov Pheromone” below.
No Sleep Records has announced the latest addition to their ever-growing family – the Michigan-based pop punk outfit Hot Mulligan. The label plans to digitally re-release Hot Mulligan’s debut EP Opportunities with the addition of one extra bonus track; an acoustic jam titled “Deluxe Capacitor.”
“When we decided to add another song to the EP, we knew we didn’t want to pull out some b-rate version of one of the other songs, and this is the result,” said Chris Freeman of Hot Mulligan. “This song is about getting better, but realizing you’ve still got progress to make.”
With No Sleep’s digital re-release of Opportunities, Hot Mulligan plans to record their debut LP this summer.
Stream Opportunities, along with the new bonus track, and check out the dates and locations of the band’s upcoming tour below.
Opportunities was originally released via Save Your Generation Records on December 16th, 2016.
Balance and Composure have announced that they are to release a 7″ to mark this year’s Record Store Day. In a Facebook post, the band said detailed the 22nd April release of “Slowheart”, featuring unreleased tracks from the “Light We Made” sessions.
The release will be limited to 1000 copies. See the Record Store Day website for local stores.
Lancaster rockers SPILL and Defeater frontman Derek Archaumbault’s side project Alcoa have announced a Spring tour in the US beginning on May 19. You can find tour dates, locations, and lineup information below.
The bands will be bringing along Jake Clarke, former guitarist and vocalist for Superheaven, and Spur, a dream punk band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who will be supporting on different dates. Alcoa and Spill will also be playing BLED FEST on May 27.
So a while back, I tossed around the idea of writing what was basically a think piece about how there continue to be loads of awesome bands with a variety of interesting influences emerging every year, but for the old guys who grew up on early 80s hardcore, there didn't seem to be anything new to sink our teeth into. But think pieces are dreadful, so I didn't write it. Also, turns out, I would have been wrong!
Enter: School Drugs. Hailing from the Jersey Shore, the quartet are hard, fast, angry and aggressive, a byproduct of a knee-jerk educational system that seems hellbent on medicating a generation of school children. It's like if Bad Brains or Black Flag grew up hooked on Ritalin. Check out their latest, razor-sharp EP Relative Suffering here!
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