Hanalei, Darien Gap, and Celebration Summer have all announced that they have left A-F Records. Hanalei and Darian Gap released identical statements on their Instagram accounts which read, ”Following a rape accusation against the singer of Anti-Flag, we will be pulling the Darien Gap from A-F Records. This applies to the last Hanalei release as well. Please know that my friend that runs the record label is not in Anti-Flag, and as we do, he stands with the victim and condemns this horrific behavior. I will be selling the vinyl copies of the EP on my own, and all income from the digital and physical release will be donated to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. It’s tragic how pervasive these incidents are. No space or community is truly safe. Thank you to Kendra and Rich for continuing to work to expose these monsters. Thanks as well to the brave individuals that are willing to speak up about their experiences. Let’s all follow their lead and try to make the world a better place.” Celebration Summer released a statement on Instagram which reads, Celebration Summer are aware of the deeply disturbing allegations against one of the founding members of Anti-Flag and our label, A-F Records. Through A-F Records management is not a party to the accusations, it is unfortunate that they have chosen not to address the issue publicly thus far. Regrettably, we (as many of our label mates have done) will be parting ways with A-F Records. We appreciate all their support t this point, but cannot in good conscience remain affiliated with the label.” American Televsion, who have an album coming out on the label next month released a statement on Facebook that reads, ”Many people have been reaching out to us since we have been working with A-F Records. The Enough podcast shook us, as it did many. We stand by victims of sexual assault. We weren’t prepared for this. Many parts of our album’s release are in motion and can not stop. We’re trying to find the best way forward. It will not include Anti-Flag.” The allegations against an unnamed singer of a political punk band that many believe to be Justin Sane surfaced on a recent episode of the enough. podcast. Anti-Flag broke up suddenly the night of July 19. Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves have also parted ways with the label. See their statements in full below.

Pity Party have announced that they have cut ties with A-F Records following the allegations against an unnamed singer of a political punk band (who many believe is Justin Sane of Anti-Flag) surfaced on a recent episode of the enough. podcast. The band released a statement on Instagram which reads, ”Hi friends, we want to take a second to address the horrible news that came out earlier this week about a band that we once looked up to for many years. First and foremost, we want to speak directly to the victims of this monster and any one else who is a victim of Sexual Abuse: we SEE you, we HEAR you, we BELIEVE you. We will continue to show up for you and continue to police our scene in order to keep you safe, to keep ourselves safe, to keep our community safe. We only have one another, so we have to lookout for each other. We wanted to also update you on our affiliation with A-F Records. While we do know that the fine people who run the record label had nothing to do with these acts and we have never dealt with the abuser himself directly during our time on the label, we feel it isn’t right for us to continue to associate with a label affiliated with this individual and are no longer an A-F artist. We were due to announce a new record out through A-F in the coming days and unfortunately have already started the pressing process. The announcement will still come and the record will be put out through SBAM alone, instead of as a joint release. We will be donating profits from the A-F share of records directly to Sexual Assault prevention and recovery organizations in both the Bay Area and Pittsburgh. More details to come. Lastly, we just want to express how heartbroken this entire ordeal has left us. As we said before, we have all looked up to this band for most of our entire musical careers. Unfortunately, monsters come in all shapes and sizes, and can be quite easy in charming you into thinking they are someone they’re not. People (predominantly men) like this get away with these heinous acts because we don’t want to believe that someone we have been inspired by, or look up to, or get along with, or have a good time with, or share similar tastes or hobbies, could be capable of doing such things. WE HAVE TO DO BETTER. WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO VICTIMS. WE HAVE TO BELIEVE VICTIMS. WE HAVE TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO SPEAK UP. AND WE HAVE TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE. KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE, ALWAYS.” Anti-Flag broke up suddenly the night of July 19. Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves, Hanalei, Darien Gap, and Celebration Summer have since parted ways with the label and American Television and Reconciler have released statements about their involvement with the label. See the band's statement below.

<p>Rebuilder just laid the foundation for a future with A-F Records. The Boston group announced last week (May 31) that they’ve inked a deal with Anti-Flag’s Pittsburgh label, while simultaneously serving up their first new release since Live From 2021. Enter “Hold On,” a half-song, half-time-capsule that submerges listeners in the grueling pressure cooker we now simply call “2020.” It’s a single that’s hellbent on breaking away from the cruelty and claustrophobia of the pandemic — yet finds itself clinging […]</p>
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Boston-based Rebuilder have announced their signing to A-F Records. The band has also released a video for the first single from the upcoming album “Hold On”. The video was shot and edited by Bill Fulkerson. Rebuilder released their live album Live From 2021 in 2021 and their single “Monuments” in 2020. Check out the video below.

Reconciler have released a statement about their affiliation with A-F Records. The statement was released on Instagram and reads, ”In light of recent allegations against the singer of the band Anti-Flag, we’re compelled to clarify that we believe and support victims. We’re absolutely speechless regarding those who are suffering in the wake of these events. Our association with A-F Records has nothing to do with Anti-Flag. We don’t know them. We’ve never played a show with them. They’ve never been a part of a convo about our records. Our association with A-F Records has always been based on the truly great human beings behind the scenes there that we do know, that we have played shows with, and that we are proud to call our friends. We know as little as anyone else at this point, but we’ll surely be learning about it together from here on. This is a tragedy.” The allegations against an unnamed singer of a political punk band that many believe to be Justin Sane surfaced on a recent episode of the enough. podcast. Anti-Flag broke up suddenly the night of July 19. Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves, Hanalei, Darien Gap, and Celebration Summer have since parted ways with the label and American Television have released a statement about their involvement with the label. See the band's statement below.