DCโs Finest are Back: R-NรT Drops "Gaslighter // Part 1" with a Punk Legend in Their Corner If you thought D.C. alternative punk rock had nothing left to say in 2026, R-NรT is here to kindly (or not so kindly) kick your teeth in. Fresh off the poppy punk rock of last yearโs Dumpster Fire,... Continue Reading →
Hay discos que llegan sin pedir permiso, te agarran del cuello y te sacuden hasta que te acuerdas por quรฉ amas el punk rock. Asรญ entra โLost & Foundโ, el nuevo bombazo de ONE REASON TO RISE, una banda que desde 2017 viene picando piedra en la escena colombiana y que ahora se manda un... Continue Reading →
There are songs that creep up on youโฆ and then there are songs that kick the door in, smash your cheap speakers, and leave you sweating on the floor. โIโM ON MY WAYโ โ the new single from THE FINAL FALL โ is 100% the second kind. Straight outta the Gold Coast and active since... Continue Reading →
Josh โGaijinjaโ just kicked the door open with his first self-titled, fully DIY solo album, and yeahโthis thing doesnโt ask for permission. Ten tracks, no rulebook, made by an American punk living in Japan and sounding exactly like that clash should sound: loud, messy, smart, and kinda unclassifiable in the best way. Sonically, itโs pure... Continue Reading →
Hey folks, so I finally got my hands on a copy of "Earn Your Wings" by W.Witosky and The Dirty Dog Dick Eaters - D3E, (who da fuck are they?) this country-punk outfit from San Antonio, Texas, dropped under the Robot Monster Rechords label. These guys are kinda that band you hear about through word-of-mouthโslowly... Continue Reading →
CALACAS vuelve a la carga y esta vez lo hace bien acompaรฑado. La banda tica de punk acaba de soltar su nuevo EP โColaboracionesโ, un material corto pero bien directo al mentรณn, con 5 tracks que mantienen intacta la esencia cruda y contestataria que ya es marca registrada del grupo. Esto no es un disco... Continue Reading →
Fairy Tale in a Modern Age is the new 6โtrack EP from Calgary, Canada skatepunk band Upside Down Man, released through Sketchy Records and produced by Casey Lewis (Belvedereโs drummer) and recorded at Echobase Studios. Right from the start, you can tell this is a well-crafted release made by people who know the genre inside... Continue Reading →
The Custard Screamsโ new three-track ST/EP feels like a solid snapshot of where the band is right now. Rooted in punk rock, the songs donโt rely on speed aloneโthey breathe, groove, and give space for the message to land. Itโs straightforward music, but itโs tight, well-executed, and honest, which makes it stick. Lyrically, the EP... Continue Reading →
After five years , London punks The Scuts are finally back with No Profit, their third release since they kicked things off in 2014. Following Gross Profit (2014) and Net Profit (2020), this new EP feels like the band waking up, cracking their knuckles, and saying, โAlright, letโs get back to it.โ Itโs a tight... Continue Reading →
Beta Voids is a punk rock band from Astoria, Oregon; they come out swinging on Scrape It Off, a seven-track EP that taps straight into the raw pulse of early L.A. punk. You can hear shades of bands like Redd Kross and Black Flag in the way everything feels fast, loose, and a little unhinged.... Continue Reading →
(EN)Supernalโs new single โWhy Wonโt You Eat?โ hits like a busted amp in a sweaty garageโloud, raw, and way too real to ignore. Coming from that tiny surf-n-fish town called Puerto Viejo on Costa Ricaโs Caribbean coast, these three kidsโBryn, Tor, and Jaydaโshow up with a sound thatโs somehow melodic and jagged at the same... Continue Reading →
Eastern Hungary isnโt exactly the first place you imagine when someone says โsun-drenched pop-punkโ ... but The Neighbors clearly donโt give a damn about your expectations. With their third album, Van idลd? (Do you have enough time?), the trio delivers a record that feels like flipping through an old skate-sticker-covered diary while a storm brews... Continue Reading →
Torontoโs own pop-punk troublemakers THE MENDOZAZ are back, and their new EP The Completely Fictional History of This Great Nation of Canada is eight tracks reminds you why you fell in love with this band in the first place. Right out of the gate, โAn American Werewolf in London, Ontarioโ sets the tone โ itโs... Continue Reading →
Straight out of the dark crypts of Gothenburg, Sweden, Left Hand Black are back with their third full-length album, Death Canโt Keep Us Apart, and manโฆ itโs an absolute horrorpunk feast for the undead. Clocking in at 14 tracks, this record drips with everything we love about the genre โ the undead romance, the campy... Continue Reading →
The Grimly Pleased are back at it in 2025 with not one, but two fresh EPs โ Iโd Be Delighted and Iโll Choose It โ both cut at The Record Company in Boston. True to form, the band hasnโt skimped on visuals either: the covers are a split design, one half for each EP, like... Continue Reading →
If youโve ever wondered what it feels like to be front row at a sweaty, no-holds-barred punk show โ Bad Mary dropped it on us with Live on Long Island. This isnโt just a live album โ itโs a full-on glam-punk experience, messy in the best way and loud in all the right places. The... Continue Reading →
Who the Hell Are The Effigies? If you know anything about Chicago punk history, you know The Effigies werenโt just part of the scene โ they helped build the damn thing. Formed in 1980, they were one of the first bands to bring hardcore attitude to the Midwest. No mohawks, no slogans โ just grit,... Continue Reading →
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