So, the Knoxville guys in American Thought Criminals just dropped their third record, Bored of Peace, via Robot Polisher Records, and it’s pretty much exactly what you’d want from an O.S.H.C. outfit. This isn't some over-produced studio project. It feels like a sweaty basement show in Tennessee. They’re leaning hard into that Old-school Hardcore, Skate-Pop... Continue Reading →
If you thought the Canadian Prairies were just quiet wheat fields and polite nods, Chucky and the Cheapskates are here to shatter that illusion with a brick wrapped in a lyric sheet. Dropping this past September, their new EP, Poetry Will Save the World, is a five-track manifesto that proves you don’t need a wall... Continue Reading →
Let’s be real: usually, when a band from a place like Middletown drops an album titled Take a Five, you expect a mid-tempo slog or some over-polished radio rock. But FALSE ALARM just kicked the door down and reminded us that Ohio still has teeth. The album released this past October, Take a Five is... Continue Reading →
The Quebec-based punks We told You so come out swinging with A New Frame of Mind, a release that hits fast, loud, and straight from the gut. Eight tracks, no filler—just fats energy, tight songwriting that defines melodic punk at its best. We Told You So Right from the start, the band wastes zero time.... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been looking for a reason to break your furniture and scream at the ceiling, look no further. Mexico’s own Los Revolucionarios just dropped Myteri Split, and let me tell you, it’s a total throat-punch of a record. This isn't just "fast music"—it’s a seven-track in how to blend the raw, jagged edge of... Continue Reading →
Forget the over-produced, plastic "punk" you hear on the radio. LOS FIASCOS—the one-man from Cleveland wrecking crew known as ARON—is about to slap the caffeine right out of your hand. Dropping officially on July 13, his new record Pick It Up is a love letter to the era of baggy cargo shorts, sweat-soaked basements, and... Continue Reading →
DC’s Finest are Back: R-NØT 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-NØT is here to kindly (or not so kindly) kick your teeth in. Fresh off the poppy punk rock of last year’s Dumpster Fire,... Continue Reading →
Hay discos que llegan sin pedir permiso, te agarran del cuello y te sacuden hasta que te acuerdas por qué amas el punk rock. Así entra “Lost & Found”, 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 you… and then there are songs that kick the door in, smash your cheap speakers, and leave you sweating on the floor. “I’M ON MY WAY” — the new single from THE FINAL FALL — is 100% the second kind. Straight outta the Gold Coast and active since... Continue Reading →
Josh “Gaijinja” just kicked the door open with his first self-titled, fully DIY solo album, and yeah—this thing doesn’t 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, it’s 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-mouth—slowly... Continue Reading →
CALACAS vuelve a la carga y esta vez lo hace bien acompañado. La banda tica de punk acaba de soltar su nuevo EP “Colaboraciones”, un material corto pero bien directo al mentón, 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 6–track EP from Calgary, Canada skatepunk band Upside Down Man, released through Sketchy Records and produced by Casey Lewis (Belvedere’s 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 Screams’ new three-track ST/EP feels like a solid snapshot of where the band is right now. Rooted in punk rock, the songs don’t rely on speed alone—they breathe, groove, and give space for the message to land. It’s straightforward music, but it’s 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, “Alright, let’s get back to it.” It’s 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)Supernal’s new single “Why Won’t You Eat?” hits like a busted amp in a sweaty garage—loud, raw, and way too real to ignore. Coming from that tiny surf-n-fish town called Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, these three kids—Bryn, Tor, and Jayda—show up with a sound that’s somehow melodic and jagged at the same... Continue Reading →
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