punk
See: Dead Horse – Night
Dead Horse are a new down & dirty garage / punk trio from London influenced by the likes of Jay Reatard, The Cramps, 80s Matchbox, etc.They are self-releasing their debut EP titled ‘Dead Horse I’ on 10th July 2020. Dead Horse formed in 2019 when former Love Buzzard (Fluffer/1-2-3-4 Records) front man Kevin Lennon (bass/vox) …
Track: Idles – Grounds, plus album news
The brutal and eminently vital IDLES have just released a video for a new song – ‘Grounds’ – and announced details of the release of their third album – ‘Ultra Mono’ – out on 25 September 2020 through Partisan Records. ‘Grounds’ is pure IDLES – swiftly moving, aggressive and sharp yet leavened by a poetic …
SEE: Fuzzbox re-enter the fray with X-Ray Spex cover
BIRMINGHAM’S bubblegum punk legends We’ve Got a Fuzzbox And We’re Going To Use It are back – with a shiny reimagining of the X-Ray Spex classic “I Can’t Do Anything”. The seed to take on Poly Styrene’s first-wave punk number was sown at last year’s Polyfest: a celebration of the X-Ray Spex singer held each …
SEE: The Blinders up the darkness on ‘Mule Track’
MANCHESTER-based, Doncaster-bred goth-punk outfit The Blinders are back in the fray, with their second album in the can – and their latest single “Mule Track” is a dark thrust into the psyche. The track is named for the painting in the Imperial War Museum, which depicts a mule train making its way through a battlefield. …
News: Giving some back: Drew Daniels releases anarcho punk covers set
COMING just weeks after Thrill Jockey put out his politically charged, drifting, textured set Shall We Go on Sinning So That Grace May Increase?, The Soft Pink Truth – Drew Daniels of sonic mavericks Matmos – has released a companion album; except this set consists entirely of anarcho-punk covers. Whereas Shall We Go on Sinning …
See: Lady Bird share new video ‘WWW’ ahead of EP release
Lady Bird are purveyors of a fresh new punk/grime sound, coming out of Kent, the three piece are set to releases their latest EP ‘BRAINWASH MACHINE SETTING’, out June 26th via Purple Stains/ JägerMusik This latest release drags punk well into the here and now, Wonk Unit meets Mike Skinner is as good an analogy as any. This video …
See: Riskee and the Ridicule share video for ‘Blue Jacket’
Riskee And The Ridicule from Kent, have shared this wonderfully in your face piece of lyrically angry, yet musically smiling, art. In a time of rising nationalism, fuelled by a political landscape that leaves the needy behind, and an anti EU feeling that has been polarised by a Brexit vote that also divided the nation. …
EP: Venus – Wicked Things
Rock Queens – ‘Venus’ have released their first EP ‘Wicked Things’ available now from the bands Bandcamp. Lead singer GK, says; ‘With it being our first body of work, wewanted to take both ourselves and our listeners on a journey.Life can be sporadic with what it throws at you, it doesn’t everseem to slow down …
Track: IDLES – Mr Motivator
IDLES lead the way in explosive passionate punk, and we here at Backseat Mafia have always closely followed their upward trajectory with the greatest of joy. Now, deep in the arms of general world misery, they have released a thundering, joyous single ‘Mr Motivator’ replete with a video that that shows while we are apart, …
See: Cro-Mags share new video for ‘From the Grave’
After nearly two decades, 2019 saw the triumphant return of the CRO–MAGS and new music with the release of two back-to-back EPs – Don’t Give In and From The Grave. CRO-MAGS finally launched the pre-orders for their highly anticipated, upcoming full-length album In The Beginning, which will be released worldwide on the 19th of June 2020 via Arising Empire and Mission Two Entertainment. ‘From The Grave’ sees …