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News: Vandoliers Release Tender New Single ‘Your Picture’; Announce UK Tour Dates
Texas country-punk ensemble Vandoliers have released ‘Your Picture’, the latest single from their upcoming album ‘Life Behind Bars’, which is due out June 27 via Break Maiden Records / Thirty Tigers. Written while bandleader Jenni Rose was away from her family on tour, the tender song is inspired by a picture of her wife and daughter she always carries with her. The accompanying music …
News: Virgin Orchestra Release Their New EP ‘Let It Burn’; Listen To Track ‘Venus In Scorpio’ Here
Virgin Orchestra released their new EP, ‘Let It Burn’. The EP was recorded in Sundlaugin Studio, a former swimming pool situated just outside of Reykjavík that was transformed into a studio by Sigur Rós. The release is the follow up to their 2023 project, ‘fragments’, which caused a stir in Iceland and beyond. The release is a dynamic …
News: Post Punk Legend Peter Murphy Releases New Album ‘Silver Shade’
Having issued ‘Let The Flowers Grow’ (a surprise duet with Boy George) as a standalone single in late 2024, original post-punk icon Peter Murphy has followed it in 2025 with the majestic synth-punk/funk hybrid ‘Swoon’ (featuring Trent Reznor) and the stridently epic ‘The Artroom Wonder’ (featuring Justin Chancellor of Tool). Both singles are included on Murphy’s new album, …
Track: TV Death Release New Single ‘Propaganda’ From Forthcoming Debut Album
Newcastle band, TV Death, have released a new single ‘Propaganda’ which comes along with the announcement of their debut album, ‘Neon Dreamland’, which is due out on 21st August. “Propaganda” dissects the ways in which misinformation shapes societal perceptions of critical issues like war and immigration. The track condemns the complacency that allows these narratives …
News: Rotterdam Post-Punks Tramhaus Release Debut Album ‘The First Exit’ Out Now Via Subroutine Records
Rotterdam Post-Punks Tramhaus share long-awaited debut album – ‘The First Exit’ – via Dutch independent label Subroutine Records. Clocking in at just over 30 minutes, ‘The First Exit’ delivers a 9-song blast of coruscating punk-rock thrills; fierce, but patently danceable, the music of Tramhaus feels like a soundtrack to a vivacious, mysterious, and dangerous story. There is no room …
News: Bearings Announce Deluxe Version Of Their Record ‘The Best Part About Being Human’
Bearings have announced a deluxe version of their record ‘The Best Part About Being Human’ via Pure Noise Records. Produced by Sam Guaiana (Silverstein, Between You & Me). The record will feature three new songs and three re-imagined. On the lead single, the band says “Stormy Weather is about being exhausted by your situation but fighting through it. A bad period of …
News: Rebellion Festival 2024 Returns 1st-4th August At The Winter Gardens In Blackpool
Returning this summer over four days from the 1st to the 4th of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival has once again pulled together a line-up that runs the full length and breadth of worldwide alternative and punk rock culture. From the four iconic, genre-defining headline artists of The Stranglers, Sham 69, …
News: Post Punk Pioneers Xmal Deutschland Release Album ‘Early Singles (1981-1982)’ And Front Woman Anja Huwe Releases Debut Solo Album ‘Codes’ Both Out 8th March Via Sacred Bones
“Gothics”—a time before the word goth had even taken shape—believed in the do-it-yourself punk ethos that anyone could pick up an instrument. This, alongside the bric-a-brac fashion of Adam Ant and the long-winded atmospheric malaise of Bauhaus’ 1979 single, “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” gray clouds were starting to form. And in the unlikely city of Hamburg, a brazen …
News: Queercore Punk Band Shooting Daggers Announce Debut Album ‘Love And Rage’ & UK Tour With Spaced
Sal, Bea and Raquel aka Shooting Daggers, are without a doubt burning it up at the moment. Since releasing their EP ‘Athames’ last year and most recently a split single with Ukrainian punk band Death Pill, the whispers are getting louder. Since then things have been pretty much upwards, non – stop, and Daggers are …
News: Shelf Lives Announce Debut Headline EU Tour For March 2024
London electro punk duo Shelf Lives have announced their first European headline tour today, extending their upcoming UK run onto the continent for March 2024. The announcement follows a remarkable year, performing at major festivals like Glastonbury, Liverpool Sound City, The Great Escape, Shambala, and more. Their headline London show was a sell-out success, complemented by landing the Introducing Track of the …