punk/post-punk tracks
Track: Lazaris Pit – You don’t tag me in memes anymore
Raleigh, North Carolina indie rockers Lazaris Pit have announced a new album Coniphers is out on May 22nd, and ahead of it the band have released the lead single from it, You Don’t Tag Me in Memes Anymore. Essentially a modern break up song (couldn’t be anything else really, could it) it’s described by the …
Track: Ice Baths – Clusters
Ahead of tomorrow’s (31st May) release of their Decadent Sprinter EP via Blank Editions, London post-punks Ice Baths have revealed the last single to be taken from it, Clusters, following on from previous singles, Auster and Simulation. It’s a taught slice of post-punk/art rock, with these shards guitar shattering over the accompaniment in the verse …
Track: B Boys – I want
Taken from their forthcoming album Dudu, out on July 26th via Captured Tracks, I want is the new single from New York post-punks B Boys. featuring Veronica Torres from Pill, I want, according to the band at least, is “…inspired by the frustration of having to demand for the things you innately deserve. It’s about …
Track: Treeboy & Arc – Concept
Seminal label Speedy Wunderground is preparing for the release of the 29th single in their series and it’s from Leeds post-punk five piece Treeboy & Arc, who certainly announced their arrival with a minor prang involving a parked BMW next to the studio before even meeting label boss Dan Carey. Luckily, things took a turn …
Track: The Needs – Summerbore
It’s raining outside. I could happily lay my face on the table in front of me and go to sleep. And the reason I’m not is that is that playing in the background, pretty much on repeat, is Summerbore – the debut single from Norwegian power-pop punks The Needs. Formed by Kvelertak’s guitarist Maciek Ofstad and …
Track: Idles – Mercedes Marxist, plus US tour dates
Idles have released a new song taken from the sessions from their latest LP ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’, out physically on 7″ vinyl with another song ‘I Dream Guilloutine’ as it’s b-side, on August 2nd via Partisan Records. Pre-orders are available HERE. Built over this troubled punk vibe centred around this single repeated note, it …
Review: Gang of Four ‘Complicit’ EP
Gang of Four ‘Complicit’ EP (April 20, 2018) Gang of Four started in 1977 and its first phase, incorporating several changes of lineup, lasted until 1983. As guitarist, composer, producer and lyric writer, Andy Gill was and remains the band’s driving force. Co-produced by Gill himself alongside Ben Hillier (Blur, Depeche Mode) and Ross Orton (M.I.A., Arctic Monkeys), …
Track: The Lovely Eggs – Big Sea, plus UK tour dates
DIY punk rockers The Lovely Eggs have announced the latest single to be taken from their celebrated ‘This is Eggland’ album (not least by us – read our review here), Big Sea, which will drop on surf blue 7″ vinyl on May 18th. It explores the mysteries of the universe and is a call to …
Track: Liines – Find Something
In the rush of the Easter break we nearly missed thie new single from Manchester Post-Punks Liines. Taken from their upcoming album ‘Stop – Start’, Find Something is abrupt and urgent, reminiscent of PINS, even Savages, with taught, angular chords, churning riffs and direct, slightly ominous sounding vocals. Check it out, here Tomorrow is out …
Track: Zeke – On the Road, plus European tour dates
Seattle punk legends ZEKE return with their first new album in over fourteen years, Hellbender, set for release late this month through Relapse Records. They’re also sharing new track ‘On The Road’ right now. “Short, fast, loud, and to the fuckin’ point”, Hellbender contains fifteen tracks laced with ZEKE’s signature mix of hyperspeed thrash-punk and …