punk/post-punk
See: Astari Nite reveals new video for Sunday Queen
Taken from their forthcoming album Midnight Conversations, out in July on Cleopatra Records, South Florida post-punks Astari Nite have released the visuals to the track ‘Sunday Queen’. Talking about the track, Mychael from the band says “IN Sunday Queen, a tragic obsession occurs between magick and love. I feel as the days continue to go …
See: The Tracys reveal new video for Your Team Sucks
The Tracys have released their new punk-rock anthem ‘Your Team Sucks’. The band describes the single as a “stadium anthem for our time”, simultaneously poking fun at sports culture and the rabid, brawling fandom reveling in its idiotic and savage glory. It’s a blistering reflection of our culture, society and the state of today’s world. …
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 …
News: Wire to release Record Store Day 7″ singles box set, plus first three albums reissued
On Record Store Day this year, influential post-punks Wire are releasing ‘Nine Sevens’, a 7″ box set. Housed in a sturdy box with a beautiful cover concept by Bruce Gilbert, Nine Sevens is a unique set of nine 7-inch records that were recorded between 1977 and 1980. This strictly limited edition is a Record Store …
See: Josh T. Pearson releases new video for Straight to the Top, plus European Tour Dates
JOSH T. PEARSON has shared the video for ‘Straight To The Top!’, a fast paced animation created by Pedro Carvalho, João Santos Ponciano, Laura Athayde and Marcos Vinícius. Pedro Carvalho, a 21-year-old Brazilian graphic designer, who graduated from design school last year, was spotted by Pearson on Instagram and approached to make a video. He …
Track: The Damned release double A-side single “Look Left”/”The Devil in Disguise” ahead of new album
The Damned have announced the release of a new double A-side single release, with both tracks taken from upcoming album “Evil Spirits”, due to be released on the 13th April. “Look Left”, written by drummer Pinch has the band in a melodic mood; it’s got a very 80s New-Wave ballad feel to it and an …
Track: Madonnatron – Mermaids / Ich Liebe Dich, plus UK tour news
Following their rather brilliant eponymously-titled debut album, Madonnatron have kept themselves busy, recording a new single ‘Mermaids’, backed by ‘Ich Liebe Dich’ out on Trashmouth Records on 11th May. Not that they’ve had much time on their hands – they’ve squeezed touring with The Moonlandingz, PINS & supporting The Black Lips; featuring on the line …
See: Good Charlotte release live video for “Life Changes”, Slam Dunk Festival headline spot
Good Charlotte have released a live video for “Life Changes” filmed at a recent sold out show at the Brixton Academy. The track first appeared on their 2016 post-hiatus album Youth Authority, and is given the cinematic treatment in this video, where the band perform it with their usual pop-punk bombast. To be honest, I …
News: The Lurkers to release 40th anniversary Edition of Fulham Fallout for Record Store Day
Beggars Arkive announce 40th Anniversary Record Store Day Edition Of The Lurker’s debut album Fulham Fallout. Released on orange vinyl on 21 April 2018 The Lurkers were the first ever band on Beggars Banquet, and the whole label history boils down to their existence. Formed in West London in 1976, they are one of the …
Soundtrack of our lives: Stephen Jones / Babybird
If you think it all began and ended with You’re Gorgeous, a song which catapulted Stephen Jones into the mainstream 22 years ago (number 3 in the UK charts) , then you’d be mistaken. He’d already recorded a handful of records by that point, and since then, with the help of bandcamp he’s released nigh …