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    Seattle punk duo Haunted Horses have a new LP out titled Watcher. The two describe their industrial-tinged compositions as “satanic space jams,” which makes perfect sense upon listening through Watcher. You can check out the album’s closing track, “White Eyes,” above. Revel in the post-apocalyptic punk magic! Watcher is

  • West Coast screamo outfit Touché Amoré’s third record is easily the most ambitious in their discography so far, featuring some incredibly dynamic and melodic punk guitars and lyrics that dive into the depths of mortality, legacy, and the band itself.

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    Crusty, apocalyptic, punk-infused thrash metal act Toxic Holocaust is dropping their next album at the end of October, and I couldn’t be more excited given how hard-hitting all the tracks to drop from it have been thus far. “Out of the Fire” features some gruff vocals, ultra-distorted guitars, enthralling

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    Omaha punk rock outfit Yuppies have a new self-titled album out now. Above, you can sample three of the LP’s tracks, “A Ride,” “What’s That?” and “Hitchin a Ride,” all of which suggest an album that is sublimely raw, rollicking, and reckless. Enjoy! Yuppies is available now via

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    Sweden’s Holograms have a new album out this month titled Forever! It’s being released by the good people at Captured Tracks, and I recommend it if you’re crazy about dark, synth-backed post-punk music. Above is an embed of a newly released music video for the album track

  • California rock duo No Age comes through with their most abstract release yet with An Object. WATCH THE REVIEW

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    Rock ‘n’ roll, a touch of punk, and a weird ocarina solo–if that’s what it is…–come together on the latest track from Parquet Courts. The band has a new EP dropping via What’s Your Rupture in October, and I’m pretty psyched considering the potential I

  • Stream: Desaparecidos – “Te Amo Camila Vallejo” / “The Underground Man” Conor Oberst’s recently regrouped punk band Desaparecidos continues its trend of dropping new songs in twos with the single “Te Amo Camila Vallejo” b/w “The Underground Man.” The reunion still appears to be going in full force, with the

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    Part Ache by Jungbluth With all of the skramz revivalism floating around the Internet these days, it was only a matter of time before I was talking about some German screamo, right? These guys are a Münster-based rock trio, I believe. They’ve lovingly named themselves after WWII activist Karl

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    Endless Night by Take Over And Destroy Holy crap! That’s all I have to say after listening to this short gauntlet of tracks on the new Take Over And Destroy release, Endless Night. In recent years, I’ve run across some really interesting metal fusions, but Take Over And