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Bone Dance by BONE DANCE Some sludgy hardcore from the new, self-titled Bone Dance record, which you can stream for free via the widget above. The band’s vocalist Morgan Mechling is relentlessly gruff, and the band itself hammers out some pretty nice riffs over the course of these 10
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She’s a Glitterpunk by Punks On Mars A fun, catchy, and spunky piece of boy/girl powerpop from the band Punks On Mars, which comes from the New York band’s new album, Bad Expectations. It’s out now on Ratgum Records.
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Pissed Jeans bring a brand new track from their forthcoming album in February, Honeys. It’ll be the band’s third album, and it’s dropping via Sub Pop. Listen to or download the mosh-friendly “Bathroom Laughter” above.
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The future is looking a little grim. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On their third album, Washington D.C.’s the Evens prove major changes aren’t necessary when great songwriting, strong messages, and tight playing are the main ingredients in your recipe. WATCH THE REVIEW
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2012 Demo by Blessed State Some catchy, energetic, and melodic hardcore punk coming from this new demo from Western Massachusetts’ Blessed State. It’s rough around the edges, but surely worth a listen. Some great guitar leads manage to shine through the grit of this recording, and some spots like
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mono no aware: between eternity and the burial by shizune Italy’s Shizune, which is a group of post-hardcore revivalists that I’ve featured on the site before, have a new EP streaming on their Bandcamp, and the band’s production sounds slightly improved. Nice! Of course, their tight playing,
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Download: Mykki Blanco- Cosmic Angel: Illuminati Prince/ss Mykki Blanco, self-proclaimed “acid punk” rapper from New York, has dropped her debut mixtape, titled Cosmic Angel: Illuminati Prince/ss. Featuring production from Gatekeeper, Flosstradamus, Booty & Le1f, and more, the 15-track release is available to stream and download above via Datpiff.
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Though the new Secret album presents an incredible amount of energy and force, for me, the excitement quickly wears of due to a lack of skilled writing when it comes to song structures, melodies, and riffs. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On its third full-length, New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus goes a bit simpler, but still maintains the life-affirming energy that made past releases so good. WATCH THE REVIEW