punk
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MP3 One of the most bizarrely beloved punk bands right now is Fucked Up. They were just recently announced to be headlining the Bruise Cruise punk festival, and seemingly in celebration of that they have released “I Hate Summer”. The song fully embodies that classic angst filled punk spirit. After
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S/T Cassette by Mahria Some powerfully emotional post-hardcore from the band Mahria. From what I understand, this outfit is straight outta Edmonton. Nice! The lead singer in this group is really intense, which is always a plus in this style of music. The band knows how to really build
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The Spits’ latest self-titled release continues to slowly develop the band’s distorted, grimy take on the art of punk rock. WATCH THE REIVEW
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Back in September, Vampire Weekend member Rotsam Batmanglij dropped a solo track titled “Wood” that I’ve been pretty infatuated with ever since. I was hoping it was going to lead to more material and seems this dude is leaving a breadcrumb trail of new songs that will probably lead
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Andrew Jackson Jihad doing a session performance with Nervous Energies. In this video, the duo is performing a track from is latest album, Knife Man. The track is “Fucc The Devil.” Check my review of AJJ’s latest album here. /via/
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New video from Trash Talk, featuring a song from the hardcore punk band’s forthcoming EP, Awake. It’ll be out on True Panther Sounds on October 11th. Video directed by the High 5 Collective. /via/
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Download: Wormrot- Noise Y’all may remember back in April when I reviewed the new Wormrot LP, Dirge. Damn, that album was loud, fast, intricate, intense, and catchy. Basically, it had everything I could want in a grindcore record. I’m not the kind of person who needs to be
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With an almost unmeasurable poetic bitterness, Andrew Jackson Jihad are as sharp as ever on their new album, Knife Man. As usual, the music here is about the lyrics. The chord progressions are familiar copies of folk songs and punk tunes. Hell, some of the songs even sound similar to
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Old Gods by Old Gods Featuring members of Dillinger Escape Plan, Heads Will Roll, and the Armed, Detroit’s Old Gods have put together a harsh, high-volume, and riff-heavy set of tracks on this self-titled album. I think the recording, especially on the drums, could be a little better, but
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New York’s Rational Animals are a difficult breed to describe. Metal, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, and insanely aggressive garage rock all flow within the veins of these four dudes. It makes me wanna spit out one of those hybrid comparisons: It’s kinda like a cross between Drive Like Jehu
