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Philadelphia Punk Rock Outfit Dark Thoughts Hit Top Speed With “Highway To The End”

Philadelphia punk rock outfit Dark Thoughts have slammed the pedal through the floor with their new LP Highway to the End, out now digitally, with vinyl pressing courtesy of Stupid Bag Records slated for later this year. True to form, the trio ditches all pretension for a lean, melodic barrage of tight riffs, breakneck rhythms, and bittersweet hooks that harken back to the finest basement show squalor of the East Coast scene.

Highway to the End captures everything that’s made Dark Thoughts a staple of modern-day punk rock: a Ramones-core skeleton fleshed out with darker, more reflective lyrical themes, delivered in a way that feels urgent and raw, but never sloppy. These are songs for long nights and dead-end streets, blasting into the void with no interest in turning around.

This is punk at its most honest, loud, fast, and ready to burn out.

Djordje Miladinović

Hi, my name is Djordje and music is my passion. You'll probably find me at the gigs, in a local record store, distro or in front of my PC searching for some quality music to listen to. Do not hesitate to contact me. By becoming a Patron, you're keeping Thoughts Words Action alive. https://www.patreon.com/thoughtswordsaction

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