Category: FOLK PUNK
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Steve J. Allen – Contrast LP (Studio III Recordings)
The release I will talk about today is one of those vinyl records I awaited in anticipation since I’ve heard the first single. Contrast is a second and most advanced full-length recording by Steve J. Allen, a devoted punk rocker whose music refuses further classifications into a particular genre. His unique ideas, sense of balance,…
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Green Jellÿ – Garbage Band Kids CD (Cleopatra Records)
It’s been a while since Green Jellÿ released a brand new material. Eleven years passed since their latest full-length named Musick To Insult Your Intelligence By. In the meantime, Green Jellÿ released several singles, such as Fr3to F33t, Green Jello Suxx Live Three Little Pigs Live Single, Trumpty Dumpty, Marty The Weirdo with Pudge, Silence…
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Mike Noegraf – Outrospection LP (Various Labels)
Mike Noegraf is a French singer/songwriter deeply rooted in folk music. He’s been lurking on the scene for quite a while with a couple of recordings under his belt. If you’re into European acoustic performers and the folk scene, you probably stumbled upon his previous records, such as split release with Roma Wreckman, Safe &…
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Scary Hours – Margins CD EP (Engineer Records / Pyrrhic Victory Records)
Scary Hours is a singular punk rock machinery entirely operated by Ryan Struck. Growing up in Northern Jersey, Ryan experienced working with various hardcore and punk rock groups, which helped him out to become an accomplished singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. The variety of genres shaped his music taste throughout the years, so you may hear…
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Stöj Snak – Life, Death And Everything In Between LP (Various Labels)
What started as a solo outlet, gradually became an engaging folk-punk band. Niels Højgaard Sørensen started Stöj Snak with the sole purpose to deliver raging acoustic compositions up on the plate, filled with engaging storytelling, which is mainly hearable through delicate lyrics. The group suddenly grew up into the quartet, empowered by the addition of…
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V/A – Lamp Light The Fire: A Compilation Of Quiet(ER) Songs Vol. 3 (Engineer Records)
Sometimes it feels so good to slow things down a little bit, so what’s a better occasion than to write a couple of lines about Lamp Light The Fire, a compilation release that mainly focuses on acoustic music. This compilation comes out every couple of years and covers artists who are or were the part…
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The Feelgood McLouds – Life On A Ferris Wheel CD (Wolverine Records)
It’s been a while since I covered some Celtic punk music, and now is more than an appropriate time to do so. Life On A Ferris Wheel is the latest offering to the broader audiences by The Feelgood McLouds, German Celtic punk group hailing from Saarbrücken. The group managed to release a debut single named…
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North Alone – Punk Is Dad CD (Country Bumpkin Records / Mad Drunken Monkey)
Manuel North is a German folk-punk solo artist, also known as North Alone. Besides his responsibilities on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Manuel is almost always accompanied by So-Kumneth Sim, who’s performing on fiddle. North Alone has been also composed of additional musicians such as Chris Knoke on electric guitar, Michael Groom on bass guitar,…
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