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Brooklyn Punk Renaissance: WEIRD SCENE Compilation
The WEIRD SCENE compilation is out now digitally and on vinyl, capturing a fleeting musical renaissance in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, curated by Jeremy Willis. The collection unites genres, featuring an exclusive moody dirge from Academy Award-winning songwriter Rossomando and a five-alarm scorcher from queer DIY punk band first president of japan. Described as a love letter…
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’80s Indie Pop Legends The Would-be-goods Announce New Single “The Gallopers”
Seminal 1980s indie pop/power pop band, The Would-be-goods, has announced a new single and video called ‘The Gallopers,’ from a forthcoming album. The track, out on November 20th, features a 1950s carousel whirl, with danger lurking amid the lights of the funfair. The band, whose first album was released on the legendary él records, continues…
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Gauzy Guitars And Infectious Hooks: Tulpa Drops New Single On November 24th
Leeds-based Tulpa is set to release their brand-new single, “PSYOPs,” on November 24th, just days before their debut album, ‘Monster Of The Week’ (Nov 28). The track is mesmeric and infectious, featuring a dark nursery rhyme of a melody threaded through a gauzy mesh of guitars. This single offers a compelling new taste of the…
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Beer, Love, And The Ramones: Regal Beagle Returns With First Punk Rock Album In A Decade
San Gabriel Valley pop punk trio Regal Beagle has released the video for “Take It Back,” the title track from their first new album in over a decade. The album, jam-packed with 16 fun punk rock songs, covers classic topics like love, beer, and movies. Formed in 1993, the band, fueled by a love for…
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Roots And Dub Grooves: Double Tiger Drops Horn-Heavy New Single “Love Garden” On November 21st
DOUBLE TIGER returns with a brand new single, “Love Garden,” out November 21st via Easy Star Records, following his collaboration with Sly & Robbie. Once again teaming with Lee Hamilton, Spaker delivers a horn-heavy meditation on simplicity, community, and compassion. Mixed by Craig Welsch, the track leans into luminous brass, warm bass, and Spaker’s distinctive…
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LA Mod Pioneers The Question Release Landmark 1982 EP “Shall Be Love”
Seminal LA mod trio The Question has officially released their landmark 1982 EP, “Shall Be Love,” to all streaming platforms via Oglio Records. Widely regarded as the first and most significant mod band to emerge from LA, the trio—led by Tony Rugolo’s jazz-influenced, sharp songwriting—built a reputation on explosive live shows. The release kicks off…
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Quicksand’s Landmark Post-Hardcore LP “Manic Compression” Gets 30th Anniversary Reissue
Iodine Recordings is presenting the 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Quicksand’s Manic Compression, a landmark of post-hardcore innovation. The reissue restores the original sound and art of the 1995 album, which proved the band was a movement by fusing hardcore ferocity, metallic heft, and alt-rock melody into a tightly-coiled 12-track assault. This carefully crafted edition…
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Michele Ducci’s New Track Is A Blissful, Collaborative Indie-Pop Flow
Michele Ducci and Letizia Mandolesi have released “Follow the Sun,” the first single from their upcoming album and animated film, Snail in the Clouds. The psychedelic-tinged pop song, recorded in a “fantastic flow” with Simon Milner and other collaborators, evokes a ramble in the sunshine and explores the theme of the sun having a home.
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Music For The Breaking Point: Hear Ramonda Hammer’s Unapologetic New Alt-Rock EP
Los Angeles alt-rock trio Ramonda Hammer has released their urgent and unapologetic new EP, Wake Up, Play Nice. The collection embodies the band’s sharpened sound and renewed intensity, balancing chaos with catharsis to create music for the breaking point. Shaped by producer Maxcy James and mixed by two-time Grammy winner Adrian Bushby, the EP explores…
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KMFDM Vocalist Lucia Cifarelli Gets Epic Progressive House Remix For “Girls Like Me”
American singer Lucia Cifarelli, best known as a primary creative force in industrial rock band KMFDM, has had her anthemic solo single “Girls Like Me” receive an epic remix. The track, originally the opening song from her 2021 solo album, I Am Eye, has been transformed by progressive house and melodic techno DJ alleykat. The…
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Ferocious Time Capsule: Hear The Loud, Aggressive Sound Of Via’s Long-Lost EP
Via, the short-lived but ferocious Boston/New York underground band, has had their long-lost, self-titled EP released by Dromedary Records. Recorded in 1987, the band featured Thalia Zedek (Come, Live Skull) and James Apt (Six Finger Satellite). Described by Chris Brokaw as possibly Thalia’s best band, the six 8-track basement recordings showcase “loud, aggressive, and actually…
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Circle Jerks’ “Golden Shower Of Hits” Gets Deluxe Reissue
Circle Jerks’ monumental Golden Shower of Hits has received a deluxe reissue via Trust Records, marking the first time its original analog tapes have been touched in 40 years. Remastered by Pete Lyman, the vicious, snotty, and vibrant 1983 collection cemented the band as a crucial hardcore punk force. The release features vastly improved sound,…
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