Tag: FOLK PUNK
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Walker & Wylde – Corporate Sponsored Sunday School
Those readers who paid close attention to our pages in previous weeks probably stumbled upon my writings about Secondhand Existential Crisis, a debut full-length release by Walker & Wylde, a Canadian folk-punk duo shining with brilliant ideas and outstanding musicianship. Their debut unquestionably sounds divine, but wait until you hear Corporate Sponsored Sunday School, their…
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Flogging Molly: European Tour Begins This Month
Flogging Molly, who recently released their seventh album, Anthem, and an EP ‘Til The Anarchy’s Restored, raucous affairs which found the Celtic punk band reunited with Swagger and Drunken Lullabies engineer Steve Albini, will be embarking on a European trek starting this month, with several festival performances amidst the month-long tour, including outings at Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park,…
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Walker & Wylde – Secondhand Existential Crisis LP
It has been a while since we had some folk-punk music like this on our pages, so a couple of the latest recordings by Walker & Wylde arrived at our headquarters just in time for review. These folks will release Corporate Sponsored Sunday School on May 12th on CD and all streaming platforms. However, I…
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D L Burdon & His Questionable Intentions Released New Album “Thank You & Goodnight”
D L Burdon harnessed the talents, passion and wit of three friends who came together during the pandemic to breathe life into his new politically charged, punk infused, spitfire Americana album, Thank You & Goodnight. Beneath the surface of Thank You & Goodnight are multiple layers of energy, aggression and frustration that highlight the Englishman’s…
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Flogging Molly Release New Single “‘Til The Anarchy’s Restored”
Flogging Molly, who recently released their seventh album, Anthem, a raucous affair which found the Celtic punk band reunited with Swagger and Drunken Lullabies engineer Steve Albini, have announced the March 10 arrival of the ‘Til The Anarchy’s Restored EP (Rise Records). The EP features the new single “’Til The Anarchy’s Restored,” with a pair of live performances of classic Flogging Molly tracks “Drunken Lullabies” and “What’s…
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Flogging Molly, Less Than Jake, Bloodstrings To Perform At Sbam Fest 5
After a highlight of the year, the 2022 SBÄM Fest 4 at the Tabakfabrik in Linz, Stefan Beham and his team are moving on to the next round: on June 3 and 4, 2023, Austria’s biggest scene festival will once again see national and international punk rock acts rocking out in Linz. This time, however,…
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Beyond The Lamplight Released New Single “Shelter” Featuring Frank Turner
Lead singers of Larry and his Flask, Ian Cook and Andrew Carew, continue the fun and songwriting alliance together in their new project Beyond The Lamplight. A new iteration of the time-tested sound that fans have grown to love. Soaring harmonies meld with deft lyricism and lightning-fast banjo-picking all against a double-time backbeat to form a…
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Hendricks The Hatmaker – S/T CD EP
A brand new EP by Hendricks, The Hatmaker dropped last week, so now is more than appropriate time to write a couple of lines about it. I had a chance to review their previous recordings, so in hindsight, I knew what to expect. However, for those unfamiliar with this band, Hendricks The Hatmaker is a…
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Listen To Jameson Street By The Mahones
Jameson Street – set for worldwide release on October 7, 2022 via True North Records, is like a guided tour down a cobblestone road in Dublin delivering a record packed with “positivity and good vibes”. “Jameson Street is meant to make you feel like you’re having a night out,” frontman Finny McConnell explains. “No politics, no religion,…
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Premiere: Laraigné Share Video For Father & Son
We’re privileged to premiere Father & Son, a brand new video by Laraigné. The song includes guest appearances of Paul Ramirez (drums) and Chris Cresswell (vocals), both from The Flatliners. “Not long after my father passed away, I found myself in a deep period of reflecting. His abrupt death uncovered so many questions. Now, only…
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Premiere: Listen To Glad To Be Alive LP By Brook Pridemore
Fresh home from a US tour to a Brooklyn that was silenced by the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployed and unable to play live, Brook Pridemore was overcome with a flurry of middle-of-the-night songwriting. More intimate and unflinchingly honest than anything they’d written before, this batch of nascent songs painted snapshots of the most trying moments of…
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The Homeless Gospel Choir – Fourth Dimension Intervention CD (Don Giovanni Records)
If someone asked you to explain the sound of The Homeless Gospel Choir, you would probably scratch your head for a while. The music seems overly simplistic, but on the contrary, there are layers of sound ready to be discovered by those experienced ears demanding something more than simplistic indie music. The fact The Homeless…
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