Following a break-out year, Santa Cruz, CA band Scowl have announced the upcoming EP, Psychic Dance Routine, set for release April 7th on Flatspot Records. Recorded and mixed by Grammy nominated producer Will Yip (L.S. Dunes, Turnover, Soul Blind), the EP finds Scowl continuing to push the boundaries of their sound and artistic presence, now laying somewhere between hardcore and alternative. Lead single “Opening Night” is a perfect example, marrying edgy melodies with dynamic riffs.

On April 7, NEWSKI will release his latest full-length album Friend Rock (pre-order). The album follows Newski's acclaimed album and book It's Hard to be a Person: defeating anxiety, surviving the world, and having more fun.

Samiam have returned! Today the Oakland, CA punk legends have announced, Stowaway, their first new album in 12 years, due out March 31st via Pure Noise Records (pre-order). The album picks up right where Samiam left off with all of the energy, melody, and pathos of their classic work, proving exactly why the group are still one of the most endearing and enduring punk bands of their generation.

San Diego-based band miniaturized are pleased to share "The Most" the latest single to be released from their self-titled debut album out March 31 (pre-save). "The Most" and its accompanying lyric video debuted today at The Alternative and the song will be on all streaming platforms on Tuesday for any playlist shares.

Jughead’s Revenge have a new EP, “Vultures” scheduled for release on SBAM Records set for May 2023, that will be supported by a tour of Europe in June. 

Fat Heaven are coming into 2023 REAL hot with their new album, Trash Life. The album showcases the band's incredible sense of pop-punk sensibility and song craft. Featuring 4 brand new tracks along with 6 previously released songs: 4 from the Cry Baby EP and 2 from their split with Trashy, this 10 song banger is a quick but fulfilling listen

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46 years after releasing their groundbreaking debut, DAMNED DAMNED DAMNED, UK music pioneers The Damned return with new studio album, DARKADELIC. Due out on April 28th, the album will be released via earMUSIC, distributed by BFD/The Orchard in North America. Alongside Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray and Monty Oxymoron, William Granville-Taylor joins the band on drums.

5 brand new Primetime Failure tracks, written over the last 2,5 years and now ready for release! Digitally released by Uncle M Records and releases as a limited 10 inch by Shield Recordings.

Influential label Iodine Recordings, which launched back in 1996 by distributing punk and hardcore records from a cramped apartment in Boston during the golden age of mail-order and print catalogs, rebooted in 2022 with reissues and new albums alike. Iodine's singular mission and one that has not changed since its inception in 1996 — to release the best of the best in indie and underground music and ALWAYS put fans first.Today, the label announces the reissue of a quintessential and definitive post-hardcore release — Quicksand's Slip.