With a reputation established by such seminal bands as Adolescents and Uniform Choice decades ago, Orange County, California, is known as a breeding ground for superb hardcore punk. Specializing in an intense sound that is as deliciously intense as it is infectious, DARE is a group carrying on that tradition today.

The ska-punk legends in Less Than Jake are teaming up with new tone up-and-comers Kill Lincoln for the genre-spanning split of the summer. Featuring two fiercely instant classics, Wavebreaker #1 is the first in a series of split 7-inch's from Bad Time Records meant to bridge the gap between the third wave and the current ska-punk resurgence.

Rehasher are back with Tasty Slices Vol. 1, a full length LP of covers! Spoiler Alert, this is Roger from Less Than Jake swapping his bass for a guitar and singing fast, uber catchy punk rock. Featuring Gainesville shredders Tony Farrah on bass and Alex Klausner on drums. The LP features exquisite covers of classics like "Next To You" by The Police, "And Your Bird Can Sing" by The Beatles, and "Jungle Love" by Steve Miller Band. Some unexpected highlights include "1901" by Phoenix and "Shapeshifter" from the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack.

With Jesus Lizard rhythms over melodies that channel early Sonic Youths’ more aggressive atmospheres, Chicago-based Heavy Seas makes its debut this July. Everything Breaks marks the first ten songs from singer/guitarist Jeff Dean (All Eyes West, Dead Ending, The Bomb), drummer Ronnie DiCola (All Eyes West, The Arrivals) and bassist Katie Karpowicz (Airstream Futures).

For the past ten years, the seminal San Francisco band Deafheaven has been driven by evolution and innovation within themselves and their respective genres. With their forthcoming album Infinite Granite, available August 20th via Sargent House, they’ve taken another giant leap forward. With production from Justin Meldal-Johnsen, known for his stellar work with M83, Wolf Alice, Paramore, Metric, among others, Deafheaven embarks on a new chapter of defiant beauty.

Cincinnati Ohio’s Vacation return with Existential Risks and Returns their first proper full length in three years. After a few LPs indulging some of their heavier Guided By Voices tendencies singer/guitarist Jerri Queen came to the band with a batch of complete songs, bringing them to practice for the rest of the band to add their individual flourishes. The result is a more straight- ahead collection of full-band, grit-pop songs that recalls their 2015 LP Non-Person. The band announces their presence on the opener “Color By Numbers” with thick, heavy guitars and a pounding backbeat.

Minneapolis based Partial Traces follow up their sophomore effort, Low Definition, with Wild Surf/ Quiet Blues, a heavy hitting collection of songs that explore the unwieldy chaos of love and life in the modern world.

Laura Stevenson has experienced a lifetime of joy and pain since her 2019 album The Big Freeze. Due out August 6 on Don Giovanni Records, her newly announced self-titled studio album follows the heartbeat of these life-altering events. From the excitement and tribulations of giving birth to her first child during the COVID-19 pandemic to the powerful rage born from a turbulent situation in which someone she loves was harmed and nearly killed, the new collection is a dynamic and heartbreaking celebration of life.

French easycore troupe Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! have shared details of their fourth album, ‘Gone Are The Good Days’, out on July 30th 2021 via Fearless Records.

After a four year long hiatus between 2016 and 2020, ‘Gone Are The Good Days’ acts as the follow-up to the band’s 2015 full-length offering, ‘Get Lost, Find Yourself’.

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