Montreal’s The Speakeasy have announced their self-titled debut album, out January 19 via Thousand Islands Records (pre-order)asy.
Each track on their inaugural LP is a carefully crafted story, weaving together elements of nostalgia, passion, and a touch of the unknown. With their distinctive sound, The Speakeasy invites listeners into a world where musical boundaries dissolve.
Originating in the Bay Area, The Complicators first made waves with their debut EP and a split 7" with Empire Down. In the years since, the band worked hard at writing the songs that would eventually become this full length, rudely interrupted by the global pandemic, during which time their original drummer, Radu Poliac, moved away. Once live music was again viable, singer Quincy Atkinson, guitarist Matt Garcia, and bassist Sean Smith resumed with new drummer Cameron Wallace.
J. Robbins will release his second album second solo album, Basilisk, on February 2nd via legendary indie label Dischord Records (Minor threat, Jawbox). Ahead of the release, Robbins has shared album track “Exquisite Corpse.” In February, Robbins will tour the east coast and midwest with a full-band, including stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and DC.
J. Robbins on Basilisk:
The Mad Caddies are one of the leading bands in ska and reggae punk. Their long career has taken them to all corners of the world. Now the time has come for the Caddies to travel to new shores with the release of their new album ‘Arrows Room 117’ which is being released jointly by SBÄM Records (Europe) and 55 Rose Records (USA). ‘Arrows Room 117’ is the band’s first album since 2018’s “Punk Rocksteady.”
Branded the ‘hottest new pop punk band out of Youngstown, Ohio’, Post Ramone waste no time getting down to business on ‘Sounds Like This’.
Here’s one that risks getting lost in the holiday shuffle. Come Closer made quite the impression on this reviewer with their debut ‘Pretty Garbage’ when it came out in 2021.
On their latest album 'Endless' (out now on Fat Wreck Chords), Melbourne punks CLOWNS do it all. The 12 songs that make up the album swerve right and left abruptly, veering from frenetic punk to slower more psychedelic-tinged rock.
One of my favorite albums of the year was Calling Hours’ debut album ‘Say Less,’ out now on Revelation Records. Calling Hours might be a new band but its line-up boasts some familiar faces.
Right before their show at this year's Sjock festival, we caught up with The Bronx vocalist Matt Caughthran to talk about the 20th anniversary of the band's debut album, which gave us classics such as 'Heart Attack American, 'False Alarm' and 'The
Walk The Plank's upcoming release, "Loathe" (produced by Ben Green of Fairweather), was recorded just as COVID-19 broke out across the world. Since then, the band has been dormant as members navigated life.
