Don Blake - Anti-Charisma Wholesale

Don Blake might be from Manchester, but the six songs that make up their new EP reveal that deep, deep down they actually belong in 90’s California.
Don Blake might be from Manchester, but the six songs that make up their new EP reveal that deep, deep down they actually belong in 90’s California.
On August 7, Washington DC ska-punks KILL LINCOLN will release 'Can't Complain' their first new album in 5 years. "Confession Obsession" the album's first single, is out now.
With a mission statement that has them writing ‘songs of unity, inclusion, solidarity and struggle,’ Toronto’s The Fallout has been fighting the good fight since 2004.
It’s 7:30 in the AM yet I’m already feeling pretty good about today. Not just because of my first cup of coffee, but also because I just spent the last 17 minutes listening to TV Cop’s new EP.
As soon as the state of Pennsylvania gave the green light to reopen during the Covid-19 pandemic, DON’T SLEEP immediately took advantage to record the video “Refine Me,” an anthem about how to come out stronger on the other side. Vocalist Dave Smalley insists that, “We need to take inspiration from those that try to bring us down. Either through work, or family, or sadly in music - we get hurt in life, we all feel pain. People will betray you and as the old saying goes, ‘what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger’ echoes that truth, and “Refine Me” acts as a reminder to remember that.
Sophia Greenberg and Tyler Asay left a Philly open mic night at 4 a.m. and started a band. That nocturnal split decision defines Riverby at its core, a power-pop outfit fueled by teenage optimism and the timeless power of a punchy one-liner. Bassist Doug Keller was scooped up during a smoke break between sets, and Dan Nazario joined soon after on drums. Smart Mouth, the band’s debut album, came together much like their lineup—sporadically, then all at once. And like Riverby’s beginnings, Smart Mouth shows confident noise sometimes emerges from the darkest of hours.
"I’ll Figure This Out," Barely Civil’s sophomore full-length, offers temporary solutions to this existential concern. With Chris Teti (TWIABP, Fiddlehead) joining as producer, the band’s massive live energy translates into concise, yet expansive arrangements. “Box for My Organs” slams sonic triumph against plainspoken self-doubt. Grief and guilt are on the same plane in “Bottom of the Lake,” while the band contemplates the sustainability of burning their twenties at both ends on “The Worst Part of December.”
Apparently Patrick Swayze lives on in a Saskatchewan-based dad punk band.
Be Well announced their debut full-length album, The Weight and The Cost, set for release on August 21st via Equal Vision Records and End Hits Records (EU/UK).
On ‘Magic Summer’, Cologne, Germany’s The Sewer Rats prove to be one of the more uncomplicated bands around.