In the final moments of “Dead Friends,” the penultimate track of the new Lighten Up, Bad Cop Bad Cop guitarist-vocalist Stacey Dee sings, “So try to love your life, while you can.” These words serve as a powerful thesis for Lighten Up (out September 19, 2025 on Fat Wreck Chords/Hopeless Records) the SoCal punk group’s fourth full-length. The album paints a striking portrait of life’s hard-won victories and hard-fought losses.
Chicago’s Woolworthy recently returned to the spotlight with Fall With You, a brand new EP released via UK punk label Boss Tuneage Records, one of the UK's longest running punk labels.
The brand new sophomore full-length album from Neckscars! 12 new tracks that show the band leaning into a more diverse sound.
Chicago’s punk/emo trio Heavy Seas returns with By Degrees - a gripping third album that channels the raw urgency of early Jawbreaker while forging a voice all their own.
Featuring J.Robbins (Jawbox) rocking both the bass and production duties, Ronnie Dicola on drums (The Arrivals, Local H, All Eyes West), and Jeff Dean on vocals / guitar, the record delivers a heavier, more emotionally charged sound. Lyrically unflinching, 'By Degrees' dives into self-discovery and existential weight, solidifying Heavy Seas as a band unafraid to push creative boundaries.
With a decade of putting in the miles and heartfelt songwriting under their belts, Long Island’s Somerset Thrower are gearing up for the release of their fourth record, Take Only What You Need to Survive, out July 11th via Smartpunk Recor
With the buzzing energy of Jera On Air festival surrounding us, I was lucky enough to catch up with Press Club’s Natalie Foster and Greg Rietwyk.
Formed from the ashes of 1980s UK hardcore stalwarts HDQ when legendary guitarist Dickie Hammond passed too soon, Diaz Brothers are combining melody with thick duelling guitars on ‘The World Is You
Buffalo’s pop punk trio Skyway are back with ‘What A Time To Be Alive,’ a brand spanking new 5-song EP that further establishes them as a band to keep an eye out for.
After crushing all expectations with 2023’s ‘LIVING PROOF’ and spending the subsequent year on the road, the new record finds these best friends playing at the top of their game and flexing their instinctive chemistry.
Former Rufio frontman Scott Sellers has been building quite a body of work with a steady stream of solo albums.
