For over ten years already, the force of nature that is Los Pepes has been cranking out catchy garage pop songs that somehow manage to harness both the raw attitude of late '70s punk as well as the power of early '80s hardcore.
Self-identifying as the “Party Band for the Dystopia”, Nashville's Upset Boy and the Queens are back with their new single “Amphetamine Queen,” which will be out tomorrow via Sweet Cheetah Records.
Durham, North Carolina’s Personality Cult return with their 3rd album (2nd for Dirtnap) and it’s a monster!
Personality Cult started as a solo project by Ben Carr, making their debut in 2018 with a self-titled LP on the legendary Drunken Sailor Records. Gradually morphing from a solo act to the full band they are today, Personality Cult was in the middle of recording their 2nd album when they were brought to the attention of Dirtnap through a tip-off from mutual friend Jeff Burke.
Following an eight-year hiatus, today, the Manitoba, Canada act Propagandhi announce their eighth studio album At Peace, due for release on May 2nd via Epitaph Records.
Following the release of their recent frenetic and satirical single, ‘Depressed Beyond Tablets’ Scottish indie-punks Gallus have announced their brand new EP, "Cool To Drive" set to be released on 11 April via Marshall Records. The latest track, "Just Desserts" accompanies the announcement. The "Cool To Drive" EP sees Gallus up the attitude and tapping into their raw punk-driven sound. The EP demonstrates the band's heavier side, and it was produced, mixed, and mastered by Blair Crichton of Dead Pony.
Stick to Your Guns released their new album Keep Painting Flowers from Sharptone Records on January 10, 2025. No question, this record rules.
Pet Needs' ‘Kind of Acoustic’ from Xtra Mile Recordings came out on January 24th 2025, and boy oh boy, it rules. 12 tracks in just over half an hour, the album is by turns cheeky and incisive.
Alien Boy have returned! Portland, OR's loudest export are back with the announcement of their new full-length, You Wanna Fade?. Due out May 9th from Get Better Records, the album is made up of the most dynamic and powerful songs Alien Boy have ever released, each perfectly calibrated to knock you over with big guitars and big emotions.
Out Of The Void is Los Pepes 6th LP and it’s 12 back-to-back classics. Super catchy tales of nihilism, love and heartache in a seemingly futureless world of political turmoil filled with conspiracy, stupidity and existential threat…that is the “void”. It’s power pop but not as you know it. Sonically it’s different… broken glass “out of this world” dreamy reverb-soaked surf guitar hooks cut across a garage punk Ozzy vocal line, which is pointedly melodic.
Philadelphia’s Catbite have released their first music in nearly three years, the infectious new single and lead track, “Die in Denver”, from their forthcoming release Doom Garden, out May 9th. To accompany the announcement, the band teamed with director Jak Kerley to make a somewhat NSFW music video, a campy homage to B-movie horror and the likes of Scooby Doo.
While playful and catchy on the surface, both the song and forthcoming release carry deeper meanings, as vocalist Brit Luna explains:
