Bad Sports - Constant Stimulation

Texas trio Bad Sports are set to release their fourth full-length to Dirtnap Records on October 29th and with it, push their sound into a more modern sphere of punk. Orville Neeley (guitars / vocals), Daniel Fried (bass / vocals) and Gregory Rutherford (drums) have spent over ten years together and the progression is justified.

Kid You Not - Home Again

Sung from the gut and straight from the heart, Florida-based punk outfit KID YOU NOT answers the recent release of their full-length Deep Elm debut with an intoxicating, invigorating, raucous return featuring six brand new songs and six fresh recordings of the band's classic anthems. From the moment 'Home Again' takes off, it's purity, purpose and DIY spirit are palpable.

Stephen Steinbrink - Utopia Teased

Stunned with grief in the months following the Ghost Ship fire, Oakland-based Stephen Steinbrink ate LSD daily, bought a synthesizer, and locked himself in his shipping container studio, refusing to sleep for days as he wrote and recorded what would become 'Utopia Teased', as a means of working through his overwhelming feelings of cynicism and loss.

Antarctigo Vespucci - Love In The Time Of E-mail

The long-awaited new album from Antarctigo Vespucci (ft. tourmates turned best buddies Jeff Rosenstock and Chris Farren), Love in the Time of E-Mail, will be released October 26 on Polyvinyl Record Co. Like the non-existent explorer they’re named after, here, Antarctigo Vespucci chart a map of something at once new and familiar: missed connections, texts lingering on “read,” and the words that go unspoken. Love in the Time of E-Mail marks the first new Antarctigo Vespucci music to exist since 2015’s Leavin’ La Vida Loca, with first single “White Noise” leading the pack.

Direct Hit! - Crown Of Nothing

There’s a new Direct Hit album on the horizon called Crown of Nothing. Today we’ve got your first taste with the debut of a new song/video! Animated by the talented Walker Dubois, “Welcome To Heaven” showcases Direct Hit’s mastery of sending the listener on a transcendental journey via melody, lyrics, instrumentation, and imagery. It’ll have you tappin’ your toe and ruminating on the afterlife all at the same time. Check out what vocalist Nick Woods said about just how deep the band went with the first new single.