Bringing together members of Naked Raygun, The Methadones and Blood People, the new project Violets has long tentacles in Chicago's punk rock history. Just don't expect them to sound like anything familiar.
“People likely have a preconceived idea of what we’ll sound like. And they would be wrong,” says drummer Michael Soucy. “We really don't sound like any of our past bands,” adds guitarist Bill Stephens. “How about we just describe ourselves as kick ass?”
Mid Cheshire punks Kicked In The Teeth (KITT) - Jay Concannon (vocals), Joe Penny (guitar/vocals), Mike Lovatt (bass) and Chris Mundie (drums) - bring their tight-knit, full throttle stage aggression to the comfort of your own kitchen party this spring with their new 12” full-length album ‘Watling Street Chambers’, which will be released 9th May via Rare Vitamin Records.
Brooklyn trio Memory Entry will drop their debut EP Our World Is Going To Disappear on March 21 via Iodine Recordings + Mind Over Matter Records.
The band formed in early 2020 when the three original members got together for an impromptu jam session. They carved out the beginning of what would become the song "Crawler" and parted ways, not realizing they wouldn't step foot into the practice space again for another 19 months due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Cumulus is proud to announce the new album We’ve Got It All, due out on April 18th via Share It Music. The new LP marks the fourth album by Cumulus, the songwriting project of Alexandra Lockhart and William Cremin. What started out as the sole endeavor of Lochart has grown into something of a duo, with Cremin fully taking on co-writer and co-producer roles for the songs on We’ve Got It All.
Montreal skate punk favorites Dutch Nuggets are finally back from hibernation with their long-awaited second full-length album, Fishbowl'd!, out April 4th via Thousand Islands Records/Bearded Punk Records. The boys teamed up with Thousand Islands Records and Chris Fogal (Cigar, Pears, Counterpunch) to deliver a perfected and matured version of their signature blazing punk/hardcore sound, complete with infectious three-part harmonies, while also exploring some new territories. Dust off your board, old fart—the Nuggz are back at it!
Chicago post-hardcore/metal trio With Patience are excited to release “It’s Time,” the first single and video from their forthcoming full-length, Triptych, out Friday, May 9, 2025.
Heart Attack Man has announced their 4th full length album "Joyride The Pale Horse", set to be released on April 25, 2025. Along with the news comes two brand new tracks, “Laughing Without Smiling” and “Spit”.
Dust and Ashes, the new EP from Day by Day, came out on the 17th of January.
The third album from everyone's favorite East Bay Queerdos, Middle-Aged Queers
Sacramento punk heroes Another Damn Disappointment (A.D.D.) are back with the new album Bedlam, set for release on April 21 via the band's own label imprint Disappointed Records. The album is the last to feature founding member/bassist Casey Marsullo, who tragically lost his life in a car accident in 2016. Lead singer Joshua Thompson was able to finish the lyrics and record the vocals later, ultimately completing the album with support from the band.
