Pet Needs - Kind Of Acoustic
Pet Need’s ‘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.
Ben Nichols and Rick Steff - Lucero Unplugged
Released on January 24th, ‘Lucero Unplugged’ is a minimalist retrospective on the best work from Lucero, played simply and beautifully by the band’s lead singer Ben Nichols and keyboardist Rick Ste
ZEPHR - Past Lives
ZEPHR’s ‘Past Lives’ hit shelves on January 17, the band’s second LP from Snappy Little Numbers / Dumb Ghost Records. The record is around 37 minutes, divided into 10 tracks.
Let Me Downs - North by Southwest
‘North by Southwest,’ available since January 23, 2025, is the newest release from Let Me Downs, a punk trio from Washington state, published by Felony Records.
Civic - Chrome Dipped
Australia’s CIVIC have today announced the May 30 release of their third album, Chrome Dipped, via ATO Records. Willing to break free from the raw, distinctly Australian punk rock blueprint of Future Forecast (2021) and Taken By Force (2023) — an album praised by Mojo with four stars and hailed by NME as “a blunt, muscly rock record that’s constantly on edge” — CIVIC push themselves into fresh creative territory with Chrome Dipped. Marking a bold shift from their signature sound, the LP finds the band exploring new sonic territory while maintaining their sharp intensity.
The Last Mile - Holding On To Hope
Montreal's The Last Mile has released a new single/music video titled "Anything," and has announced plans to release a new album, ‘Holding On To Hope,' on April 11th.
The Riptides - Burn After Listening
Canada’s The Riptides are back! And with the world going to hell in a handbasket, we can all use some excellent pop-punk now more than ever. And excellent this one most definitely is.
PREMIERE: Los Pepes release video for new single 'Paradise'
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.
PREMIERE: Upset Boy and the Queens share new single 'Amphetamine Queen'
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.
Personality Cult - Dilated
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.