Before The Marked Men, Mind Spiders, O-D-EX, High Tension Wires — hell, even before The Reds — there was Oddfellows.

In December 1994 Chris Pulliam, Mark Ryan, and Mike Throneberry played their first show in Denton, Texas. That original lineup was short-lived and mostly played locally, but its members went on to spawn a hundred bands you have heard of.

Fast-forward thirty years to December 2024: Oddfellows reform. In three months they wrote and recorded a new album, added guitarist Peter Salisbury (also of Mind Spiders), and hit the road again.

Denver, CO punk upstarts Public Opinion have announced their upcoming sophomore album, The Curse of Public Opinion, arriving August 7th via SideOneDummy.

Clocking in at a mean. 23 minutes, The Curse of Public Opinion is loaded with fuck-you anthems that plumb the depths of existential disappointment through a sneering cocktail of 2000s garage rock swagger, classic punk hooks, and hardcore ferocity. Plenty of albums provide the soundtrack for picking yourself back up, but Public Opinion are there for when you're getting kicked while you're down. 

New York City post-hardcore pioneers Quicksand have officially announced their highly anticipated new album, Bring On The Psychics, set for release on Friday, July 17. Marking a fresh chapter for the influential trio- Walter Schreifels (guitar/vocals), Sergio Vega (bass/vocals), and Alan Cage (drums) - the record bridges the band’s foundational ‘90s sound with the more exploratory direction of their recent work.

For over 25 years, 100 Demons have stood as one of hardcore’s most uncompromising forces— a band built on raw conviction and a sound that refuses to be boxed in. With Embrace the Black Light, their long-awaited third album incoming on Closed Casket Activities, Connecticut’s own deliver twelve tracks that push the boundaries even further.

After three decades of pushing the boundaries of melodic hardcore, Calgary’s technical punk veterans Belvedere return with their seventh full-length album, Seven Years of Bad Luck, due out June 19 on Thousand Islands Records. The 11-track release arrives on the heels of an intense stretch of global touring and signals a band still evolving—restless, sharp, and as urgent as ever.

The Bouncing Souls have announced a new album, Born To Be, due out June 26. It’s the follow-up to 2023’s Ten Stories High, and it was produced by Will Yip. Opening track “The Light” is classic Souls, and you can check it out below.

Born To Be track listing:

1. The Light
2. Bordertown
3. As One
4. All The Good Things
5. Only Echoes
6. Power
7. Lighthouse
8. Asshole Friends
9. United
10. Born To Be