On September 18, The Van Pelt will release their new album Remain Obscure on Ernest Jenning Record Co. (pre-order). Today the band is sharing the album's lead single "Kris Is Riding Horses In Ojai" and its accompanying music video. On the song, the band says,"'Kris is Riding Horses in Ojai' is a call to arms for all the sleeper cells of dreamers who've been dispersed and compromised by life, but who's inner flames can't be doused."
For more than 35 years, Southern California melodic punk veterans GAMEFACE have built a legacy on heartfelt songwriting, emotional honesty, and an unwavering connection with their devoted fanbase. From influential releases on Revelation Records, Doghouse Records, and Equal Vision to a celebrated return in the 2010s, the band has remained a constant voice of authenticity, proving that sincerity never goes out of style.
Our bird-loving friends in AVEM have released their sophomore album, out now via Bearded Punk Records, Faster And Louder Records, Scuderie Records, and Bloated Kat Records.
Seeing as it had been six years since their last album, I honestly wasn't expecting a new Western Addiction record. But here we are.
Our Hamm's Beer-loving friends in The Chugs are back with another six-pack!
Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Slow Shiv is a three-piece featuring Diarrhea Planet's Jordan Smith, producer Dan Diaz - who also played bass for Diarrhea Planet during the band's final tours -
Smidley, the project of St. Louis-based musician Conor Murphy, releases the new single, “Love in Every Direction,” from new album Murphy Horse, due September 25th via Royal Mountain Records. Following lead single “Capstone,” which features vocals from Grammy award-winning singer/guitarist Lucy Dacus, the track is explosive and vibrant, seeing Murphy lamenting this single-mindedness in the face of all he truly has over a composition that feels destined to create a series of massively emotional festival performances.
Dandy Boy Records is releasing Bay Area pop oddity Joel Cusumano's first EP, APPENDIX, the followup to his critically acclaimed 2025 debut album WAXWORLD. Haunting and catchy post-punk and '90s alt-tinged indie pop for smart punks and thoughtful pop fans, APPENDIX is out SEPT. 11th on vinyl and digital streaming.
While the sterile “professionalism” of some heavy bands can be like a clinical drone strike, Texas-based Judiciary feels personal. Like close combat with a knife. And it’s all in their chemistry. Judiciary is an amalgamation of four guys raised in the intersection of metal and hardcore—all devoted to pushing their craft further. Across two esteemed LPs, the band has proven their worth as a crucial entity in the crowded heavy music scene by evolving their sound further and further with each release.
In Arabic, the word “sumud” translates to the word “steadfastness”or “perseverance,” and has expanded in Palestinian culture to represent strength based on these tenets in the face of political and cultural subjugation. The presence that Washington D.C. quartet NØ MAN emanates and the message they’ve continued to deliver has been of survival, an outright refusal of erasure, of sumud.
