This follows on the heels of Abolitionist’s recent A New Militance 10in EP which also dropped this year through Different Kitchen Records / 1859 Records.
Read moreCorner Boys – Waiting for 2020 (Drunken Sailor Records, 2019)
I feel like I start these reviews with statements like “those of you that were paying attention back in 201x year may remember my review
Read moreGood Riddance – Thoughts and Prayers (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
I have a lot of affection for Good Riddance, me. I’m sure in the wider circle of the punk scene this probably makes me even
Read moreActionmen / Dead Neck – Defections Split (Mud Cake Records, 2019)
UK skate punk act, Dead Neck, have teamed up to release a split called Defections with Italy’s Actionmen. Both bands are new to me, so
Read moreBracket – Too Old to Die Young (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
Fuck, man. I hadn’t thought about Bracket in a long, long time. I mean, the last things I actually remember owning were CDs of their
Read moreFleshies – Introducing The Fleshies (Dirt Cult Records, 2019)
Fleshies have been around since 1999 (20 fuckin’ years, yo) and are from Oakland, California. They are described a “loud punk band” with “abrasive-yet-catchy songs
Read more7in & EP round-up – July 2019 (part 1)
Fuck man. This is so weird. None of this stuff is bad. I’m proper weirded out. There’s usually at least one duffer in the set.
Read moreThousand Oaks – Bound for Destruction (Disconnect Disconnect Records, 2019)
These guys are described as the masters of Italian melodic hardcore in the press release. I was kind of expecting some kind of 90’s EpiFat
Read moreExclusive stream: Punch Drunk – Sassy (Disillusioned Records / Just Say No To Government Music Records / Engineer Records, 2019)
Apathy and Exhaustion is proud to bring you yet another exclusive premiere, in association with Disillusioned Records, Just Say No to Government Music Records and
Read moreA Time To Stand – Light Years (Disconnect Disconnect Records / Fond of Life / 59SRS / Keep It A Secret, 2019)
Light Years, the debut album from A Time To Stand, apparently bridges the gap between pop punk, skatepunk and hardcore. The resultant sound is said
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