Where to start? I fucking love Lagwagon, me. Pretty unfashionable to like Lagwagon these days, right? Which is something the band themselves made a joke
Read moreStatues on Fire – Living in Darkness (Snubbed Records, 2019)
Living in the Darkness is the third album by Brazilian melodic punk band Statues on Fire. “This record is a MUST HAVE for fans of
Read moreJoey Cape – Let Me Know When You Give Up (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
Joey Cape is doubtless best known as the front man of Lagwagon, and sometime member of Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. He’s also in
Read moreTommy and June – s/t (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
What an incredible and unexpected breath of fresh air this is! About a gazillion miles away from both the skate punk heydays of the 1990s,
Read more7in and EP roundup July 2019 (part 3)
The Drowns – The Sound 7in (Pirates Press Records) If you somehow slept on it, The Drowns released their debut full length, ‘View From the
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 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 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 moreCJ Ramone – The Holy Spell… (Fat Wreck Chords, 2019)
Hey, how many albums can you think of that changed your perspective on something? The Holy Spell… was one of those albums for me. I
Read moreGive You Nothing – s/t (Umlaut Records / Snubbed Records, 2019)
It’s kind of cool to be on the receiving end of a pleasant surprise every now and again. I’d class this joint from Santa Cruz
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