The Hope Conspiracy return with their special brand of brutality, announcing new album Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception, out on May 31 on Deathwish Inc.
The record was engineered by Kurt Ballou and Zach Weeks at God City Studios.
Check out the single "Those Who …
Mike Kinsella's solo Owen project is back, sharing new singles "Hit and Run" and "Virtue Misspent" today. Both songs will appea ron The Falls of Sioux, out April 26 on Polyvinyl Record Co.
“‘Virtue Misspent’ is an homage to one of my all-time favorite bands, New Order,” Kinsella …
Middle-aged queer punk band the Middle-Aged Queers has some updates for us. Primarily, the band has an upcoming live split 12" with the Raging Nathans (DCxPC Records), and on a related note, the group also has a new single and new live dates.
“When we started this band, we …
Rare Earth will release on May 3, the latest from Cincinnati band Vacation, and their first on Feel it Records, with a midwest USA tour to prelude its release.
It's the band's ninth LP overall, with several previously covered here at SPB in our reviews section.
Dates are …
German melodic punk band No Guidance has announced their second album, the upcoming Late to the Party, which will release this fall via Thousand Island Records. The release date itself remains to be formally announced, but in the meantime the band shares a new single: "Oh Hell."
No …
Learning Curve Records has announced a new album form Minneapolis, MN based Murf. The band will release a new 12-song LP titled Already Dead on June 7.
The heavy yet punky band formed in 2014 and features a lineup of Jeffrey Truckenmiller, bassist/vocalist Evan Clark, guitarists Hunter Ness and …
Scheduled for July 26-28 near Nelsonville, OH, the 18th annual festival has announced it's lineup for the year.
Artists include Killer Mike, Amyl & the Snifffers, Courtney Barnett, Bob Mould, Bonnie Prince Billy, Sheer Mag, and more.
Learn more via their website.
it's true. After nearly four decades playing trash rock meets garage-punk, The Monsters will soon embark on their first tour of the USA's West Coast, plus dates in Mexico.
The Switzerland-based band caught up with SPB for a 2022 interview here.
Optic Sink, formed by Natalie Hoffmann (NOTS), Ben Bauermeister (Magic Kids), and Keith Cooper (Jack Oblivian & The Sheiks), will head west this May on a US tour. The band has two albums thus far, a debut (Goner Records, 2020) and Glass Blocks (Feel It Records, 2023). Consider the bands …
An upcoming tour, Sessanta, will celebrate the 60th birthday of Maynard James Kennan, best known as the vocalist of Tool. The tour recreates the one-off 2014 Los Angeles event, Cinquanta, in tour form -- and now with an EP too. The lineup for the tour features Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, …
The Decemberists have announced their ninth studio album following a six year hiatus. The band shared a 19-minute long single, "Joan in the Garden" this week, along with news that the group will release As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again on June 14.
Perhaps not shocking, …
Brazilian punk band Armada is back, announcing a new album this spring on Pirates Press Records. The band return with Tales of Treason, their first record since a pair of EPs in 2018-'19 (Bandeira Negra and Ditadura Assassina). The current lineup features four members of Blind Pigs.
1990s reissue label Solid Brass Records has announced a discography release from Knoxville, KY punk band The Red Scare. The double LP is a remastered reissue of their full discography. Members went on to play in Panthers, Cloudland Canton, and New Brutalism following their 1997-2000.
Titled Smoky Mountain High …
Chris Broach (Braid, The Firebird Band, SNST) has kicked off a new series of singles, playing with a variety of bands and releasing on a variety of labels throughout 2024. The concept is described as "A focus on guitar driven, dynamic, poly-rhythmic, and odd-timed songs that 'just feel right.'" The …
A new double alum is out next month from Einstürzende Neubauten. Titled Rampen (apm: alien pop music), it will release on April 5.
Now in year 44, the band formed in 1980 and has pushed the boundaries of genre for pieces of five decades.
"Rampen (apm: …
In a week of reissue news, the 20th anniversary of Streets Got Yo Baby by Eastside Suicides is also coming up, with the 2004 album from the Austin, TX punk band set for a May 10 re-release of their debut album.
The new edition includes new art, photos, and …
UK horrorcore label We Are Horror Records has announced a new signing: the addition of Toria and The Terror, featuring Toria Terror, Aaron Stafford, Luke Dolphin, and Tristan Smith. The Liverpool-based band incorporate queerpunk into their take on the horrorcore sound while citing the influence of the Misfits, Bauhaus, and …
Members of Oranssi Pazuzu, K-X-P, Grave Pleasures, and Aavikko have come together with a new synth project called Haunted Plasma. Their debut album, I, will release on May 31 on Svart Records and also features guest contributions from Mat McNerney (Hexvessel, Carpenter Brut, Grave Pleasures/Beastmilk,) Ringa Manner (Ruusut, The …
Metalcore band Sock, whose album 3243 has been out of print for some time, will soon see a reissue courtesy of Minus head Records. The defunct Sacramento, CA band similar in style to Far, Will Haven, and Crosses.
3243 was recorded in 1995 and, per press release, "no official …
Hummus Records has released a new single from Coilguns, Venetian Blinds, available on 7" and digitally.
The new single comes as the band preps for an April tour in support of Pupil Slicer, following-up a collaborative EP with Birds in Row that was released earlier this year. They …