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The news for Monday 25 September 2017

Screaming Females share new single, ‘Black Moon’

New Brunswick, NJ indie punks Screaming Females have released their new song, ‘Black Moon’. This is the band’s first new material since their 2015 sixth album ‘Rose Mountain’ on Don Giovanni Records. photo: Farrah Skeiky →

Nachthexen release new EP, ‘Disco Creep’

Sheffield synth punks Nachthexen have recently released their new EP, ‘Disco Creep’. It was released last week via Harbinger Sound and follows up their self-titled 10″ compilation from June. DISCO CREEP by Nachthexen The band will also going on a UK tour starting →

The Ocean share previously unreleased song, ‘Turritopsis Dohrnii’

German progressive metallers The Ocean have unveiled their previously unreleased song, ‘Turritopsis Dohrnii’, at Revolver Magazine. The song appears exclusively on ‘In the Twilight, These Rocks Have Teeth’, a compilation commemorating Pelagic Records thirtieth anniversary. It will be released this Friday 29th September and can be pre-ordered here. The →

New Frightened Rabbit video for ‘Roadless’

Frightened Rabbit have released their new video for ‘Roadless’. The song is taken from their latest EP ‘Recorded Songs’, which was released earlier this month via Atlantic Records. The Scottish indie rockers will also be playing the following UK shows. OCTOBER 17 PAISLEY Paisley Abbey (collab w/ Royal Scottish National Orchestra) DECEMBER 09 EDINBURGH Sleep →

Bowling for Soup announce UK tour with The Aquabats and Army of Freshmen

Bowling have announced that they will be going on a UK tour early next year with The Aquabats and Army of Freshmen. The band will be playing their 2002 fourth album ‘Drunk Enough to Dance’ in full along with some other fan favourites. Their latest album is their 2016 tenth →

Quiet Slang (Beach Slang’s James Alex) streams cover of Big Star’s ‘Thirteen’

Quiet Slang, the stripped down project of Beach Slang’s James Alex, has shared a cover of Big Star’s ‘Thirteen’ via Noisey. It is taken from the upcoming new EP, ‘We Were Babies & We Were Dirtbags’. As well as the Big Star cover, it also features cello and piano versions →

Super Luxury release final EP, ‘Smackers’

Leeds hardcore/noise punks Super Luxury have shared their final EP, ‘Smackers’. Following up their 2015 debut album ‘Ten Solid Years of Applause’, this final release is available for PWYW download via bandcamp. All proceeds will go towards raising money for ex-Cleft and GUG member Dan Wild-Beesley for life saving →

Super Unison release new song, ‘Orchids’

Super Unison (ex Snowing, Punch) have shared their new single, ‘Orchids’. It is the latest entry in Adult Swim’s weekly singles series. This is the Oakland post hardcore/indie punks’ first new material since their debut album ‘Auto’, which was released last year via Deathwish, Inc. →

Splutter (ex Nai Harvest, Plough Lines) stream new two track, ‘Songs from the Cultural Gulag’

Featuring current/former members of Grazes, Nai Harvest, Plough Lines, Commonplace, Gut Model, Thumbuster and Horsebeach, Splutter have released their new two track EP, ‘Songs from the Cultural Gulag’. It is available for PWYW download on bandcamp and follows up the Manchester hardcore punks’ demo from earlier this year. →

Gingerlys announce debut self-titled album

Brooklyn powerpop/alt rockers Gingerlys have announced the release of their upcoming debut self-titled album. It will be released on the 17th November via Topshelf Records and Babe City Records. Pre-orders are available here and you can listen to the first single ‘Turtledoves’, which premiered via The Fader, below. →

The Replacements stream 1986 live version of ‘I’m in Trouble’

The Replacements recently shared a 1986 live version of ‘I’m in Trouble’ via Consequence of Sound. It is lifted from their upcoming new live album, ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986’. Originally recorded in 1986 at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ, it is a snapshot of one of the band’s final →

Rites announce new EP, ‘Misery Is Company’

Dutch hardcore punks Rites have announced that they will be releasing their new EP, ‘Misery Is Company’. It will be released on the 3rd November via Cult Culture (UK) and Smithsfoodgroup DIY (EU). It follows up their 2015 sophomore EP ‘Inner Plagues’, which you can check out below. →

Iris to release self-titled EP on vinyl

Canadian shoegazers Iris have announced that they will be releasing their latest self-titled EP on vinyl for the first time. The 12″ release of the record, which came out last month, will be released on the 19th October via Backpack Records (EU) and Dog Knights Productions (UK). →

Treadles announce new EP, ‘Bees Are Thieves Too’

New Orleans indie rockers Treadles have announced the release of their upcoming debut EP proper, ‘Bees Are Thieves Too’. It will be released on the 20th October via Community Records. You can listen to the first single ‘Problem Dog’ and watch a teaser video for the release below. →

Pins confirm UK headline tour supports

Pins have announced the supports for their upcoming UK headline tour in November. Madonnatron, Yassassin, Arxx, Cryptic Street, and the previously announced Cowtown will be supporting the Manchester indie rockers on selected dates of the tour. Last week Pins their new song ‘Serve the Rich’ via Haus of Pins. The latest release →

Milk Teeth unveil video for new song, ‘Nearby Catfight’

Milk Teeth have dropped a video for their new single, ‘Nearby Catfight’, following its premiere on last night’s BBC Radio 1 Rock Show. It is taken from their upcoming new EP, ‘Go Away’, which will be released on the 17th November via Roadrunner Records. Pre-orders are available here. The band →

DZ Deathrays release video for ‘Bad Influence’

Australian duo DZ Deathrays have released a video for their new single, ‘Bad Influence’. Following up their previous song ‘Shred for Summer’, it is available now via Alcopop! Records (UK/EU) and I Oh You Music (AUS). The dance punks will also be playing the following UK shows. SEPTEMBER 24 BRIGHTON The Hope and →

Sleeping With Sirens premiere video for ‘Legends’

Sleeping With Sirens have released a video for ‘Legends’. The song is taken from the band’s fifth album ‘Gossip’, which was released last week on Warner Bros. Records. They will also be playing the following UK/Ireland shows as part of a wider European tour with Rise Against and Pears. NOVEMBER 01 BIRMINGHAM O2 →

The Lillingtons share new song, ‘Zodiac’

Wyoming pop punks The Lillingtons recently dropped their new song, ‘Zodiac’. It is featured on their upcoming new album, ‘Stella Sapiente’, which will be released on the 13th October via Fat Wreck Chords. →

New August Burns Red video for ‘The Frost’

August Burns Red have released a video for their latest single, ‘The Frost’. The track is taken from their upcoming new album, ‘Phantom Anthem’, which will be released on the 6th October via Fearless Records and can be pre-ordered here. →

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