Last year they released their latest album ‘A Good Day for the Damned’ via Bomber Music Ltd.

All details for these shows, alongside their upcoming UK festival appearances in the summer, are listed below.

FEBRUARY
08 NORWICH Waterfront Studio w/ Millie Manders and the Shutup
09 NOTTINGHAM The Maze w/ The Sporadics + Liam O’Kane
10 BELFAST The Art Department
11 DUBLIN, IRE Fibber Magees w/ Grand
12 WORCESTER The Marrs Bar w/ SaltWounds + Malarkey
AUGUST
02-05 BLACKPOOL Rebellion Festival

Stiff Little Fingers, TSOL, Theatre of Hate, The Professionals, Chron Gen, Battalion of Saints, Jaya the Cat, The Lillingtons, Bonecrusher, The Blame, Brassknuckle Boys, Templeton Pek, The Defectives, and The Gakk will join the likes of Adolescents, Lagwagon, The Lawrence Arms, Buzzcocks and more at the Blackpool based punk fest at the Winter Gardens, from the 2nd to the 5th August 2018.

Weekend tickets cost £150 plus £5 booking fee and can be purchased here.

Pianos Become The Teeth – ‘Charisma’

The Baltimore quintet have shared the first single from their upcoming new album ‘Wait For Love’, out in February through Epitaph Records. Was this going to be anything but epic?

Jaya The Cat – ‘Amsterdam’

Jaya The Cat have solidified themselves as one of the best reggae-punk bands in the world. ‘Amsterdam’, written about their home town, is taken from ‘A Good Day For The Damned’, which hits stores this Friday. Catch them on tour in the UK in a few weeks time.

Every Time I Die – ‘No Son Of Mine’

Every Time I Die are back on this side of the pond and currently smashing their way around the UK and Europe right now, with one of the hardest tour packages ever put together. ‘No Son Of Mine’ is taken from ‘The Big Dirty’ which turned 10 years old in September.

Daisyhead – ‘Common Ground’

The Nashville emo-quartet kick off their UK and EU tour in just a few days. Catch them on the road with Sibling at your local venue. ‘Common Ground’ is taken from ‘In Case You Missed It’, which is out now through No Sleep Records.

Onsind – ‘Immature’

Onsind are gearing up for the release of their new album ‘We Wilt We Bloom’ through Specialist Subject on Friday. Fantastic jangly, alternative punk with a distinctive Northern-English twang.

Clowns – ‘Destroy The Evidence’

These Melbourne-based hardcore/punks have spent the last couple of years hitting every corner of the UK and European underground scene and have really made a name for themselves as ones to watch. Keep a look out for new UK tour dates in 2018 – you want to catch these live.

Lionheart – ‘Shelter’

Having just released their new album, ‘Welcome To The West Coast II’ through Fast Break! Records, the Californian mosh crew kick off their extensive European tour in just a few days. Stick it on. Bang your head.

Giants – ‘Did It Mean So Much To You’

These London based skate-hardcore-punks are bringing an end to the band in a months time – December 14 – at The Old Blue Last, London. One of the truest punk bands from the isle, who weren’t afraid to work hard for their art. Will be a huge loss to the scene.

Smile And Burn – ‘Not Happy’

The Berliners released their ‘Get Better Get Worse’ album at the end of 2016 and it’s been all uphill since. Having played almost every festival and a hugely successful headline tour, 2018 is looking to be even bigger and better for the quintet. Clever, catchy and will be stuck in your head for days.

The Swellers – ‘2009’

I’ve had a bit of a binge on The Swellers this week. Unfortunately, they split up a few years back, but it’s well worth digging in to their back catalogue. An absolutely fantastic melodic punk rock band.

The song is taken from their upcoming fifth album, ‘A Good Day for the Damned’, which will be released on the 17th November via Bomber Music Ltd.

Jaya the Cat will also be playing the following UK shows next month.

DECEMBER
05 LONDON The Underworld*
06 HUDDERSFIELD The Parish* w/ Jake & the Jellyfish
07 NEWCASTLE Think Tank
08 BRADFORD The Underground
09 EDINBURGH Smash w/ The Hostiles, Strung Out Nights + Trip Wire DC
10 BRISTOL Xmas Skankfest, The Fleece

* w/ Captain Accident & The Disasters

It will be released on the 17th November via Bomber Music Ltd. The band have also premiered the video for the first single, ‘Sweet Eurotrash’, via Vive Le Rock Magazine, which you can view below.

Jaya the Cat will also be playing the following UK shows this December.

DECEMBER
05 LONDON The Underworld
06 HUDDERSFIELD The Parish
07 NEWCASTLE Think Tank
08 BRADFORD The Underground
09 DERBY Hairy Dog
10 BRISTOL Xmas Ska Fest, The Fleece

Beard enthusiasts and generally huge sounding Reggae Ska sound system Jaya The Cat are back over here in May for a short run of dates. The gigs are:
MAY
16 NORWICH (UK) The Owl Sanctuary
18 LONDON (UK) Jazz Cafe
20 NEWCASTLE (UK) Think Tank
21 HARLOW (UK) The Square
22 WALTON UPON TRENT (UK) Bearded Theory Festival

The 180gm pressing of their ‘The New International Sound Of Hedonism’ LP is also currently in stock at Bomber Music.

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Originating from Boston and currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jaya The Cat are renowned for turning every show into an unforgettable onstage party with the audience singing, dancing and drinking right along with the band.

You can watch the video for ‘Here Come The Drums’, which is taken from their most recent album, 2012’s ‘The New International Sound of Hedonism’.

You can order this LP through Bomber Music.

Dates are as follows:

NOVEMBER
21 OXFORD Academy 2
22 BIRMINGHAM Academy 2
23 BOURNEMOUTH Old Fire Station
24 MANCHESTER Academy
25 LONDON  Academy Islington

Amsterdam’s reggae/ska bunch Jaya The Cat are to have their 2007 album ‘More Late Night Tranmissions With…’ reissued via Bomber Music on May 16th. It will be available on vinyl and vinyl effect CD. The full details and pre-orders page are over at http://store.bombermusic.com/products/525487-more-late-night-transmissions-with-jaya-the-cat

A few people are milling around outside the Underworld before doors but it?s a noticeably small amount. After Jaya the Cat made its first trip to these shores last November, impressing all that witnessed the Amsterdam based US reggae punk troop, it?s a shame that there?s not a little more buzz about things. Still, this is fashionably late London and another irritatingly early Friday evening start. Things are bound to pick up.

Cardiff?s Dirty Revolution acts as a warm welcome to the slow patter of feet coming through the door. The quartet plays a slightly restrained 30 minutes, combining tracks from the Do The Dog Records released E.P. ?It?s Gonna Get Dirty?? with a smattering of newer offerings. It?s a reggae-punk offering with the emphasis on the reggae, flaunting a chilled-out air. A few revellers skank their way through the set but there?s a noticeable uptake for the anti-Nazi mantra that is ?I Love Reggae?. A solid set that deserves a larger audience. (3/5)

Everywhere you look at the moment you see London dirty reggae mob The Skints, and trust me, that?s not about to change anytime soon. Tonight proves that the extended crowd the quartet drew last month with Chris Murray was no fluke. The band responds to the heightened interest with a typically lenient set interspersed with some raucously in-your-face moments. It?s a duality that alongside a rare triumvirate of vocalists really marks the band out. (4)

Tonight sees the debut London performance of Los Kung Fu Monkeys, a true fun-time party band. Hustling out of Tijuana, Mexico, this sixteen-legged latino beast sets out a stall early with some really, really fast ska punk. There?s barely time to breath as the band squeezes itself onto a shortened stage and hurls out a barrage of rump-shakers. Some of it?s in English, some in Spanish, all of it?s delivered with a never ending smile. A cover of The Cure?s ?Boys Don?t Cry? is a treat that builds on a set jovial enough to undermine the rather muddy Underworld sound. (3)

Jaya the Cat is just about the most chilled-out band on the planet. Exhibit number one: Geoff Lagadec?s distinctively tranquil the-world-goes-at-my-pace vocals. Exhibit two: onstage everything just seems so unimaginably smooth. Exhibit three: a thankfully padded-out crowd agreeably responds to the music with sways for the slow numbers and a clamorous bustle for the faster songs as though it never has a choice. For fans this is exactly what was expected.

Whereas last term?s tour was made up mostly of tracks from most recent album ?More Late Night Transmissions With??, tonight is a real mixed bag, dredging the depths of a four album back-catalogue and skimming from some recently written material. It?s all very much an influenced mix of ?Life Won?t Wait? era Rancid, fellow Bostonians The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and a slew of Jamaican legends (?Thank You Reggae? works as a nice roll call for those taking notes).

Despite the obviously impressed audience there?s a sense that the band is holding something in reserve, both on the night and in general. There?s more to come and at the moment we?re merely being weaned onto the whole Jaya experience. But with a couple more tours in the pipeline there?s a suggestion that Jaya the Cat might just be a name that starts popping up on a few more radars. (4)

Alex Hambleton