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From Friday 29 May 2020

The Lawrence Arms announce first record in six years

A welcome tonic to life in lockdown, Chicago punks The Lawrence Arms have announced the release of their first record in six years. ‘Skeleton Coast’ – the band’s seventh LP – will be released on July 17 via Epitaph Records, and marks the first new material

Thursday 28 May 2020

Bryde – ‘The Volume Of Things’

Nothing brings life into focus quite like a pandemic. Normalcy becomes an alien concept and queuing to get into your local supermarket is now just the done thing. Friends are now those you confide with through your laptop screen and dating has been reduced to walking in

Wednesday 27 May 2020

Crossfaith – ‘Species’

Mixing heavy music with electronic / dance music isn’t exactly a new idea. From the catchy rave-rock of Enter Shikari to the panic-inducing glitchy hardcore of Code Orange, it’s a concept that the alternative crowd is now familiar and comfortable with. As such, you must now be doing something

Friday 22 May 2020

Exclusive Premiere of KOU’s New Video ‘BURN’

Introducing KOU, the new project from Jon Wilkes, former drummer of The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus who have given us an exclusive premiere of their new single and video for ‘BURN’ releasing on May 22. Wilkes started KOU in the back of the tour bus in

Thursday 21 May 2020

COPE – ‘THE SHOCK DOCTRINE’

The concept of the ‘Shock Doctrine’, made popular by Canadian author Naomi Klein, is a simple one: if people are too tired, poor, miserable or apathetic to stand up for themselves, then governments and other powerful bodies can get away with pretty much whatever they want. As such, these

Tuesday 19 May 2020

Naked Next Door – ‘Swerving Out Wide’

Artists, fans, and the entire music industry are aching to reconvene inside bustling venues and across festival fields. New releases can’t quite remedy that ache, but they offer a lifeline – something to enjoy in our stay-at-home bubble and get excited about. There’s something extra special about

Friday 15 May 2020

Punktastic Presents: Playlist – May ’20

We’re not going to mention it. We’re not going to say anything other than we hope you’re all keeping safe and healthy, and washing your hands thoroughly. Let’s move on. We’ve not published one of these for a while but it feels the right time to try to bring it

Thursday 14 May 2020

Non Canon – ‘Non Canon II’

In January 2019, Barry Dolan was writing and demoing tracks for what would become ‘Non Canon II’. During this process, the first of what turned out to be many deadlines for the UK’s departure from the EU loomed large in his mind. At the time, the drama unfolding at

Monday 11 May 2020

Hayley Williams – ‘Petals For Armor’

Far from the mania of 2000s pop-punk and from the pastel pastiches of ‘After Laughter’, ‘Petals For Armor’ recounts tragedy and travesty. The debut solo release from Paramore front woman Hayley Williams has been long anticipated – perhaps no more so than by Williams herself, who after

Thursday 07 May 2020

Can’t Swim – ‘When The Dust Settles’

So, winter has finally decided to go into hiding for another year and the sun has necked a few coffees to kickstart the warmer seasons with a nice chunk of overtime. Pizza sales are going to spike, everyone and their nan is going to show a bit