punk/post-punk news
See: Mannequin Pussy reveal visuals for Drunk II, Announce New Album ‘Patience’
Philadelphia indie punk band Mannequin Pussy have announced their new album Patience, due June 21st on Epitaph. The third full-length from Mannequin Pussy, Patience is an album fascinated with the physical experience of the body, its songs tracking the movements of mouths and hands and racing hearts, skin and spit and teeth and blood. Deeply attuned to the power of their own …
Track: Drahla – Pyramid Estate, plus album and tour news.
Leeds three-piece Drahla have released a new single from their highly-anticipated debut album ‘Useless Coordinates’. “Drahla’s abstract punk songs are ecstatic about the everyday. The squalls of noise in songs like “Pyramid Estate” show a band willing to dig beneath the surface.” ‘Pyramid Estate’ is the third track taken from ‘Useless Coordinates’ following the release of ‘Twelve Divisions Of The Day’ last …
News: Buzzcocks announce details of the reissue of ‘A Different Kind Of Tension’ & ‘Singles Going Steady’.
Domino Records have announced the latest batch of Buzzcocks reissues, A different kind of tension and Singles going’s steady, are coming out on Friday 14th June. It follows the recent untimely death of founder member and songwriter Pete Shelley. They follow the 40th anniversary re-issues of Another Music In A Different Kitchen and Love Bites …
News: Chrysalis to release deluxe edition of Generation X’s self titled album
The Generation X expanded deluxe edition CD set has been newly re mastered from the original production tapes and includes 11 previously unreleased recordings. CD1 contains the original UK 11 track album with CD2 including all the A and B-sides of their singles from the period, 11 previously unreleased outtakes, a single mix and a …
News: Social Distortion to reissue Live at the Roxy / Announce US tour dates
Craft Recordings is pleased to announce a special reissue of Social Distortion‘s Live at the Roxy. Due out on June 29th – almost 20 years to the day of the album’s original release date – the first (and only) live album from the rock ‘n’ roll icons, comprises a double-LP set and features a replica …
See: The Wood Burning Savages share new video ‘Purple Heart’, plus tour news
The Wood Burning Savages are a fast-paced punk rock band from Derry City, Northern Ireland. And they have released their new single ‘Purple Heart’, a song that tackles the difficult subject of PTSD. The track is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Stability’, released on April 27th. Produced by Rocky O’Reilly (Touts, Cassels, exMagician) in Start …
News: DZ Deathrays announce August UK/European dates
Australia’s DZ Deathrays have today announced they will return to the UK and Europe in August 2018 for a huge tour, full details below. Known for their raucous live shows, this tour follows last year’s run of dates with fellow aussies Dune Rats, and will be the first opportunity for British and European fans to …
Track: The Lovely Eggs – Big Sea, plus UK tour dates
DIY punk rockers The Lovely Eggs have announced the latest single to be taken from their celebrated ‘This is Eggland’ album (not least by us – read our review here), Big Sea, which will drop on surf blue 7″ vinyl on May 18th. It explores the mysteries of the universe and is a call to …
Track: Zeke – On the Road, plus European tour dates
Seattle punk legends ZEKE return with their first new album in over fourteen years, Hellbender, set for release late this month through Relapse Records. They’re also sharing new track ‘On The Road’ right now. “Short, fast, loud, and to the fuckin’ point”, Hellbender contains fifteen tracks laced with ZEKE’s signature mix of hyperspeed thrash-punk and …
News: Wire to release Record Store Day 7″ singles box set, plus first three albums reissued
On Record Store Day this year, influential post-punks Wire are releasing ‘Nine Sevens’, a 7″ box set. Housed in a sturdy box with a beautiful cover concept by Bruce Gilbert, Nine Sevens is a unique set of nine 7-inch records that were recorded between 1977 and 1980. This strictly limited edition is a Record Store …