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Madrid's Plastic Meat describe their style as "frenetic Punk loaded with high doses of Rock’n’roll in a formula which includes 1977’s vibes revisited with the high-energy sound of the current Aussie scene." They are indeed fine exponents of the short, fast, loud form of music, and their latest release, a six-song E.P called ‘Losing It’ conveys what they are about and Continue Reading
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Hailing from the southwestern French town of Hossegor, The Dead Krazukies are a band often described as being a skate punk outfit - a lazy catch-all that doesn’t really cover the variety in their music - and with the release of their fourth album, ‘CIPHER’, prove this perfectly. This is an album of contrast, of reflection and heritage. Of both the music that influenced The Continue Reading
New Releases Punk News Reviews
When Sludgeworth were formed in 1989, a side project from Chicago band Screeching Weasel, their pop punk sensibilities and infectious rhythms seemed to announce a band that had a bright future ahead of them. However, after just one album, 1991’s ‘What’s This?’ they split up. 2022 saw them officially regroup, and their long awaited (and appropriately titled!) second album Continue Reading
New Releases Punk News Reviews
Belgian Hardcore punks Caught Up are about to release their debut six track EP, ‘The End Begins’. Caught Up like to mix things up, there is no need for restrictions or restraint, they have enough confidence in both themselves and their audience to add something different. There’s a feeling of a band that wants to push themselves, that aren’t prepared to be confined by Continue Reading
New Releases Punk News Reviews
Hailing from the Northeast of the U.S, The Downstrokes are a band with a lot of experience in them and that journey is evident in their latest album, ‘The Furious Hours’. The twin guitars of lead vocalist Gerry LaFemina and Robin Summerfield are complemented by the rhythm section of bassist Gred Wood and drummer Clint Higgins. Too often bands try to be/sound like someone Continue Reading