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Adolescents – American Dogs In Europe – Review

December 5, 2012

No introduction is necessary for punk kings the Adolescents, who offer up the perfectly formed gem “Stage Diving Daisy’s Revenge.”

The Ridgelands – Corey Webster Must Die – Review

December 3, 2012

The Ridgelands are straight-up skate punk from Chicago, and Corey Webster Must Die!!! is their debut full-length (on the label set to release new Vindictives).

Samiam – Complete Control Session – Review

November 30, 2012

Samiam were emotional punk before there was such an awful title, and before terrible boy bands made the genre such a joke.

Morning Glory – Poets Were My Heroes – Review

November 26, 2012

Hidden closer “Care of Me” is an odd duck, even on a political punk rock album littered with horns and strings and piano and driving anthems and group shouts.

Millions – Failure Tactics – Review

November 9, 2012

A few parts Refused, a few parts Fucked Up, swirled together with some industrial clang and coated with a bleak, post-hardcore shell of despair.

Propagandhi – Failed States – Review

October 26, 2012

Propagandhi get more metal as time goes on, but hey, extreme conditions demand extreme responses. The lean, thrash-y “Failed States” is a boot right to the jaw.

Versus The World – Drink Sing Live Love – Review

October 17, 2012

Versus The World frontman Mike Davenport, formerly of The Ataris, wears his heart on his sleeve, but still finds time for a badass guitar solo.

What’s Eating Gilbert – The Nashville Session – Review

October 15, 2012

This side project from New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert released the Nashville Sessons 7″ this past summer.

Flatfoot 56 – Toil – Review

September 28, 2012

Celtic punkers Flatfoot 56 bring the bagpipes to your ears. If their driving, aggressive sounds are familiar, you may’ve heard their music in Sons of Anarchy.

Teenage Bottlerocket – Freak Out – Review

September 26, 2012

Five albums in, not including splits, EPs, and comp tracks, Wyoming’s Teenage Bottlerocket are still perfecting their infectious, positive punk sound.

Palmchat – Suck It Up Princess – Review

September 26, 2012

Self-described “heartcore” (read: pop punk) purveyors Palmchat bring the good vibes and bouncy riffs from Saarbrücken, Germany.

The Casualties – Resistance – Review

September 21, 2012

Head-down, mohawk-forward, charging metallic punk that pierces everything in front of it.

Reel Big Fish – Candy Coated Fury – Review

September 18, 2012

“Hiding In My Headphones” is classic Reel Big Fish, with up-strummed guitar, horns, and anthemic chorus.

On The Fifty – Fast Hands, Bad Timing – Review

September 14, 2012

The catchy punk pop of “Even If It Kills” would’ve made a fine template, but these guys have wide eyes and are focused on more ambitious pursuits.

Children 18:3 – On The Run – Review

August 21, 2012

A family of home-schooled Christian kids form a punk band in Minnesota. That’s not the set-up for a joke, that’s the story here.

Death By Stereo – Black Sheep Of The American Dream – Review

August 15, 2012

Blending Swedish death metal with whoa-whoa punk choruses and distinctive hardcore punk vocal attack, what’s not to love?

Millencolin – The Melancholy Connection – Review

July 10, 2012

Swedish punkers fresh off 20th anniversary shows and looking back on their career. The Melancholy Connection is a compilation of rare, unreleased tracks.

Pennywise – All Or Nothing – Review

July 1, 2012

Epitaph vets Pennywise rock like they’ve got something to prove on All Or Nothing, their first album without founding singer Jim Lindberg in two decades.

The Real McKenzies – Westwinds – Review

May 15, 2012

This Vancouver-based band celebrates their Scottish heritage through a raucous mix of rock, punk, and folk.

The Gaslight Anthem – iTunes Session – Review

April 15, 2012

NJ rockers The Gaslight Anthem pull their influences from all the right places, from Misfits to Bouncing Souls to The Clash.

Star Fucking Hipsters – From the Dumpster To the Grave – Review

April 15, 2012

You might not be caught in a mosh for “Death Is Never Out of Fashion,” but you’ll be dancing to these 150 seconds of early Suicide Machines-style boogie.

Old Man Markley – Party Shack – Review

April 15, 2012

Old Man Markley mix bluegrass and Americana with their punk, which conjures fine memories of how John Doe and Billy Zoom of X.

New Found Glory – Radiosurgery – Review

April 15, 2012

New Found Glory thrives due to their heart-baring lyrics and the distinctive delivery of Jordan Pundik. Both are in full effect on “Anthem for the Unwanted.”

Useless ID – Symptoms – Review

April 15, 2012

This Israeli quartet has sharpened their melodic punk into a razor’s edge after years of albums, EPs, and splits, resulting in the immaculate “Before It Kills.”

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Sing In Japanese – Review

April 15, 2012

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have never been afraid of being quirky, so it should be no surprise that they’ve put out an EP sung entirely in Japanese.