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Paramore – Review

June 20, 2013

I’ve got a huge soft spot for Paramore’s unfailingly earnest and polished punk pop, and especially the incredible vocals of Hayley Williams.

Retox – YPLL – Review

May 28, 2013

Justin Pearson of The Locust returns with the edgy shit people call art punk. You can love or loathe the long song titles cuz it’s about the music, right?

The Bronx – IV – Review

March 15, 2013

Modern life is a real drag according to the The Bronx’s lyrics, but you wouldn’t know it from the kick-ass, muscled boogie-punk that these LA punkers jerk out.

The Night Marchers – Allez Allez – Review

March 6, 2013

Four years since their debut, huffing blues rawk daily, three quarters of Hot Snakes are back in sweaty black as The Night Marchers.

Bad Brains – Into The Future – Review

February 20, 2013

30 years in, do you really expect Bad Brains to blow your mind? In the early ’80s, they raged, dropping jaws. In 2012, well, they have some new songs.

Aspiga – Every Last Piece – Review

January 22, 2013

Seven song debut from this New Jersey punk band. Inconsistent vocals but chunky bass, lively tempos, and some solid melodies and good breakdowns.

We Are The Union – You Can’t Hide The Sun – Review

December 21, 2012

Horns and upstroked guitars scattered about, so anyone averse to such things, beware. Comparisons to mid-’90s pop punk is inevitable.

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.