power pop

NYC punk/rock ‘n’ roll band Wyldlife will release their fourth album “Year of the Snake” on April 17th, 2020, via Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records.

Album pre-orders have launched along with a bold new single titled “Kiss and Tell”.

Stream the new single “Kiss and Tell” here.

British psychedelic post-punk outfit The Academy Of Sun announce they will be releasing their new album “The Quiet Earth”, an expansive album of breathtaking ambition, in April. Ahead of this, they present the highly dynamic power pop-infused lead single “The Parts That Need Replacing”.

Answering Machine released their first single “Bad Luck”, taken from their same title upcoming album, out on April 17th, 2020, via Wiretap Records

Regarding the new single, the band says: “A song that commiserates in tough times. "Bad Luck" is there with a hug, a tall boy, and a little reminder to keep going”.

Following the end of the band’s recent world tour, a run that had them on the road for 9 months, PUP today share the video for “Morbid Stuff”, recorded live and shot on cheap handheld cameras handed out to 19 gig-goers the band personally connected with in advance of their recent sold out London dates.

Wanted criminal outfit The Fangs Of The Dodo have released exclusive footage of them committing the “Crime of the Century”!

Using funds stolen from the National Treasury to commission their latest single release, “Crime of the Century” has now been confirmed as the first in a collection of five songs that will be unleashed upon the general public on April 3rd, 2020.

Watch the video for “Crime of the Century” below.

Philadelphia rock quartet Soraia will release their new album “Dig Your Roots” on March 13th, 2020, via Steven Van Zandt’s label Wicked Cool Records.

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jonny Polonsky has announced his new album “Kingdom of Sleep”, scheduled for release on March 6th, 2020.

Ahead of that, he presents the lead single “The Weeping Souls” - listen to the new track below. Self-produced by Polonsky, this album was mixed and mastered by Mike Tholen (Chris Connelly, Revolting Cocks).

Today, California legends Redd Kross have announced their first UK and European headline dates in several years including two intimate dates at The Lexington in London, which promise to be evenings to remember.

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Groundbreaking NYC-based nouveau-punk collective The 1865 present their fascinating new video for “John Brown’s Gat”. This single can be found on their debut album “Don’t Tread On We!”, released via Mass Appeal Records. This follows up the earlier released singles “Buckshot” and “Get Out”. Directed by Hectah, the new video combines  illustrations by Honeychild Coleman, visuals and text from old newspapers, and stylized imagery of the band members themselves.

Alternative punk outfit Nervus have dropped “Fake” - the final track from their brand-new album “Tough Crowd”, out on September 27th, via Big Scary Monsters (UK) and Get Better Records (US). 

The accompanying video stars Milk Teeth’s Becky Blomfield, alongside Em Foster, lead vocalist of Nervus, and encourages fans to enter a competition to win test pressings and merch by creating their own video for the track using thehashtag #beyourownnervus.