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Boys Night Out premiere powerful comeback EP, 'Black Dogs' (exclusive)
Photo credit: James Heaslip Canadian post-hardcore poster boys Boys Night Out will officially release their new EP, Black Dogs, on July 8 via Good Fight Music. The break's over—we're thrilled to premiere all six songs for you below. They're just as catchy and powerful as we remember them when they signed off almost a decade ago. TRAINWRECK & […]
Such Gold to support Millencolin, finish new music—watch a live session
Melodic punk-rock shredders Such Gold have announced their Cross Canadian supporting role for Millencolin this September. European fans can catch them on tour this summer, too—July/August dates are here. Get a feel for the shows below in a live session shot this April while touring the U.S. with Pears. Lastly, the band have finished recording new music […]
Bottomfeeder's melodic hardcore evolves on "You're Welcome" (exclusive)
Photo credit: Greg Mitchels New Jersey's Bottomfeeder—the Gaslight Anthem drummer Benny Horowitz and members of Let Me Run, Ensign, Gates, and Jaguar Shark—are preparing to release a new EP this summer on Good Fight Music. If you like scathing melodic hardcore along the lines of Snapcase, Grade and Time In Malta, you'll instantly take to Sink To The […]
Hear two new Islander songs from 'Power Under Control'
Islander recently announced details of their sophomore studio album, Power Under Control, set for a summer release on Victory Records. Once again, the band teamed with producer Cameron Webb (Motorhead, Alkaline Trio) at NRG Studios, as they did for their debut LP, 2014's Violence & Destruction. They've wasted no time sharing the goods—below you can listen to a […]
Wander make sophomore album advances on "Stay Away" (exclusive)
Frederick, Maryland's Wander came around with a promising pop-punk package on 2014's self-titled debut LP. On “Stay Away,” the lead single from Precipice premiering below, new alternative emo advances in the mix are not unlike the trajectories of Transit and the Dangerous Summer. Their sophomore album will be released on August 19 via We Are Triumphant. Pre-orders […]
Boys Night Out resume return with new song, "Obsequiarch"
Canadian post-hardcore staples Boys Night Out are streaming a second new song, “Obsequiarch.” The boys are back in town and ready to pump out a new six-song EP, Black Dogs, coming July 8 on Good Fight Music. When we first premiered the song “Of Waves,” BNO frontman Connor Lovat-Fraser had this to say: “'Obsequiarch,' also known as the song […]
True Love (Bridge Nine) tear it up on "Kill For That" (exclusive)
Detroit hardcore's True Love are approaching the milestone of a debut LP in the experienced hands of Bridge Nine Records. Set for release on July 1, Heaven’s Too Good For Us was recorded with Andy Nelson at Chicago’s Bricktop Studios. It holds thirteen songs of racing youth crew hardcore—likened to their retired comrades in Mindset and fellow B9ers Carry On. During those […]
Boys Night Out are back in town with "Of Waves" (exclusive)
Photo: James Heaslip You may remember Boys Night Out as the Canadian post-hardcore poster boys of the '00s. We bid them farewell after 2007's self-titled, their third and final album, then heard from BNO briefly in 2009 for a Broken Bones And Bloody Kisses and Make Yourself Sick one-off show in Toronto. Alas, it seemed they had […]
Look Mexico reward your patience with "Well, Kansas Ain't What It Used To Be." (exclusive)
Photo: Nicole C. Kibert Life's responsibilities will inevitably cause many a band to “return” by the time they're onto the next thing. Tallahassee, Florida's Look Mexico are doing just that after a five-year buffer period since 2011's Real Americans Spear It. Their impending third studio album, Uniola, is a filling return (with a pinch more maturity) and […]