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Paint-peeling New Orleans hardcore unit PEARS have finally blessed us with word of a new album. The eponymously titled PEARS comes out March 6 on Fat Wreck, and it’s their third full-length, the follow-up to 2016’s Green Star. Because you’re going to ruin your pants waiting for the record to come out, we’re premiering a […]

MakeWar, the punk-rock trio whose membership comes complete with visas from Venezuela, Colombia and er…uh…Florida, have their second album, Get It Together, issued by Fat Wreck Chords this Friday. And we are positively stoked to present it to your ears before its release date.  Filled with tracks that range from NorCal punk (“No Más”) to […]

Mean Jeans, the Portland, Oregon-based trio who love the Ramones a bit more unhealthily than most of us do, have returned with a fourth helping of punk-rock goodness. Gigantic Sike, their second studio album for Fat Wreck Chords, is all about the futility of life and how we shouldn’t take it seriously because we’ll never […]

California punk trio the Last Gang already are making a mark on the punk scene with their infectious hooks. Today sees the release of their new video for the super-catchy track “Sing For Your Supper,” along with the announcement of their debut album Keep Them Counting. The record will drop March 2 via Fat Wreck […]

Direct Hit and PEARS have released a bloody new music video for both “Blood On Your Tongue” and “Arduous Angel,” two tracks off their forthcoming split record Human Movement. Read more: Here are the horror movies airing during AMC’s FearFest marathon “This is a weird video about two groups of people who hate each other, but recognize a […]

After many requests, Milwaukee-based punk group Direct Hit! are bringing back their debut album on vinyl, and are also premiering a music video today for one of the tracks, “Snickers or Reese’s”. The band’s debut album, Domesplitter, is geared to be re-released April 14 via Fat Wreck Chords. This was the band’s first full-length album […]

The star-studded punk band Me First And The Gimme Gimmes are giving us a hidden, decade-old gem of theirs for the first time on a digital format. Initially only pressed on a 7″ series, “City Of New Orleans” will now be available on their upcoming album Rake It In: The Greatest Hits. Since it's inception […]

SoCal punk quartet the Bombpops are eager to get their debut full-length Fear Of Missing Out out into the world.  Formed in 2007 by co-frontwomen Jen Razavi and Poli van Dam, the Bombpops established themselves with two EPs on Red Scare Industries. Now they've returned with their latest single, “Jerk,” a grungy song that blends intensity with […]

Cali punk band Bad Cop/Bad Cop recorded their energetic new song “Get Rad” to support their current tour. “We love a good time and we'll party if we want, but most importantly, we're going for it! Whatever it is. Otherwise, why bother?” says vocalist/guitarist Jennie Cotterill about the song. “'Get Rad!' is the oldest song […]

California natives Strung Out received a great deal of praise for their hard-hitting album Transmission.Alpha.Delta, but are now venturing into the more melodic side of their sound with their previously unreleased track, “Crows.” The track was originally slated to appear on the band's eighth studio album, which dropped in 2015 via Fat Wreck Chords, but […]

British punks Creeper recently sat down with APTV and shared what they've been rocking out to lately, both new and old.  While Moose Blood recieve a few strong recommendations, guitarist Ian Miles gives shout outs to old favorites like AFI and Alkaline Trio. Fellow guitarist Oliver Burdett speaks highly of The Early November and Useless ID, saying, […]

Direct Hit is teaming up with AP to premiere their single “Was it the Acid?” off of their upcoming album, Wasted Mind.  The band is currently working under Fat Wreck Chords, and the video was directed by Bobby Ciraldo and Andrew Swant. “'Was It The Acid?' is the only love song on Wasted Mind, and it's through […]

Rochester, New York's Such Gold and New Orleans, Louisiana's Pears will unite tonight in the latter's hometown to begin a two-week tour. East coast cities and just the tip of Ontario for Tim Horton's chosen people are on the list. Such Gold are continuing to demo in Brooklyn for their next release, set to follow 2014's […]

Face To Face have officially re-signed to Fat Wreck Chords. “Returning to Fat Wreck Chords for us is a homecoming,” says FTF vocalist Trever Keith. “After eight records on almost as many labels throughout our career, we've definitely been through some of the worst and best of this business. The fact that after 25 years  […]

NOFX are teaming up with AP to bring you an unreleased song, the gritty pop-punk jam “SF Clits.” The track is taken from Fat Music Vol. 8: Going Nowhere Fat, which was released today via Fat Wreck Chords, continuing the labels awesome comp series. (Purchase it here.) Check out the song below, and let us […]

NOFX, Lagwagon, the Flatliners, Swingin' Utters, Masked Intruder, Toy Guitar and Bad Cop Bad Cop have all be announced for the Fat Wreck Chords 25-year anniversary tour. More bands will be revealed shortly. In the meantime, check out a list of dates and an announcement video from Fat Mike below. Read more: “Nobody thinks Fat Mike can write […]

An Op-Ed by Ben Zitsman Fourteen-year-olds are going to rebel—it’s a universal truth. What varies is the nature of that rebellion. Some kids shoplift and some kids skateboard. Some buy eyeliner and some buy liquor. Some kids shoplift eyeliner and liquor. I was a teenage Marxist. My rebelliousness manifested as a single-minded determination to dismantle […]

Photo credit: Florian Franik The Flatliners have announced a new seven-inch coming March 10, 2015 on Fat Wreck Chords. It will include album opener “Resuscitation Of The Year” from 2013's Dead Language, and an unreleased track from those sessions, “Fangs.” Frontman Chris Cresswell commented on the effort: “Take it from me, there’s nothing better to kick off your […]

As if it's not enough that our favorite “alleged” criminal punks Masked Intruder can't shake Officer Bradford, they also have notoriously bad luck in love. Kudos to them, though, for still being romantics, even if their love is always unrequited and sometimes gets them into trouble, as showcased in their video for “Crime Spree.” “We couldn't be […]