The Fallout - The Times Have Never Changed

The Fallout are a Canadian political 3 piece who have just released an excellent new album called The Times Have Never Changed and it's out now as a joint release from Discos Machete and Rebel Time Records.

The album is 15 tracks of pacey, tuneful, fist pumping anthems, with their interpretations of this fucked up world chronicled into the biting lyrics, with Lord Byron's distinctive vocals to the fore. I am going with the title track The Times Have Never Changed.

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Boyracer - Hit And Miss

Boyracer are an indie rock band from Wetherby who were founded back in 1990 by ever present vocalist/guitarist Stuart Anderson have just released their 13th album. Titled On A Promise, it's available on vinyl and as a digital download.

There's some very good tracks on there, initial highlights include Bunk Off Work Today, Girl In A Soul Band and the single Bored and Lonely but it's an all over consistently good album.

This track comes with a video and it's an upbeat pop delight so that's the one I'm posting today. It's titled Hit And Miss...

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Snuff - The Bells of Hell

Snuff are a British punk rock band formed in Hendon in 1986. The original line-up was Duncan Redmonds on drums and vocals, Simon Wells on guitar and vocals and Andy Crighton on bass, with Dave Redmonds being added to the line-up on trombone before the release of Flibbiddydibbiddydob. Their original run was until 1991 before splitting up and then getting back together in 1994. They have had various lineup changes over the year.

Snuff have released their material through a variety of independent record labels including their own, 10past12records, as well as on Fat Wreck Chords.

They recently released a new EP that was recorded during the sessions for last year's album There's A Lot Of It About and originally intended to be sold on their May tour, it's got a bit of everything we've come to expect from the band.

I am sharing  The Bells Of Hell which is an infectious cover of a British airmen's song from World War 1 which featured in the 1969 movie Oh! What A Lovely War. I'll warn you now, once you hear it you won't be able to get it out of your head.

I'm not going to apologise for that!

ARSE feat. PARTY DOZEN - Power Tripper

Here's a collaborative effort between ARSE and Party Dozen and it's on a split ep from the two Sydney bands. Besides the opening track, which sees both bands join together, both bands also contribute a song apiece. It was released back in 2018 by Grupo Records and you can check it out here.

Joint male and female vocals combine over an intense hardcore backbeat, it's powerful and intoxicating. More bands should combine their talents if the result is going to be as good as this.

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blink-182 - Josie

blink-182 is an American pop punk band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Since 2015, the lineup of the band has consisted of bass guitarist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba. Founded by Hoppus, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Scott Raynor, the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humour. Hoppus is the only constant band member.

In its early years, Blink-182 toured heavily behind the band's debut, Cheshire Cat (1995). The group signed with major label MCA Records to co-distribute its second album, Dude Ranch (1997). Raynor was fired midway through a 1998 tour and replaced by Barker.cthe group's next two releases, Enema of the State (1999) and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), were enormous successes on the strength of radio and MTV airplay. Blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group.

Enema Of The State was the first album that I heard, but Dude Ranch has always been one that I loved. It was one of those right album at the right times for a 13/14 year old and one that me and my mates loved. We would spend breaks at school listening to the Mark, Tom & Travis show.

I am sharing Josie which shows off their early pop punk trademark and dual vocals. Right in the nostalgia's.

Sick of It All - Step Down

Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1986 in Queens, New York. The band's current lineup consists of brothers Lou and Pete Koller on lead vocals and guitars respectively, Armand Majidi on drums, and Craig Setari on bass. Sick of It All is considered to be a major part of the New York hardcore scene and has sold half a million records worldwide.

I am going with one of my favourites to hear live by them. Step Down is a great fist pumping song that always gets the crowd going.

Teenage Bottlerocket - Skate or Die

Teenage Bottlerocket is an American punk rock band formed in Laramie, Wyoming, United States in 2000.

The band was formed by twin brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle, following the dissolution of their previous band, Homeless Wonders, in 2000. The band's music is heavily influenced by guitarist and co-vocalist Kody Templeman's other band, The Lillingtons, and punk rock acts such as Ramones, Screeching Weasel, Green Day, Bouncing Souls, and Misfits.

Very kuch a Ramones type band, their songs are basic yet catchy and will have you smiling and bopping around wherever you are listening.

Motion City Soundtrack - Everything Is Alright

Motion City Soundtrack is an American pop punk band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1997. The band's line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist Joshua Cain, keyboardist Jesse Johnson, bassist Matthew Taylor, and drummer Tony Thaxton. Over the course of their career, the group has toured heavily and released six studio albums, the majority on independent label Epitaph Records. The band's sound makes notable use of a Moog synthesizer. Pierre mainly handles the band's lyrics, which often touch on themes of anxiety, alienation, and relationships.

They always feel like a bit of a guilty pleasure to me, but they do have some great pop songs. Everything Is Alright is one of those and I guess it just helps some days...

AJJ - People II: The Reckoning

AJJ is an American folk punk band from Phoenix, Arizona originally formed in 2004 as Andrew Jackson Jihad. Their lyrics handle themes of shyness, poverty, humanity, religion, addiction, existentialism, and politics. AJJ's core members are singer/guitarist Sean Bonnette and bassist Ben Gallaty.

People Who Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World is the second studio album from folk punk band AJJ. The album was released by Asian Man Records on September 11, 2007. The title is derived from a line in Kurt Vonnegut's book, Hocus Pocus which itself is a reference to Barbra Streisand's song "People.

A great folk song with some fantastic lyrics. Wait for the outro and tell me if Mrs RObinson will ever recover from this?

Rancid - Olympia, WA

Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by former members of the band Operation Ivy, Rancid is often credited as being among the wave of bands that revived mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid-1990s. Over their 29-year career, Rancid remained signed to an independent record label and retained much of its original fan-base, most of which was connected to its underground musical roots.

Rancid has had two lineup changes since its inception, with Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman being the only continuous members. Their current lineup consists of Armstrong on guitar and vocals, Freeman on bass and vocals, Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals, and Branden Steineckert on drums. The band was formed by Armstrong, Freeman, and former drummer Brett Reed, who left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Steineckert. This lineup recorded their first album, with Frederiksen joining the band on their subsequent tour.

To date, Rancid has released nine studio albums, one split album, one compilation, two extended plays, and a series of live online-only albums, and has been featured on a number of compilation albums. The band has independently sold over four million records worldwide, making it one of the most successful independent punk rock groups of all time. The band rose to fame in 1994 with its second studio album, Let's Go, featuring the single "Salvation". In the following year, Rancid released its highly successful album ...And Out Come the Wolves, which produced its best-known songs "Roots Radicals", "Ruby Soho", and "Time Bomb", and was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA, selling over one million copies in the United States alone.

One of my favourite tracks from "...And Out Come The Wolves" is Olympia, WA" so this is what I am sharing today. Great lyrics, dual vocals and what a bassline?!?!

The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

The Hold Steady is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. The band consists of Craig Finn (vocals, guitar), Tad Kubler (guitar), Galen Polivka (bass), Bobby Drake (drums), Franz Nicolay (keyboards) and Steve Selvidge (guitar).[1] Noted for their "lyrically dense storytelling,"[2] and classic rock influences, the band's narrative-based songs frequently address themes such as drug addiction, religion and redemption, and often feature recurring characters based within the city of Minneapolis.

Stay Positive is the fourth studio album by The Hold Steady, released on July 15, 2008 through Vagrant Records. I am going with the 8th track from this album which is also the title track, Stay Positive. It is a great example of the narrative-based style and references many other bands in some way. The chorus is also fantastic.

Maid Of Ace - The Terror

Maid Of Ace are a Hastings based old school punk foursome made up of 4 sisters; Alison (lead vocals/guitar), Anna (vocals/guitar), Amy (bass/backing vocals) and Abby (drums). Championed by legendary X Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene, the girls came out of the womb rocking and played their first gig in 2005 at school. Since then they've shared a stage with The Buzzcocks, The Vibrators, The Casualties, Vice Squad, The Adolescents and Viv Albertine to name just a few. Influenced by the likes of Rancid and The Distillers (as well as colourful 80's indie rockers We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It) these girls certainly know how to kick up a racket.

I saw them support The Interrupters back in 2018 and really enjoyed their set. I have been keeping an eye on them since and this is a track that they released earlier this year from their forthcoming album which is/was scheduled for a summer release.

If this track is anything to go by then we are in for a treat! This is The Terror.

Consumed - Wake Up With A Smile

Most famous for thier track Heavy Metal Winner having a spot on Tony Hawke's Pro Skater 2, Consumed are a punk rock band from Nottingham who formed in 1992. Following their debut EP, Breakfast at Pappa’s in 98, Consumed’s first full length Hit for Six was released in 99 on Fat Wreck Chords. I always find it strange that they signed to Fat Wreck.

The band broke up in 2003 and I never got chance to catch them live in this period but they reformed in 2015 and are currently active. They released a video for the track "What Would Cliff Burton Do?" in May 2018. Their EP "A Decade of No" was released in July 2018 through SBÄM records (Europe) and Umlaut Records (UK).

Hit For Six is my favourite release by them and I think Wake Up With A Smile was the first track I heard by them through downloading on Limewire or the like. It is therefore the track I am sharing today.

Dead To Me - I Wanna Die In Los Angeles

Dead To Me is a punk rock band from San Francisco, founded by members of One Man Army and Western Addiction. I'm a sucker for great, bouncy, melodic music that has an edge, especially when the lyrics are darker than the music would have you believe. I have gone for the track I Wanna Die In Los Angeles which addresses the bleak realisation that if a relapse into drug addiction occurs they might as well say they wanna die in Los Angeles. All this is set to buzzing pop punk that manages to turn these lyrics into a massive sing-along. Great track.

Hoi-Poi Farplane Wind - Life With

Hoi-Poi Farplane Wind are a melodic puk rock band from Thessaloniki, Greece who recently released their album Sain't Adorable.

I am going with a track that immediately stood out on my first listen through of the album. Opening with some great, powerful gang vocals which are accompanied by a subtle harmony. This was such a brilliant way to start the song. This technique continues through the opening two verses and had me itching to sing along. The middle section of the song is a dramatic instrumental which is then joined by a spoken word segment before building back up to the track’s big finale.

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The Kopek Millionaires - It Could Happen To You

The Kopek Millionaires are from Manchester and they make catchy punk tunes that seem to find most reviewers throwing around comparisons with The Boys and Buzzcocks.

This track is an infectious rocker, it's another love song with a chorus to die for and a closing riff pilfered from Complete Control. It's called It Could Happen To You...

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The Virus - Total Destruction

The Virus are from Philadelphia. They formed in 1998, split in 2004 and got back together in 2013. There's been numerous line up changes down the years but things have been stable as of late with no changes since 2017's System Failure.

They'll soon be releasing a new split 4 track 12" with New York hardcore outfit Thulsa Doom and they've released a single from it which you can grab from Bandcamp at "name your price".

I am sharing Total Destruction which is about the world hurtling rapidly to its demise unless we can sort out our act and start behaving in a way that protects our planet and ourselves.

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The Dogtown Rebels - Tears of a Nation

The Dogtown Rebels are a 4 piece punk band from Norwich that mix grit and melody to cook up a catchy tune. This track is about the everyday struggles of the working class and how taking your own life can be a grim option. I've seen it compared with Stiff Little Fingers and it does have a similar anthemic quality about it. They were planning to release the ep as a ltd edition 7" and whilst that's now on hold due to the pandemic but it is available name your price on Bandcamp.

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Las Ratapunks - Ministerio

Las Ratapunks  are a punk rock band from Cajamarca in Peru. They released an ep in 2017 titled Ratas de Ciudad (City Rats) and have recently followed it up with another titled Fracaso, año de la rata 2020 (Failure, Year Of The Rat 2020).

This track sees them fighting against the avoidance of punishment offered up to a genocidal state and is called Ministerio

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The Felice Brothers - Frankie's Gun!

The Felice Brothers are an American folk rock/country rock band from New York. The band has two main members, Ian and James Felice. Former members include their brother Simone Felice, their friend Josh "Christmas Clapton" Rawson, frequently described as a traveling dice player, fiddle player Greg Farley, and drummer David Estabrook. At other times, they have featured a horn section in the band, composed of local Hudson Valley musicians.

The track I'm sharing today is Frankie's Gun! which featurers on their 2008 self titled fifth album. It's a great song and, in my opinion at least, it puts more popular bands of thus genre to shame (see Mumford & Sons).

Goldie Dawn - What's Inside (Never Dies)

This snappily monikered outfit hail from Glasgow and mix up elements of garage rock with catchy power pop melodies. Vocalist Kate 'Rambo' Thorburn impresses and she's more than ably backed up by the 3 boys in the band; The Ripper (guitar), F Voight (bass) and Jordy H (drums). The new EP is physically released at the end of the month or the digital version is available now.

This song is probably the catchiest on the ep, maybe due to the infectious handclaps.

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Owl John - Songs About Roses

Scott Hutchison was (and always will be) one of my all time favourite lyricists. He had such a way with words: a way of articulating the struggles of the human condition that aches in all of us from time to time. He never evaded the explanation that life can often feel like drowning. He was a solid inspiration to so many people.

Today marks the second anniversary of his passing and tonight at 6pm, Tim Burgess from The Charlatans is doing one of his many #TimsTwitterListeningParty events. It happens to be Midnight Organ Fight, by Frightened Rabbit, so feel free to log in and have a listen.

As I have already posted a Frightened Rabbit song, I am going with one by his side project, Owl John. A great song with some great lyrics.

LITIGE - Casual Tonight

LITIGE are a punk 4 piece from Lyon featuring a line up of Louise (vocals), Morgan (guitar), Camille (drums) and Tifène (bass). They reccently released an impressive new album titled En Eaux Troubles (In Troubled Waters). It mixes grit and melody to produce something a little bit special. Lead single Regardez Moi (a balanced critique of the selfie generation) promised much and happily the album doesn't disappoint. Other songs deal with macho moshers, fashion punks, global destruction, toxic relationships and friendship. So the usual in current times.

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Monkey Mind - Get Rid Ov Him

Monkey Mind are the north east of England 3 piece featuring Lee Wright from Crashed Out who were posted yesterday. They formed in 2018 and have just released their 3rd single.

They write some extremely catchy pop punk that'll have you singing along, the kind that I like. A feel good tune to help us get through tough times. The video was filmed with the guys in lockdown and you can see it below.

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Crashed Out - Against All Odds

Crashed Out are a melodic street punk quartet from Jarrow in the North East of England who formed in 1995.

They have a lengthy back catalogue and they were hoping to release their first new album in 10 years in time for this year's Rebellion Festival but as wit everything at the moment that is all up in the air.

There is however a new track available. Named Against All Odds, it is a track for those who struggle to fit in. A great street punk track with energy and a great chorus. Hopefully we will see that new album get released this year!

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Everybody Out! - Everybody Out

Everybody out are an interesting band....  Formed in 2007 by former Dropkick Murphys guitarist Rick Barton and former The Dead Pets and frontman Sweeney Todd. They have one album under their belt which was released in 2008. Despite Sweeney Todd being from the Leeds, UK, the band is primarily based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is rumoured that Sweeney Todd left the band but they remain active at the moment from what I can tell.

This is Everybody Out from Everybody Out! by Everybody Out.

The Last Gang - Sing For Your Supper

Drawing similarities to The Interrupters, The Last Gang play some catchy American punk rock and are signed to Fat Mikes Fat Wreck Chords. I have gone with the first track from their latest album, Sing For Your Supper. Good lyrics and a catchy song to open the album with.

Arch Rivals - The Struggle

Another band that I first saw at Rebellion Festival in Blackpool are Plymouth Oi-punkers Arch Rivals. They have been making waves in the scene since their formation in 2014 and I am sharing their track The Struggle from their latest album A Constant State of War which came out in 2018. It is a melodic song with a brilliant chorus about the struggle of the working classes which we can all identify with.

The Bronx - Heart Attack American

The Bronx is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally formed in 2002. The band's current line-up consists of vocalist Matt Caughthran, guitarists Joby J. Ford and Ken Horne, bass guitarist Brad Magers, and drummer Joey Castillo. The band have released five studio albums, as well three additional albums of mariachi music under the moniker of Mariachi El Bronx.

Heart Attack American is the mission statement of the band, it’s everything the band think that a punk song should be: it’s a complete exorcism of disgust with life, disgust with yourself, and disgust with everything you see going on around you. It all came from an idea that had been stewing in Matt's head in frustration and hate for. They all pulled it out together, and that’s what The Bronx is.

This is Heart Attack American.

Toys That Kill - They Tied Up All Our Lace

Toys That Kill is a San Pedro-based punk rock band, formed from a previous incarnation known as F.Y.P. (1989–1999). Just after the release of the last F.Y.P. album, also titled Toys That Kill, Todd Congelliere and Sean Cole (vocalists/guitarists) along with new members Chachi Ferrara (bass) and Denis Fleps (drums) got together to form the new band.

They have around 5 albums to date and are not overly active. This song is from their 2006 5^th album Shanked and is featured as the theme music to the Anxious & Angry podcast.