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  • New Noise Magazine | Interview with Goners UK on New Album: The Dead Wait

    Goners UK is back with a new album, The Dead Wait. The album kicks off with “Pizza Drones”, showcasing Goners UK’s familiar sound. The first words intro-ing the song, “If we’re all dead, what’s the difference?,”

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Endless Struggle Talks New Album, Salt Lake, and BBQ Buds

    Endless Struggle has been on the scene going on three decades. Their latest album, ‘Where Do We Go?,’ released earlier this year via…

  • New Noise Magazine | Track Premiere: Goners UK ft. David Rodriguez (The Casualties) – ‘Light ‘Em Up’

    NEWS – Bozeman, MT Bozeman band of the decade, Goners UK, is out with a new single…

  • New Noise Magazine | News: Best Damn Punk Show 11 Announces Line Up and Dates in Bozeman, MT

    RELEASE – The Best Damn Punk Show is back for its 11th year in Bozeman, MT. After taking a 6 year hiatus, the fest is back with a…

  • New Noise Magazine | Video Premiere: Shocktroopers – ‘All I Wanna Do’

    April 11, marks the release of Wyoming punk rock’s Shocktroopers’ latest single and video, “All I Wanna Do.” This is the second single off the upcoming Shocktroopers’ album, Pierce the Sky, set to…

  • New Noise Magazine | The ShiverZ – ‘Songs About The End’

    The mutant-friendly Wyoming punk band, The ShiverZ, gave a very bloody birth to new EP, “Songs About The End.” The EP was released on February 22. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by “The Wizard” Ryan Kahler. Horror nerdom continues to rage in this…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Dazy on Bringing Bubblegum Punk Into 2023

    OUTOFBODY, Dazy’s debut album, is out now via Lame-O Records. Touted as the “answer” to a Ramones and Kevin Shields collaboration, OUTOFBODY delivers ’60’s sugar pop mixed with…

  • New Noise Magazine | Bands to NOT MISS in 2023…New paths on well worn classics: Bria

    Bria is a collaboration, comprised of Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings, both members of Orville Peck’s touring band. Cuntry Covers, Vol. 2, out Feb 24th on Sub Pop Records, is the follow up to,…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Still Losers After All These Years – Sludgeworth Interview with Vocalist Dan Vapid and Drummer Dan Vermin

    Archeologists recently dug up recorded proof that Chicago’s…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: The Long Road to Contentment – Interview with John-Allison Weiss

    The Long Way, released Feb 17th via Get Better Records is the first album in seven, long years for John-Allison Weiss. First and…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Interview with Samuel S.C. Vocalist Vanessa Downing

    Samuel S.C. (formerly known as Samuel) has re-emerged on the scene with a brand new LP, High Places, released on Feb 17th via Org Music. In 1995, Samuel disappeared into the 90s’ indie DIY…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: No Trigger Interview with Vocalist Tom Rheault

    Leading Worcester goobers No Trigger are back with the latest and greatest LP, Dr. Album, out now via Red Scare Industries. Dr. Album is the prefect mis of power-pop meets skate punk. Its catchy…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Belle & Sebastian Dish on 10th Studio Album

    Glasgow’s treasured angels, Belle and Sebastian, have returned with their first full studio album in seven years. A Bit Of Previous, the super-group’s 10th studio album, is out via Matador on May 6. This is a…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Montana Punk Band Goners UK Embraces Rap, Activism, and the Hard Shit

    Goners UK’s origin story is simple and classic: “We want to let our hair down and we want to turn the volume up.” The Bozeman…

  • New Noise Magazine | EP PREMIER: GONERS UK – ‘BURN YOUR BONES’

    Bozeman, Montana punk band, Goners UK, are back with their latest EP, Burn Your Bones. This will be their first release since their 3-way split, Bridge the Gap, with The Scoffs and THE SHIVERZ in 2021. The EP offers 5 new tracks: Daisy Pusher Wolves Crashing In Rattle…

  • New Noise Magazine | The Shocktroopers are Tougher than the Rest

    Take I-80 west of Denver, and you’ll find yourself in craggy, southern Wyoming. Nestled between truckers and rocky bluffs,  Rock Springs is  home to punk band The Shocktroopers. In Wyoming, bands and fans alike measure the drive to the next show in hours, not miles.

  • New Noise Magazine | Elway’s Tim Browne Digs Into Pandemic Production of New LP

    The story of Colorado band Elway is subtle—After making headlines in 2011, when namesake football great John Elway requested they change their name, the band have lived under the radar, making…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: THE SHIVERZ Talk Wyoming Punk And The Point Of It All

    While doing research on local haunted cabins in the woods, I cross referenced the Necrocomicon and came across an obscure footnote about a horror punk band called, THE SHIVERZ, tucked away…

  • New Noise Magazine | Tiny Stills – ‘Bleeding Out’

    Tiny Stills, the LA based vomit-pop quatro, just released their latest track, ‘Bleeding Out.’ The video, directed by Justin Nelson, follows front-woman Kailynn West channeling her inner Clarice Starling. In this new tale, she takes down fuck-boy Hottie McHotHot (a traditional Scottish name) played by Tyler Richmeier. She then sends…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Sincere Engineer’s Deanna Belos Talks Years-Long Writing Process For New LP, ‘Bless My Psyche’

    Deanna Belos and her act, Sincere Engineer, are releasing a new…

  • New Noise Magazine | EP Review: Angel Olsen – Aisles

    Dream-pop indie star, Angel Olsen, is releasing her new EP, Aisles, via the label Jagjaguwar. Aisles is a five track collection of covers of 80’s & 90’s hits, close to Olsen’s heart. Angel Olsen has kept the integrity of each song, while folding in her own cosmic inspiration for…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Laura Stevenson – Laura Stevenson

    The folk-punk-indie darling of all of our dreams, Laura Stevenson, is back with her sixth studio album self-titled, Laura Stevenson. Laura Stevenson was released by Don Giovanni Records on August 6.

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Kississippi’s Zoe Reynolds Showcases Unique Indie Pop With Second LP, ‘Mood Ring’

    Zoe Reynolds, better known as Kississippi, came out with her second full album, Mood Ring, on August 6 via Triple Crown…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: VIAL Embrace Modern Riot Grrrl Movement With New Album, ‘LOUDMOUTH’

    VIAL recently came out with a new album, LOUDMOUTH, on July 30, via Get Better Records. The record was produced by Slow Pup’s…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview: Meanbirds' Magenta Caulfield Talk New EP, ‘Champagne for the Poor’

    German newcomers Meanbirds dropped their debut album, Confessions Of An Unrest Drama Queen, last summer. Champagne for …

  • New Noise Magazine | EP Review: Meanbirds - Champagne For The Poor

    One year after the release of their first album, Confessions of an Unrest Drama Queen, German street punks, Meanbirds, have released their additional recordings on a new EP. Champagne For The Poor is out August 6, via Concrete Jungle Records. ‘Chapter…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album review: vial - loudmouth

    Quite possibly my favorite album of the year, femme punk band Vial, is back with their new album Loudmouth. Vial released the album on July 30, via Get Better Records. The Minneapolis riot ghoul quartet has written an album for all the wxmen of punk, past, present, and…

  • New Noise Magazine | Pom Pom Squad Frontwoman Mia Berrin On Band Influences, Debut Album

    Pom Pom Squad’s debut album, Death of a Cheerleader, and its aesthetic are the goosebumped and “highly stylized” vision of Pom Pom Squad’s frontwoman, Mia Berrin: “While carving the identity of the record, I was particularly drawn to David Lynch…

  • New Noise Magazine | Interview:Darkness is Contagious - Cold Cave Interview with Frontman Wes Eisold [print original]

    Frontman Wes Eisold dished a few words surrounding his act, Cold Cave’s latest release, Fate in Seven Lessons. The word “act”…

  • New Noise Magazine | Track Premiere: Kingsbury Road - 'Treeline'

    Emerging Wyoming rock band, Kingsbury Road, released their latest single ‘Treeline.’ Listeners will hear Gen X rock influences such as Stone Temple Pilots and Soundgarden, with a touch of millennial emo vocals. ‘Treeline’ is the perfect track for your next late night summer hang with friends, where you suddenly find yourself alone…

  • Overblown UK: 25 Underrated Albums from 1991

    Superchunk - No Pocky for Kitty (Emma) No Pocky for Kitty is the sophomore album of DIY pioneers Superchunk. The album itself doesn’t stick out in Superchunk’s extensive discography; however, it is a necessary influence for all teen/adolescent punk to follow. No Pocky for Kitty showcases Superchunk’s potential for growth in the tightness of…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Eve 6 – grim value EP

    Eve 6 has returned with a surprise new EP, grim value, out via Velocity Records on June 25. grim value is the first music released by the 90s’ So-Cal outfit since 2012. Full of sultry bass lines and retro synth, Eve 6’s sound has evolved from Top 100 radio pop to a band I want to fuck with. grim value is a fully realized EP. Each song is both cute and goth, served with a side of mature romance. “i wanna bite your face” is a macabre…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Cold Cave – Fate in Seven Lessons

    Cold Cave, the product of Wes Eisold, releases the new seven song album, Fate in Seven Lessons, via Eisold’s own Heartworm Press. The album is the dark wave collaboration of Eishold and Amy Lee. Fate in Seven Lessons is more than meets the first listen. While it may be construed as just another art-synth album never to be…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: talk show host - mid-century modern

    After three self-released EPs, Talk Show Host’s work in the local scene has paid off with the release of their debut album, Mid-Century Modern, via Wiretap Recordings. The new album is available everywhere on June 4th. Talk Show Host combines The Matches and Blink-182 esque vibes, producing a cotton-candy pop punk album, plucked from…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks of God

    Manchester Orchestra is back with their sixth studio album from Favorite Gentleman Recordings. The new album, The Million Masks of God, will be released via Loma Vista Recordings on April 30. The album follows a straight forward story, put together in a…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Rob Zombie - The Lunar Injection Kool aid eclipse conspiracy

    Rob Zombie releases his seventh solo album on March 12, via Nuclear Blast Records. Knowing Zombie and team, I’m sure everyone was a little bummed that they weren’t able to huddle with the Elementals to get a Friday the 13th, release date, but even…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: NOFX - Single Album

    NOFX, the lords of modern American punk, grace us with their 14th album, Single Album, on February 26th, via Fat Wreck Chords. NOFX will always hold a special place in my heart. The War on Errorism shaped my politics early. They defined millennial punk in my small town, helping the descendants of apostolic ranchers find and articulate a new voice. And without Fat Wreck Chords, we wouldn’t have the majority of my…

  • Overblown UK | album review: Foo Fighters - medicine at midnight

    Foo Fighters released their 10th studio album, Medicine at Midnight, via RCA/Roswell Records on February 5. The self-described “Saturday Night party-album” delivers what it promises: sheer, dancing fun. In an interview with NPR Morning Edition this week, frontman Dave Grohl described the delay of this album. He had hoped like many …

  • Overblown UK | Overblown’s Favourite Albums for Winter Isolation

    This year was the shits. I moved three times trying to figure out how to be sane under the circumstances. Each time I crossed the country alone, I thought endlessly about how I could redefine success for myself this year and if my Prozac was the right dosage, all the while listening to The Cranberries’ Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why…

  • Overblown UK | Album Review: shame - Drunk Tank Pink

    91%  The south-London post-punk outfit, shame, released their second album, Drunk Tank Pink via Dead Oceans, on January 15. shame’s sophomore album follows in the tradition of late 70s club-punk sound, bursting with rhythmic melodrama. Each song is a tour of chaotic nostalgia, hammered through Charlie Steen’s vocals that rasp of Johnny…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Murder by death - Lonesome holiday

    Bloomington, Indiana’s, Murder by Death, surprised fans this season with their take on the Christmus album, aptly named “Lonesome Holiday.” The album is the perfect mix of old standards and new classics. From his very first deep wallows in “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” Adam Turla’s voice ripples the nostalgia of Bing Crosby, with modern…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Foxy Shazam - Burn

    Foxy Shazam is self-releasing their 6th album, Burn, on December 11. The distant and remote collaboration between the five-piece in an attempt to further evolve the band’s sound. The album has some true bright spots, but a few pitfalls that leave listeners wanting. Highlights here: Track 1) Burn A strong choice for the first song and album thesis. Hints of Electric Light Orchestra. The classical piano shimmers to light the…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album Review: Red City Radio - Paradise

    The first time I saw Red City Radio play, they were opening for The Smoking Popes at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago. It was love at first listen. Red City Radio has continued to pour themselves into a rising ocean of sound that submerges you in the first strum. If you had to ask me where these boys hail from, I would have guessed Milwaukee over…

  • Overblown uk | Album review: snake eyes - skeleton EP

    The LA three-piece snake eyes released their new ep skeletons on October 9. To be honest, it took me a long time to find the motivation to write this review, hence its untimeliness, because of how impressed I was with it and the jealousy I have for the past experiences this EP conjured in this shitty, shitty time. In 14 short minutes, snake…

  • New Noise Magazine | Album review: The mountain goats - Getting into knives

    Getting Into Knives, the 19th album by the Mountain Goats, debuts October 23, on Merge Records. Getting Into Knives is yet another album born in the depths of this nefarious year of quarantine. While themes of quarantine do not permeate through this album, it is clear that front-man John Darnielle used his time in isolation to write a few…

  • Overblown UK | Album Review: History - History

    The partnership of Daisy Caplan (Lung, Foxy Shazam) and Leo Ashline (Street Sects) premiered their new duo collaboration, named History, released a self-titled album via The Flenser on October 16. This frenzied album, a decade in the making, brings together a mishmash of gothic and industrial punk. From its very first track, Breadline, History brings you a devilish Stomp-like organized chaos of sounds. The track blends…

  • Overblown UK | Album review: wife patrol - too prickly for this world lp

    Description goes hereIndianapolis’ new-wave punk band Wife Patrol serves up a delectable debut LP, Too Prickly For This World. Listed as a Bandcamp “New and Notable,” this album flawlessly blends together every genre on the punk sliding scale from the last forty years to create the perfect album for the new decade. A track by…

  • New Noise Magazine | The Front Bottoms - In sickness & in flames

    The opening tones of the new album by The Front Bottoms, In Sickness & In Flames, immediately transports me back to junior high. I’m scanning disposable Kodak pictures via my printer onto my Dell desktop, to post on my MySpace page. I’m finding the perfect emo girl angles for my profile pic that compliments my edgy, black and pink…

  • New Noise Magazine | Reflection: My Love Letter to bad cop/Bad cop and 'The Ride'

    I love Bad Cop / Bad Cop. I reference them constantly in my own work and I can always find a song that fits every emotion I have. I saw them play live for the first time at Wicker Park Fest in 2019. When I saw the flawless women round the corner of the makeshift …