Hot Water Music have released a video for their new song “After The Impossible” which features Dallas Green of City and Colour on guest vocals. The video was written and directed by James Poitier. The song is off their album Vows which will be out on May 10 via Equal Vision Records. Hot Water Music are currently touring North America and released Feel The Void in 2022. Check out the video below.
Madison-based post-hardcore band Endswell have announced that they will be releasing their debut EP. It is called Keepsake and will be out on June 7 via Thumbs Up Records. The EP will include their single “Heart Container” which was released in 2023. Check out the tracklist below.
Stiff Little Fingers have announced some UK club show sin August to coincide with their appearance at Rebellion Fest. You can see the dates below.
Bikini Kill have announced the openers for their upcoming North American tour. The Ghost Ease, Death Valley Girls, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Cheap Perfume, Blisster, Sweeping Promises, Shadow Show, Retail Simps, Birthday Girl, and Birthday Girl DC will be joining them on select dates. Bikini Kill will be touring touring Europe and the UK in June. Check out the updated dates below.
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Bacchae have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Next Time and will be out on July 5 via Get Better Records. The album was recorded with J. Robbins and features 10 tracks including their single “Cooler Talk” which was released last month. The band has also released the title track. Bacchae released their album Pleasure Vision in 2020. Check out the song and tracklist below.
Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new EP by Stockholm, Sweden’s God Mother! The EP is called Sinneseld and features five rocking new tracks. Speaking about the EP vocalist Sebastian Campbell said,
"The world has also changed a lot for the worse… We have struggled to hold onto mental health and our sense of purpose, with the reality around us.”
We also caught up with the band to hear the story behind each track. Sinneseld will be out everywhere on May 10 and you can pre-order it right here. Listen to the EP and read the track-by-track breakdown below!
Sadly, iconic engineer and musician Steve Albini has passed away. Albini was 61 and passed away of a heart attack at his recording studio, Electrical Engineering. Albini's band Shellac were preparing to tour- their new album To All Trains is out next week. As ou may know, in addition to his bands Shellac and Big Black, Albini recorded/engineered albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, Screaming Females, Leftover Crack, F-minus, OM, the Stooges, Jesus Lizard, Oxbow, and many more.
The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir have released a new song called “Judge Judy and Executioner”. The song appears to be a standalone single and is violable digitally now. The Holy Ghost Tabernacle Choir released their split with Rotting In Dirt earlier this year and released their EP heartland attack in 2023. Check out the song below.
Today we are thrilled to bring you a premiere of the new song by Minneapolis-based Bermuda Squares! The song is called “Robbery” and is off their upcoming album Outsider. Speaking to Punknews about the track singer and guitarist Tony Milek said,
“To quote Wesley Willis, it’s just a rock and roll song.”
Outsider will be out everywhere on May 17 via Feel It Records. Listen to the song below!
Thou have released a new song called “Unbidden Guest”. The song is off their upcoming album Umbilical which will be out on May 31 via Sacred Bones Records. Thou will be touring Australia and New Zealand with Full of Hell in August and will be playing Dark Days Bright Nights Festival in Virginia in September. The band released Hightower in 2021 and released their collaborative album with Emma Ruth Rundle, May Our Chambers Be Full, in 2020. Check out the song below.
The Dreaded Laramie have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Princess Feedback and will be out on July 5 via Smartpunk Records. The band has also released a video for their new song “Life Is Funny” which was directed by the band and features practical effects by Virginity and William Cunningham. The Dreaded Laramie released their EP Everything A Girl Could Ask For in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.
Los Angeles-based dance-punk duo Pride Month Barbie have released a video for their new song “Fun”. The video was created by Paradise Pardis. The song is off their upcoming album All The Girls in the Room Say ‘Sorry’ which will be out on June 14 via Get Better Records. Pride Month Barbie released their single “Withheld” in 2023. Check out the video below.
Last month Dublin-based indie rockers Pillow Queens released their incredible third album Name Your Sorrow. The band holds nothing back as they delve deep into heartbreak along with all the grief and conflicting emotions that accompany it over the course of twelve tracks brimming with direct and honest lyrics. The album is a masterclass of vulnerability and catharsis as the band gives voice to all the struggles (as well as the small victories) that pave the messy path to healing. Name Your Sorrow is out everywhere now via Royal Mountain Records. Pillow Queens will kick off their UK tour in June.
Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with lead vocalist and guitarist Pamela Connolly to talk about the new album, recording rurally, the messiness of heartbreak, Greek mythology, and so much more. Read the interview below!
This interview between Em Moore and Pamela Connolly took place on April 30, 2024, over Zoom. This transcription documents their conversation and has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Mannequin Pussy have announced North American tour dates for this summer and fall. Margaritas Podridas and Ovlov will be joining them on select dates. Mannequin Pussy are currently touring North America with Soul Glo and will be ttouring Europe starting later this month. The band released I Got Heaven earlier this year. Check out the dates below.
Mega Infinity have announced tour dates for the US Midwest for this summer. This is the band’s first Midwestern tour and will kick off in July. Mega Infinity will be playing SPI Fest later this month in Conneticut and released their EP Chaos Magick in 2023. Check out the dates below.
Typhoid Rosie have released a new song. It is called “Cover It Up (Fuck You I’m So Beautiful)” and is off their upcoming album Last Words which will be out on June 21. Typhoid Rosie released their album Queen of Swords in 2021. Check out the song below.