AUDIO: Sex Scenes – “Fed Up”

Whether they’re in a full on thrash or just driving forward on the bridge of “I’m Not Your T.V.,” the band is an absolute force to be reckoned with.
Read moreWhether they’re in a full on thrash or just driving forward on the bridge of “I’m Not Your T.V.,” the band is an absolute force to be reckoned with.
Read moreComprised of tracks written during their high school years, the EP showcases the band’s versatility and musical influences ranging from hardcore to pop.
Read moreThe cathartic song is heavy on the cymbals, offset by screams and angsty, buzzy guitars.
Read moreIt’s a pop punk song rooted in the various stages of mourning a relationship, before ultimately moving on.
Read moreIf you dig garage rock and the foundations of punk, even up to the first couple Ramones records, you’ll love Jinksie.
Read moreKilling Blow’s new self-titled EP is an explosive and unapologetic collection of five short tracks that deliver a powerful punch. Most songs clock in at under three minutes, “Hell’s Doors” is the only track that breaks the threshold, but each song on this EP serves as a concentrated burst of pure anger. With no holds barred, Killing Blow unleashes a
Read moreThe song delves into the allure of a captivating yet slightly deranged girl.
Read moreHoney Creek continue into a new era with their second single of the year out this week. The song is a testament to those times where you’ve felt like saying “fuck it” and quitting something that just isn’t worth all the stress and frustration despite your best efforts. Whether it’s a job, a relationship, family or whatever it is you’re
Read moreRiotnine, a Milwaukee band that plays a mix of skramz, emo and punk, screamed “Death before detransition” at an EP release show at Cactus Club.
Read moreHardcore punks World I Hate have unleashed their highly anticipated debut full-length album into the world. With eleven blazing tracks, the record brutally confronts the callous neoliberal machine that enables evil and violence to pervade in our world. The band is sick of nonstop, performative bullshit, seeking to eviscerate such injustice with the infernal, crushing onslaught of dystopian powerviolence. With
Read moreClocking in at under 90 seconds, the track wastes no time in unleashing its ferocious energy.
Read moreWorld in Action are a new Milwaukee punk band who just released their self-titled debut EP. Describing themselves as “anarcho-inspired peace punk”, the group right off the bat aren’t afraid to make their distaste for today’s increasingly bleak sociopolitical climate known. Through exciting buildups and a vigorous dynamic, these three tracks confront the evils and hypocrisies of capitalism and class
Read moreEmo/post-hardcore band Snag released a new single last week – their first since 2021 album “Death Doula.” The song protests Cop City, which is the proposed clearing of forests outside of Atlanta in order to build a police training facility. With the band’s shrieked anxieties about the horrors of environmental destruction and state repression combined with their prog-adjacent screamo sensibilities,
Read moreHardcore punks Holy Shit! have released a new album out on Vinyl Smash Records (US) and Snuffy Smiles Records (Japan). The longtime band and lovable friends deliver eight songs that come at breakneck speed with songs fueled by drunken antics, rowdy humor and uproarious catharsis. With blazing riffs that stop and go, vocals that scream in your face and drums
Read moreHardcore fans gather – Infamy dropped their long-awaited debut EP this week! Over five tracks, the powerhouse band brings absolute sonic mayhem with diabolical riffage, blistering blast beats and growling vocals that command endless moshes. Tormented lyric themes of succumbing to demons, living a nightmare, the sharp pain of broken trust and struggling against individualism paint gruesome pictures of harrowing
Read moreOriginally recorded in October 2013 during rehearsals for their first of only two shows, the album features the band ripping through ten tracks with raw punk energy.
Read moreMulva are a new indie punk project that just released their debut EP. It’s just three tracks, but that gives the duo plenty of time to channel plenty of apocalyptic feelings and nonstop dread. Confronting toxic cycles and being caught in stagnancy, Mulva are sick of the same shit over and over, and there’s no better way to put melodies
Read moreHorror and country band Rat Bath released a music video for “Meat Poppet” this month.
Read moreFolk punks We All Shit have a new EP out. It’s five tracks that put relevant social matters to playful melodies, touching on stories such as going up against the patriarchy, men victim blaming, God coming after us and drag queens saving the day. The final track, as the title suggests, prepares to just burn all this shit down. Don’t
Read moreGothic post-punk duo Genau released their first EP in three years last week. It’s four tunes of cold, shadowy rock that shimmers at many different speeds; “K.S.” kicks things into high gear with punkish energy, then “Talking” slows things down with a patient bass line and chugging, washing riff. With electronic rhythm behind their distorted cacophony, Genau create ethereal darkness
Read moreHardcore punks Enervate dropped their sophomore EP last week. It’s four tracks of ignited riffage, unrelenting headbanging, mighty vocals and crushing breakdowns sure to shake the building. Lyrically these songs confront situations of being over someone else’s shit, shutting the world out, finding your stride in a fucked up world, and looking to stop wasting time. Enervate bash and brawl
Read morePunk rockers Direct Hit! dropped a new single this week and it’s all about being alone in the abyss. The band goes full throttle here with blazing riffage and roaring vocals, unhinged by how isolating and futile it is to try and fit in; we’re all just waiting on our impending doom at the end of the day and it’s
Read moreBig Laugh blitz through ten tracks in under 20 minutes, taking no prisoners along the way.
Read moreThe prolific punks have 18 tight tracks on their new release.
Read moreSka punks 2 Ball Screwball are out with their sophomore EP – their first release since 2017. It’s four fun, energetic tunes that blow off plenty of steam to channel all the spinning thoughts and existential dread. These riffs and hooks have the power to get the crowd on their feet to sing, dance, laugh and forget the woes for
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