We're halfway through the year: when did that happen?! Luckily for you, SPB is on hand to share the music we've enjoyed most in 2025 thus far. Read on to hear about the records that have made our top list for this year as it stands, and also some bonus fun about hypothetical band reunions we've been inspired by thanks to the examples set by Oasis and Black Sabbath. — the Scene Point Blank team Read more
Shane Herrell: Rest In Power(pop) (1980-2025) The Rocker I try to live my life with as few regrets as possible. … Read more
Remember Election Day 2024? Maybe you shouldn't. Maybe you've blocked it out. That's fair, but there was one pleasant surprise … Read more
Each year in late May, the 4-day party and noise-rock festival Caterwaul takes over multiple venues in Minneapolis. It’s a … Read more
Best thing about writing reviews is finding out about new stuff that I otherwise might not have heard. Also writing reviews for bands that aren’t friends of mine is pretty cool but when I hear a band I really like, like Sex Faces, it makes me want to be friends with them, I can't help it! I’m not even halfway … Read more
What does Unseemlier sound like? I've been mulling that question as I listen to I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere for a while now. As I listen to more and more Sell The Heart releases, The band is from Boston, but seemingly influenced by late '80s DC. It's heavy, but more with hardcore-like vocals shouted over moving, building guitars and … Read more
I had a hard time starting this review. I can’t help coming back to the fact that it sounds like Marked Men. It does, maybe intentionally so, as Dilated is the second of Personality Cult’s albums that is produced by Jeff Burke of Marked Men and Radioactivity. But I don’t necessarily like to say a band sounds like another band … Read more
Her Head’s On Fire (NY, NY) and Arms Like Roses (New Haven, CT) team up on this split 7” with two new tracks (one each band) of post-hardcore tunes that are both massive and melodic in their own distinct ways. "Universal" is the track from Her Head’s On Fire. Recorded by the band’s guitarist Jeff Dean, "Universal" came from the … Read more
Painkiller, the trio of John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris shows no signs of slowing down. The Great God Pan is their third full-length, since their reunion in 2024, … Read more
Painkiller sees three absolute masters of extreme music join forces. John Zorn of Naked City and a billion other projects, Mick Harris who transcended from Napalm Death drummer to illbient … Read more
Aesop Rock has a reputation for esoteric and abstract raps. It's certainly an earned reputation, but that background makes it interesting when you peel off the layers of his latest, … Read more
Haley Fohr's artistic vehicle, Circuit des Yeux, defies categorisation. Stamping the indie folk label on her was superficial, something dispelled easily once you have experienced the lo-fi distortion of "The … Read more
Kreiviskai's origins are deeply rooted in the neofolk sound and ethos. Their debut record, Zemmis : supnãi, focuses on the musical lineage of Tver, embracing the traditional instrumentation to produce … Read more
Epitaph indie-rock band Pool Kids released a summar jam pop single, "Leona Street," coming from their August 15 new album Easier Said Than Done, which was recorded with Mike Vernon Davis, who also produced their self-titled album. The new record is described as their most collective and explorative release yet. … Read more
EEASY Records will release a discography of Predeceased, Weirdo Riffers, out on Nov. 7. As the label puts the finishing touches on the collection, they've shared a new single called … Read more
Midwest heavy noise punk Porcupine has a new album, out now. New Morality Zine released Under The Altar yesterday. The 6-song record is streaming below and follows last year's All … Read more
Denver, CO power-pop band Fluffy will release a 6-song EP this week, a self-released record dubbed When You Love Somebody, out on July 21. The band's debut namedrops Teenage Fanclub, … Read more
Experimental noise project Gridfailure is back, announcing the 15-track Sixth Mass-Extinction Skulduggery III. The David Brenner project utilizes vocals, guitars, bass, drums/percussion, keys, synth, violin, theremin, field recordings, and other … Read more
Duo Street Sects has a new record on the way, the band's first new album in seven years. Titled Dry Drunk, it comes out on August 15 and is shared … Read more
The Sword's tour in recognition of Warp Riders' 15th anniversary has been extended, with the band adding a new leg to the tour, which initially covered just the western US. … Read more
Established in 2010, Sell The Heart Records has announced a … Read more
WENCH! shared a single earlier this year. Now the band … Read more
Living Hour, the Winnipeg-based indie rock group, has shared "Wheel," … Read more
Moviola recently shared a single and video for the new … Read more
Org Music will soon release a reissue series of many … Read more
Earlier this year noise rock band Intercourse shared a new … Read more
TV Cult is back with a new album, their follow-up … Read more
Weakened Friends have set a release date of October 10 … Read more
The Lousekateers are the latest band in the growing DCxPC … Read more
Announced as part of the Hopeless/Fat Wreck merger, Bad Cop … Read more
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