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Sonic Church Records announces Jay Reatard compilation and pre-order

Posted in Records on April 13, 2026

Sonic Church Records have just announced their next release— There Is No Sun: A Tribute To Jay Reatard. 12 bands pay tribute, about half are from Alberta, Canada where the label is based, with the rest being spread out across the rest of North America. Sonic Church’s Cory Martens says “I’m super stoked about all these bands coming together to pay tribute to a prolific dude that helped clear cut a path in modern garage punk.” Release date is set for May 1st, what would have been Jay’s 46th birthday. Cassette can be pre-ordered via the label’s bandcamp.

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Track listing (alphabetical by band):

Bat Leather - Nothing Now

Brain Bent - Death Is Forming

Chainshot - My Shadow

Church Of Telepathy - Not A Substitute

Craven Cowards - Turning Blue

Cringe Fantasy - I'm Watching You

The Dumpies - There Is No Sun

Faulty Cognitions - Oh It's Such  A Shame

Night Court - Before I Was Caught

Salt Horse - Waiting for Something

Saps - It's So Easy

X Of Swords - Blood Visions

 

Cover illustration: Tom Bagley 

 

General Chaos in 2026

Posted in Records on April 12, 2026

Stomp Records may be in its 31st year as a label, but it remains forever young. The Canadian label just announced "The Idiots Have Taken Over" from Can't Please 'Em All, the second album by General Chaos, a Montreal, QC trio of sixteen year-old sixteen-year-old punks in the vein of … Read more

Got Troubles?

Posted in Records on April 11, 2026

Formed in 2023 in Helsinki, Finaland, Troubles shared the new single "Ghouls" from their upomcing debut album, Red Alert, out on Blue Bear Records on April 12. It will release digitally of course, as well as on 12" vinyl. Listen to the trio here: Read more

Spirit Adrift no more

Posted in Splits on April 11, 2026

Spirit Adrift has just released a surprise album today, Infinite Illumination, which is also the band's final offering after 10 years. It's out now on digital platforms with a May 15 physical release date (LP/CD) via 20 Buck Spin.   Read more

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Introducing Jack Grisham and The Life Undone

Posted in Bands on April 11, 2026

Jack Grisham (T.S.O.L.) has formed a new project with Lar Triesch, calling it Jack Grisham and The Life Undone. "Don’t call it a ‘band’...We’re a couple of friends who made a cool record,” Grisham says of the partnership, which will release a self-titled full-length on July 10 via Lost in … Read more

Unload Your Shame, Edging

Posted in Records on April 10, 2026

In preparation for the new Unload Your Shame, the third album from Chicago, IL band Edging, the group has shared a single and video for "This Head." The band previously self-released two LPs prior to joinging Hex, who will issue the new LP on June 5. The band will be … Read more

30 years of Asian Man Records

Posted in Labels on April 10, 2026

Asian Man Records is 30 in 2026. Founded in 1996 by Mike Park, the label is throwing a 4-night showcase celebration at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco Sept. 2-5. (The venue is notably closing later this year.) The lineup is still to be announced, but tickets will be … Read more

Marbled Eye Forever

Posted in Records on April 10, 2026

Marbled Eye will release the new EP, Forever, out May 22 on Digital Regress. Playing post-punk in the Sonic Youth sense, the band debuted new single "Something's Different" today. The Oakland, CA based band is also heading to the EU this June. Forever is their fifth release, following a pair … Read more

The launch of Arduous Records

Posted in Labels on April 10, 2026

Arduous Records is a new label owned by Blaze James (also president of The Fellowship Artist Management), operating as an imprint of Virgin Music Group.To kick things off, the label will re-release Burnout Codes by Heave Blood & Die, a post-punk band from Tromso, Norway. The label has also signed … Read more

A short Kim Gordon tour

Posted in Tours on April 10, 2026

The one and only Kim Gordon has announced select North American tour dates in 2026, following the recent release of her third solo album, Play Me (Matador). All the confirmed dates are posted below, along with previously announced dates in Europe, beginning this Saturday. Read more UPCOMING TOUR DATES: April … Read more

On The Cinder introduces Our Lives Without

Posted in Bands on April 10, 2026

On The Cinder just self-released a new single, "One Year Down"," on the band's own Flower House Records -- a song that explores healing from the loss of a loved one. It's the first track in a new series the band is called "Our Lives Without." From Buffalo, NY, the … Read more

Quidam from No Vale Nada

Posted in Records on April 9, 2026

No Vale Nada just shared the almost-a-minute long single "Quidam," their first new music in 7 yeras and the title track off their third album. Quidam, the album, comes out on June 5 on Itawak Records, Vox Project, Araki Records, and Ace Of Wands Records. Says the band: "Quidam" was … Read more

Bad Stuff on Relapse

Posted in Records on April 9, 2026

Members of True Widow have formed a new group, Bad Stuff, with a self-titled album of post-punky Bad Stuff on the way June 5 via Relapse Records. The band features True Widow's Dan Phillips and Nicole Estill), plus Jackie Dunn Smith, Gabriel Spatz, and Laura Hartman Pearl. Read more Bad … Read more

Catch MONO for the 13th time

Posted in Records on April 9, 2026

MONO has set a June 12 release date for the new Snowdrop, coming on Temporary Residence. It is the band's first album with Brad Wood handling production, following the passing of longtime collaborator Steve Albini last year. The band last released OATH in 2023. Read more TRACK LISTING: 1. Snowdrop … Read more

Emperor X records in Ukraine

Posted in Records on April 8, 2026

Chad Matheny, also known as Emperor X, has shared the first single, an unsubtle jab at Western politicking, from the upcoming Unified Field album, out on June 26 on Bar/None. The record was written in Cleveland, OH and primarily recorded in Kyiv, Ukraine. In Matheny's own words: Towards the end … Read more

Ten Billion Years of Kilter

Posted in Records on April 8, 2026

Ten Billion Years is the latest LP from Franco-American trio Kilter, due out on June 19 via Excursus Production. The album is a concept piece about the birth and death of the solar system, culling musical influence equally from jazz and experimental metal. Ten Billion Years will be sold with … Read more

Imperfecta Wheelchair Sports Camp

Posted in Records on April 6, 2026

Denver, CO based duo Wheelchair Sports Camp will be releasing their Alternative Tentacles debut full-length, oh imperfecta, on May 15, leading with the new single "Eat Meat!". Described as a "genre bending, punk-powered hip-hop project", the lead single leans into the punk realm. Wheelchair Sports Camp features Kalyn Rose Heffernan, … Read more

Converge Offer Double Dose of Music With Second New Album of 2026

Posted in Records on April 6, 2026

Converge, who just released Love Is Not Enough in February, have announced another new album to be released on June 5th via Deathwish and Epitaph entitled Hum of Hurt. You can check out the video for the title track below: Read more Vocalist/Lyricist Jacob Bannon comments on the album: "When … Read more

Immigrant Defense Project benefit

Posted in Records on April 5, 2026

Out now, Just Cause Vol. 2 is a 63-track benefilt compilation raising funds for the Immigrant Defense Project, with contributions from Dear Laika, Giant Claw, hemlock, Lucy Liyou, Okkyung Lee, The Soft Pink Truth, and more. All 63 tracks are previously unreleased: new songs, live recording, demos, collaborations, remixes, and … Read more

Birth (Defects) live death

Posted in Records on April 4, 2026

Following last year's new album Deceiver/Mirror, Birth (Defects) returns with a live cassette coming out May 1 on Anathemata Editions. The cassette is titled Will Shatter Rides Again. Per writer/author Joe Gross: Birth (Defects) celebrates all of this on Will Shatter. Unless something very weird happens (or that long-desired Japanese … Read more