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The new Hope Conspiracy

Posted in Records on March 27, 2024

The Hope Conspiracy return with their special brand of brutality, announcing new album Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception, out on May 31 on Deathwish Inc.

The record was engineered by Kurt Ballou and Zach Weeks at God City Studios.

Check out the single "Those Who Gave Us Yesterday" below, plus a couple of live dates in June.

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The Hope Conspiracy, live:

June 7  Cambridge, MA @ Sonia
June 8  Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows
June 9  Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
July 20  Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge - The Rumble

Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception Track Listing:

  1. Those Who Gave Us Yesterday
  2. The Prophets and Doom
  3. A Struggle for Power
  4. Live in Fear
  5. Shock by Shock
  6. Of a Dying Nation
  7. Confusion, Chaos, Misery
  8. Broken Vessels
  9. The West is Dead
  10. The Specter Looms

Two new Owen tracks

Posted in Records on March 27, 2024

Mike Kinsella's solo Owen project is back, sharing new singles "Hit and Run" and "Virtue Misspent" today. Both songs will appea ron The Falls of Sioux, out April 26 on Polyvinyl Record Co. “‘Virtue Misspent’ is an homage to one of my all-time favorite bands, New Order,” Kinsella explains. “The … Read more

Middle-Aged Queers split with Raging Nathans

Posted in Records on March 27, 2024

Middle-aged queer punk band the Middle-Aged Queers has some updates for us. Primarily, the band has an upcoming live split 12" with the Raging Nathans (DCxPC Records), and on a related note, the group also has a new single and new live dates. “When we started this band, we never … Read more

Vacation in April and May

Posted in Records on March 26, 2024

Rare Earth will release on May 3, the latest from Cincinnati band Vacation, and their first on Feel it Records, with a midwest USA tour to prelude its release. It's the band's ninth LP overall, with several previously covered here at SPB in our reviews section. Dates are below, as … Read more

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Oh Hell, it's No Guidance

Posted in Bands on March 26, 2024

German melodic punk band No Guidance has announced their second album, the upcoming Late to the Party, which will release this fall via Thousand Island Records. The release date itself remains to be formally announced, but in the meantime the band shares a new single: "Oh Hell." No Guidance last … Read more

Murf and Learning Curve team up on Already Dead

Posted in Records on March 26, 2024

Learning Curve Records has announced a new album form Minneapolis, MN based Murf. The band will release a new 12-song LP titled Already Dead on June 7. The heavy yet punky band formed in 2014 and features a lineup of Jeffrey Truckenmiller, bassist/vocalist Evan Clark, guitarists Hunter Ness and Tom … Read more

Nelsonville 2024

Posted in Shows on March 26, 2024

Scheduled for July 26-28 near Nelsonville, OH, the 18th annual festival has announced it's lineup for the year. Artists include Killer Mike, Amyl & the Snifffers, Courtney Barnett, Bob Mould, Bonnie Prince Billy, Sheer Mag, and more. Learn more via their website. Read more The 2024 lineup includes: Killer Mike, … Read more

The Monsters come to North America

Posted in Tours on March 25, 2024

it's true. After nearly four decades playing trash rock meets garage-punk, The Monsters will soon embark on their first tour of the USA's West Coast, plus dates in Mexico. The Switzerland-based band caught up with SPB for a 2022 interview here. Read more The Monsters Mexico & US West Coast … Read more

Now you can go see Optic Sink

Posted in Tours on March 25, 2024

Optic Sink, formed by Natalie Hoffmann (NOTS), Ben Bauermeister (Magic Kids), and Keith Cooper (Jack Oblivian & The Sheiks), will head west this May on a US tour. The band has two albums thus far, a debut (Goner Records, 2020) and Glass Blocks (Feel It Records, 2023). Consider the bands … Read more

First SPB podcast episode of 2024 released

Posted in Podcast on March 25, 2024

It's new podcast episode time and you know what that means – go here to listen to it, or subscribe via Apple Podcasts or other podcast apps here. This episode features music from Nastyfacts, The Senders, Attic Salt, Chat Pile, Clown Sounds, Howardian and more. Go listen! Read more

Maynard James Keenan and the Sessanta EP

Posted in Tours on March 25, 2024

An upcoming tour, Sessanta, will celebrate the 60th birthday of Maynard James Kennan, best known as the vocalist of Tool. The tour recreates the one-off 2014 Los Angeles event, Cinquanta, in tour form -- and now with an EP too. The lineup for the tour features Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, … Read more

The Decemberists this June

Posted in Records on March 25, 2024

The Decemberists have announced their ninth studio album following a six year hiatus. The band shared a 19-minute long single, "Joan in the Garden" this week, along with news that the group will release As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again on June 14. Perhaps not shocking, given … Read more

Armada (Brazil) plan new LP

Posted in Records on March 24, 2024

Brazilian punk band Armada is back, announcing a new album this spring on Pirates Press Records. The band return with Tales of Treason, their first record since a pair of EPs in 2018-'19 (Bandeira Negra and Ditadura Assassina). The current lineup features four members of Blind Pigs. Read more The … Read more

The Red Scare, the remaster, the reissue (Solid Brass Records)

Posted in Labels on March 24, 2024

1990s reissue label Solid Brass Records has announced a discography release from Knoxville, KY punk band The Red Scare. The double LP is a remastered reissue of their full discography. Members went on to play in Panthers, Cloudland Canton, and New Brutalism following their 1997-2000. Titled Smoky Mountain High, the … Read more

Braid's Chris Broach goes collaborative for 2024

Posted in Bands on March 24, 2024

Chris Broach (Braid, The Firebird Band, SNST) has kicked off a new series of singles, playing with a variety of bands and releasing on a variety of labels throughout 2024. The concept is described as "A focus on guitar driven, dynamic, poly-rhythmic, and odd-timed songs that 'just feel right.'" The … Read more

Einstürzende Neubauten conquers the solar system

Posted in Records on March 24, 2024

A new double alum is out next month from Einstürzende Neubauten. Titled Rampen (apm: alien pop music), it will release on April 5. Now in year 44, the band formed in 1980 and has pushed the boundaries of genre for pieces of five decades. "Rampen (apm: alien pop music) is … Read more

Eastside Suicides at 20

Posted in Records on March 24, 2024

In a week of reissue news, the 20th anniversary of Streets Got Yo Baby by Eastside Suicides is also coming up, with the 2004 album from the Austin, TX punk band set for a May 10 re-release of their debut album. The new edition includes new art, photos, and four … Read more

Toria and The Terror and We Are Horror

Posted in Labels on March 23, 2024

UK horrorcore label We Are Horror Records has announced a new signing: the addition of Toria and The Terror, featuring Toria Terror, Aaron Stafford, Luke Dolphin, and Tristan Smith. The Liverpool-based band incorporate queerpunk into their take on the horrorcore sound while citing the influence of the Misfits, Bauhaus, and … Read more

Stephen Hamm- Are You Receiving Me- Video Premiere

Posted in Videos on March 23, 2024

Stephen Hamm, a legendary figure in the Vancouver music and arts scene for over three decades, is proud to announce the release of his second single, "Are You Receiving Me?", from his upcoming album Songs of the Future. Fans of Slow, The Evaporators, and Tankhog take note. Stephen's album will … Read more

Futuristic synth from Haunted Plasma

Posted in Bands on March 23, 2024

Members of Oranssi Pazuzu, K-X-P, Grave Pleasures, and Aavikko have come together with a new synth project called Haunted Plasma. Their debut album, I, will release on May 31 on Svart Records and also features guest contributions from Mat McNerney (Hexvessel, Carpenter Brut, Grave Pleasures/Beastmilk,) Ringa Manner (Ruusut, The Hearing), … Read more