Punk Rock
What were your top releases of 2023? Another year is coming to a close, and I thought it might be an idea to compile a list of the top 23 of 2023. It could be either albums released in 2023 or just your top plays of the year. Post your suggestions in the comments below, and I'll add up the votes into a post at the start of January.
Anything new and exciting, or sticking with the old standards? Whether it’s streaming on Bandcamp while you work/study, playing through your phone/DAP on the bus, or spinning on your hifi, let everyone know what’s getting you through the week in the comments down below!
 [Invidious link](https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=VXeWoiESbPI) to listen for free. It’s time for album club #5! I'm a few days late with this one, and have also decided to switch the format to monthly instead of every 2 weeks. If we start getting more participation I might look at increasing the frequency again. This week I went with a Canadian classic. D.O.A.'s Hardcore 81. The album that lent it's name to a genre. Released in 1981, this was D.O.A.'s second album. Formed in 1978, by this point in their career the band had already opened for the Clash, and toured extensively around California with some of the other founders of hardcore punk. They would soon lose a drummer to Black Flag, and go through some lineup changes of their own. In the middle of all of that, they released what is likely their best album, Hardcore 81. This post will stay pinned for a month, in order for anyone interested to leave their thoughts on the album. December 31st will see the launch of Album Club #6.
I've been thinking about this post for a while, ever since a similar one went up on the old Hardcore community on the now defunct waveform.social. Basically an introduction/why are we all here, and what's the point? **Why Punk_Rock?** Like many of you (I assume), I moved over to Lemmy after watching Reddit slowly (or sometimes rapidly) go to shit over the past decade+. From *Front Page of the Internet* to Digging it's own grave for that sweet ad revenue. I started this sub-lemmy for two main reasons: 1. At the time, most of the other punk subs on Lemmy hadn't had new posts in half a year or more, and/or had almost no active members. I wanted to create a sub that was actually active and enticing to people during the great Reddit exodus(es). 2. Most of the punk subs on Reddit were, well... boring. I mean, I get it, for some people listening to Teenage Bottlerocket on repeat for weeks on end has a certain comforting appeal. However, there's more out there in the big wide world than US Top 40 punk. Reddit has always been famous for headline readers, and it seemed more often than not, that's all the punk subs were too. Bad Religion or the Interupters get hundreds of upvotes in minutes, likely from people who don't even click through to listen to the music, but anything unfamiliar would get ignored, or worse, downvoted. That lead to a painfully repetitive catalogue. Some subs tried blacklists or posting guidelines, but it often didn't seem to make a big difference. **Rules? What do we need rules for?** That's not to say that you can't post Bad Religion or whatever else you like here. Feel free. I'd like to keep this place as rules-free as possible. I think, as a whole though, we can do better. What I was always looking for on Reddit was *new* music. Something I hadn't heard before. That's what I'm trying to do here. I want to help people find new favourite bands that rip as hard as what they're used to. That said, in this sad world we live in, basic ground rules almost always have to be stated: 1. Don't be racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. Basically **just don't be a degenerate**. There, that was easy wasn't it? **A quick note about Spotify** Yeah, yeah, it's convenient. It's also absolute shit. Spotify is [bad for artists](https://mixmag.net/read/spotify-under-fire-deducts-royalties-discovery-radio-feeds-news), it's [bad for listeners](https://gizmodo.com/of-course-spotify-is-charging-artists-to-promote-their-1842037428), it's [bad for the internet](https://www.makeuseof.com/why-you-shouldnt-use-spotify/). You know who Spotify is good for? Spotify shareholders and executives, that's about it. That said, I obviously don't expect everyone to stop using it. Post Spotify links if you must, however there are better alternatives out there. One of the big ones is [Bandcamp.com](https://www.bandcamp.com). Users get all the free streaming they want, there are apps in addition to the website, and most importantly, over 80% of the money, on average, goes directly to the artist or label putting out the music. That is why all of my posts (where possible) feature a Bandcamp link. Help support the artists you love whenever you can. **Holy fuck this is wordy** Yeah. Sorry about that. At the end of the day, I never really aspired to mod a community again, and I'm hoping the amount of actual moderation required remains minimal. If everyone sticks to the golden rule **Just don't be a degenerate**, we should be fine. So have fun, find new music, post news, scene updates, favourite songs, whatever you'd like (that's punk related), and hopefully we all come across new and exciting music along the way. Invite your friends, the more the merrier!
- MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2e3cbfc3-62c7-40cb-84b5-e954d07107bb
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hardtackk.bandcamp.com
An awesome debut cassette by this group out of Athens, Geoargia, delivering a salvo of fuzzed out tunes on the intersection of hardcore- and KBD-soaked garage punk. While at times resembling the noise-laden output of groups á la Lumpy and the Dumpers, Soupcans and Black Button i think this stuff would fit equally well within the catalogs of LoFi specialist cassette labels Impotent Fetus and Deluxe Bias, having a similar shambolic energy in common with acts like Septic Yanks, C-Krit, early Electric Chair, Exxxon and Motor Corp.
Two outstanding releases rolled in this week dabbling in unapologetically oldschool aesthetics, both prevailing in their own way by fairly different means. No Brains from Utrecht, Netherlands present an uncompromisingly straightforward blend of timeless garage punk and early eighties, somewhat hardcore- and KBD-adjacent noises. I give this shit 0/10 stars for originality and 20/10 stars for sheer unrelenting force. That averages out to an actual 10/10 record, mind you. You think otherwise? That's 'cos you suck at math dude, deal with it. Also plenty of garage action, although with more of a '77 and power pop vibe, is what we get on a brand new EP by California group The Celebrities via US garage punk bulwark Total Punk. A bit more relaxed tempo-wise but these are perfectly fun and catchy little tunes with some pronounced Dead Boys-meet-Dickies energy goin' on here, making for an exquisite sugar rush of an admittedly, at times, kinda cheesy quality which thankfully always gets countered by way an expertly crafted wall of fuzz. I give it a 11/10 for all the glitz, glamour and star power. Maths man, nothing we can do about it.
Excellent shit straddling the fine line between hard- and postcore with a smidge of garage thrown in is what we get on the debut EP of Winnipeg group Jug, reaching our shores courtesy of the always reliable Vancouver noise forge Neon Taste Records. Their sound encapsulates exactly the rough and unruly qualities i seek out most from these genres, at the same time sounding reasonably elaborate and well-constructed. At points, you might draw comparisons to stuff like Acrylics, Mystic Inane, Arse, Daydream, Video, Crisis Man, early Bad Breeding… plus a surprise hint of '77 New York in My Body's Doomed! Similar things, albeit in a somwhat dumber, equally fun and delightfully primitive fashion, are then brought forth on the debut LP of Milwaukee's Innuendo which has just dropped via Unlawful Assambly and Roach Leg Records and on which they hit a sweet spot between simple and stupid oldschool hardcore energy and KBD-drenched garage insanity, ingredients that have stood the test of time being presented in a way here that still feels fresh and alive.
tetryontapes.bandcamp.com
Another bomb has just dropped via Tetryon Tapes. The previous EP *Better Homes & Gardens* by the Rochester, NY group was a perfectly fun occasion already, albeit one still kinda struggling to seamlessly integrate their oldschool '70s/'80s metal elements into their overall aesthetic. This new cassette rectifies this in part by way of a rough-as-fuck Lo-Fi sound that simply fits them a lot better while their powers of song construction have undoubtedly made plenty of progress as well, resulting in an unforgiving force that skillfully imbues some of the most furious instances oldschool hardcore grime and filth with a distinct dungeon punk note.
*Down The Street* releases March 22nd via Feel It Records.
dollhousenyc.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13161979 > This New York group's third EP once again showcases them as an overwhelming rowdy force to be reckoned with, made up of equally smart and furious postcore with some surface-level similarities to groups such as Mystic Inane, Wymyns Prysyn, Launcher, Cement Shoes or Liquid Assets. New to me from this group is some pronounced melodic vibe á la Drive Like Jehu-goes-Leatherface in the title track… surprisingly, this too works flawlessly! > >
jeanmignon.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13156331 > The follow-up to last year's sensational debut tape AN/AL by new york garage punk wizard Jean Mignon somewhat dials down the stylistic variety factor but absolutely makes up for it by considerably upping the average energy level of his straightforward punk smashers, propelled forward by an unstoppable, combustive drive with more than just a little undercurrent of proto punk in general and the '74-'77 New York scene in particular. > >
sweettime.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13138161 > *National Threat* releases May 3rd via Sweet Time Records.
lavidaesunmus.bandcamp.com
*Eyeballer* releases March 15th via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos.
dirtcultrecords.bandcamp.com
*Crime, Hysteria & Useless Information* releases April 5th via Dirt Cult Records.
theglycereens.bandcamp.com
*Glycotherapy* releases May 2nd.
voiceofdissent716.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/7190972 > [Alt Link](https://invidious.privacydev.net/watch?v=xfsC1GASyqk)
arse.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12436172 > It took the Sydney group like a half decade to come up with their third EP but here it finally is in all its glory and spectacle. Their very own fusion of noise rock, hard- and postcore has retained every bit of their frantic energy while mixing shit up just enough to keep things interesting, for example in *Shame Bomb*, in which they conjure up a previously unheard sense of melancholy. Other times, their speeds and levels of devastation are reaching the explosive force of their debut EP in songs such as *Level Skipper* and *Prick in the Franger*, after the slightly more forgiving previous *Safe Word* EP, while tracks like *Night Shift Blues* once again supercharge all the grime and dirt of oldschool Amphetamine Repile-style riffing with a relentless hardcore attack.
roachlegrecords.bandcamp.com
*Peace & Love* releases March 8th via Roach Leg Records & Unlawful Assembly.
Saw them mentioned by the Anti-Queens the previous weekend, checked out, stayed for more ;)
planetshag.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12151476 > Following up on their much rougher, hardcore-leaning International Heartthrob EP of last year, Indiana's Spewed Brain take their sound into a catchier, slightly egg-ish direction on their new LP while staying delightfully fucked-up and unpredictable, at different times reminding me of groups as diverse as, say, Trauma Harness, Print Head, Exwhite, The Gobs, Snooper, Rolex, Witch Piss or Slimex.
roni7.bandcamp.com
Oh look, it's that mysterious dude again who also goes by such names as Zhoop, Djinn, Nightman, Feed, Brundle and even more disguises i can't recall right now. As usual he does exactly one thing on here and he gets it right every single time - five excellent no-frills minimalist detonations on the intersection of garage-, hardcore- and fuzz punk.
toxicstaterecords.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12151362 > *I Hate You Don't Leave Me* releases February 28th via Toxic State Records.
yobsyobs.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12150837 > *Yobs* releases May 3rd via Fuzz Club Records.
https://katabombrecords.com/index.php?id_category=81&controller=category&id_lang=1
ZSK from berlin/Germany. They have been on tour with Rise Against, Bad Religion, Die Toten Hosen, Anti-Flag... Most lyrics are in german but they tour worldwide. We need them more than ever!
Still one of my favorites!! In a retrospective review for PunkNews Dubar awards the album with 4.5 out of 5 stars. He points out the band's drastic "reinvention" compared to their previous style, which was more in line with skate punk outfits like Satanic Surfers. On the contrary, Dubar points out that You Can't Keep a Good Band Down is "noticeably less aggressive, much more catchy, and that's not a bad thing at all."
splitsystem.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11822446 > The second LP by this Melbourne garage punk supergroup brings further gradual refinement to their distinct formula carrying all the right baggage from many decades of particularly australian punk history both ancient and recent, presented with heartfelt urgency and a persistent sense of melancholy that's quite unique to them, a knack for catchy hooks, elegant, simple and effective songwriting which has had the group running circles around the bulk of the genre pretty much from day one, all the while leaving impact craters with the unrelenting fury of their performance. Nothing short of spectacular, this record!
jeanmignon.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11822225 > Dirty Mean Fast releases February 26th.
scudsmells.bandcamp.com
Songs about motor vehicles aren't quite as ubiquitous as they once were and i'm just gonna say say deservedly so because honestly, that ancient, most wasteful mode of personal transportation can't be phased out soon enough and the future clearly belongs to all varieties of bikes and trains. But here we go, it's an unlikely new EP made up of nothing but carpunk tunes. Musically the thing slaps though, their weird and whimsical mix of art- and garage punk being of similar character to household names such as Vexx, Cel Ray, Warm Bodies, Warp or Fugitive Bubble.
totalpunkrecords.bandcamp.com
*Redd Karpet* releases March 22nd via Total Punk Records.
neontasterecords.bandcamp.com
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11821168 > *Or Not* releases March 22nd via Neon Taste Records.
Punk Rock
!punk_rock@lemmy.caOne of the original, and currently largest, punk communities on Lemmy. The purpose of this place should be obvious from the title. Self promotion is ok, but spam is not, so keep it reasonable.
The goal is to help everyone find new tracks from around the world. Post new music, or your old favourites, but hopefully as you browse the group you'll find something you haven't heard before. Think more crate digging than top 40 streaming services.
Where possible please try to link to Bandcamp, so others can support the bands you love.
Browse by:
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