New Mekons music video now playing via BrooklynVegan ahead of their US tour! "In the Desert" is from the new album by the "punk/indie/folk/country/reggae greats."
"Its centerpiece is “In the Desert,” which makes reference to the Iraq War, George W Bush, Tony Blair and Ozymandias, and features lead vocals from Sally Timms and drummer Steve Goulding."
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Today we're releasing two new songs duetted by Texas guitar outcasts Scott H. Biram & Jesse Dayton on limited edition 7" single and digital.
Ground zero outlaw David Allan Coe’s “Monkey David Wine” gets a sinister gut bucket blues duet treatment. It lands about 11 feet away from Screamin’ Jay Hawkins on a ten foot chain. Pass the bottle, friends....Read more
Ruby Boots returns with new song "Might Be Losing My Mind," a collaboration with Mississippi-via-Nashville rock-n-rollers Indianola! Hear the "blackened whirl of punk’s raw noir and late '70s/early '80s jukebox glory" right here via Glide Magazine.
The song hits all digital music platforms tomorrow. Pre-save on Apple and Spotify here.
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New song from roving bluesman Luke Winslow-King! The Bluegrass Situation is streaming Luke's tropically jazzy take on New Orleans folk classic "Going to New Orleans" ahead of his appearance at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this Friday.
The digital single will be available everywhere this Friday. Go here to pre-save the song on Apple or Spotify....Read more
Party time! Excellent! Here's the new music video for Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers' road-raging, Cubs-cursing, Lollapalooza-lambasting Windy City anti-anthem "I Hate Chicago." We're not worthy!
From the band's 2018 album Bought to Rot. Directed by Hannah Welever.
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The new Mekons album 'Deserted' was reviewed on NPR's flagship program Fresh Air! Listen here. Appropriate that it was after a segment about the threat of global ecological collapse!
"It's a gleefully elusive yet beautiful composition about a country collapsing into chaotic hostility." —Ken Tucker, Fresh Air...Read more
NPR Music loves "legendary punk group" Mekons! Deserted is a top album of the day!
The album is out now on digital, CD, and vinyl LP. Get it here....Read more
Another Earth-shaking, buzz-sawing The Yawpers song is here! Listen to the funky blues-punk ripper "Dancing on My Knees" now via MAGNET Magazine!
The Yawpers new album 'Human Question' is coming April 19th. Pre-order on digital, CD, or jungle swirl vinyl LP.
Denver's resident blues-punk renegades The Yawpers will release their new album Human Question on April 19th! Hear the first song, "Child of Mercy," now via New Noise Magazine. It's a cyclone of highly dangerous rock-n-roll.
Pre-order the album on digital, CD, or limited jungle swirl vinyl LP.
You know these marauders are hitting the road.
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Polar vortex be damned! The mighty Mekons are back!! The iconic art-punk-folk collective's first proper album in 8 years, Deserted, is coming March 29th. Hear the first song "Lawrence of California" right now via the mega Mekon fans at Rolling Stone!
Deserted will be on digital, CD, and limited edition translucent teal vinyl LP....Read more
The fast-livin' Vandoliers get a little tender on new song "Cigarettes in the Rain," which you can hear now from American Songwriter Magazine. The Texas outfit's Bloodshot debut record Forever, is coming February 22nd on digital, CD, and vinyl LP. Pre-order here.
You better believe the Vandoliers are hittin' the road, and the...Read more
Vandoliers have arrived!! The Texas crew's Bloodshot debut album(!) Forever is coming February 22nd. It's a mix of youthful and defiant punk, rugged Red Dirt country, and vibrant Tejano. Hear the band's rowdy-as-all-hell new anthem "Troublemaker" right now via Rolling Stone!
Pre-order the album on digital, CD, and limited opaque white vinyl LP.
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Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers have released the catastrophically blissful new music video for "Apocalypse Now (& Later)" from their brand new debut album Bought to Rot.
Directed by filmmaker Emily Esperanza and shot in Chicago, presents a serene take on relationships amid the chaos we all face in our daily lives via a vintage...Read more
THE MOMENT IS HERE. Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers' debut album Bought to Rot is now streaming IN ITS ENTIRETY via NPR Music!! LISTEN HERE.
The album comes out next Friday! Listen and then pre-order on digital, CD, or vinyl LP.
"Bounds around outside the boundaries and margins of punk, while still bearing the unfiltered,...Read more
Another Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers shredder has landed! "Reality Bites," from the band's upcoming debut album Bought to Rot, is co-written by Sabrina Ellis of A Giant Dog and Sweet Spirit. Read more and hear the track via Billboard.
Available to listen *on repeat* everywhere!!
Pre-order Bought to Rot on vinyl LP, CD, or digital....Read more
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