Watch the new video by Lonely Little Kitsch!

Today we are extremely excited to bring you the premiere of the new video by Niagara-based rockers Lonely Little Kitsch! The video is for their new song “How Did We Get Here”. It features a collection of clips that chronicles the history of their band from their formation up to now including vocalist Kristen Goetz and guitarist Nolan Jodes’ journey from writing songs together to playing live with a full band. Speaking about the song and video, Lonely Little Kitsch said,

”’How Did We Get Here’ is a song about second chances vs. leaving the past behind. When you reach a point that you can try again or keep moving on and making progress.

It's a boppy, pop-punk song paired with our usual alt-rock style, and we use it to kick off most of our live shows. We wrote this one pretty quickly -  Nolan came up with a distortion-filled, energetic riff, and Kris brought in the hooky chorus and verses. 

For the lyric video, we went DIY as always. This time, showcasing clips from the start of LLK to now, with a quick glimpse of what it's like to be in this band. We work hard, but we have a hell of a good time. If it's not fun, we don't want to do it!”

“How Did We Get Here” will be available everywhere on February 20 (tomorrow!!) via Swear Word Records. You can pre-save it right here. Watch the video below right now!

Watch the new video by Tea Eater!

Today we are extremely excited to bring you the premiere of the new video by Brooklyn-based garage rockers Tea Eater! The video is for their new song “Little White Dog (in a Gated Community)” and was shot and edited by Emily Hughston Hoffman. Speaking to Punknews about the song and video, vocalist and guitarist Tarra Thiessen (who also plays in Gustaf and Sharkmuffin), said,

"Little White Dog (in a Gated Community)" is a song about being reincarnated as a little white dog in a gated community.  The verses describe the void between lives when you have to “push your face up,” or release your old identity, empty your “spiritual batter,” or the memory of your previous life, and pick a new “soul container,” in this case the container of a little white dog in a gated community. The moral is to not be ashamed of whatever life phase you’re in right now, regardless of how silly or serious it might feel. 

The song was inspired by the 100 little white dogs that live in the New Jersey gated community where my mom and grandma live. My friend Emily Hughston Hoffman filmed the music video in this gated community on a sunny 25-degree day in January with the idea that the little white dog is on a psychedelic trip and is reminding themselves that they are a little white dog in a gated community so they don't completely lose grip on reality.”

“Little White Dog (in a Gated Community)” will be out everywhere on February 14 and is Tea Eater’s second single from their upcoming album I Don’t Believe in Bad Luck. The album will be out on March 28 and you can pre-order it right here. Watch the video below!

Watch two new videos by Heartwells!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of two new videos by Los Angeles-based punk band Heartwells! The videos are for their songs “Death of Rock N Roll” and “Lovely Day In Hell”. The songs are off their most recent album The New Old School which was released in 2024. The video for “Death of Rock N Roll” is made up of tour footage. The video for “Lovely Day in Hell” was filmed by Ray Loy and edited by lead vocalist and guitarist JT. We caught up with JT to hear the stories behind both of the tracks. Speaking to Punknews about “Death of Rock n Roll” JT said,

“‘Death of Rock n Roll’ is a love letter to ‘90s punk. We took some influence from bands like NOFX and Bad Religion. In the last chorus there are Bad Religion lyrics from "Only Gonna Die” which was also a nod to Sublime doing the same thing on 40oz. to Freedom. The theme of the song is about friends growing out of punk and kids not being interested in live music or rock n roll even, hence the title. The video is a tour compilation of a bunch of shows in 2024. Paul Miner did the voice of the Pink Floyd quote at the end.”

JT had this to say about “Lovely Day in Hell”,

“‘Lovely Day in Hell’ is a song about losing friends to substance abuse. I had a few of my close friends growing up start dying off from heroin overdoses throughout the last decade. I always considered myself lucky that I never fell into any hard drugs since a lot of my friends did. When we play it live I change the last line to, “And you don’t put Fentanyl in cocaine…” Because even that stuff is super risky these days! We shot the video in a friend's backyard. We did it all in one shot and Bert from Upper Downer poured a beer all over my head. Fun times!”

These videos also celebrate the launch of the new label HEY!FEVER Records which is run by JT and bassist David Marino. The label has a stacked release schedule for this year including new releases from Empired, Stoke Signals, and Upper Downer. As for Heartwells, they are currently working on their new EP which is due out this summer. Watch the videos below!

Watch the new video by The Mistons!

Today we are thrilled to bring you a premiere of the new video by Portland-based rockers The Mistons! The video is for their new song “Bronze Age Collapse” and was directed, shot, and edited by James Winters. Speaking to Punknews about the song and video, guitarist and vocalist Sean Crohen said,

“My dad left me tons of books, a good part of them on ancient history. I spent years reading them when I came across the Bronze Age Collapse. Finding out about it when I did seemed to correlate with our times and issues, a dance I would prefer we avoid entirely.

I think the video took several times longer to create than writing and recording, Mike Vasquez banged this one out at his Astoria home studio during a long weekend. Jame’s video on the other hand became a labor of love with the passing of all of our hero David Lynch. The details are fantastic and we were totally blown away when we saw it.”

“Bronze Age Collapse” will be available along with “Anxiety” on The Mistons’ upcoming 7-inch called Single. It will be out on February 21 via Nadine Records and you can pre-order it right here. Watch the video below!

Watch the new video by Bridge The Gap!

Today we are stoked to bring you the premiere of the new video by melodic punks Bridge The Gap! The video is for their new song “Brothers” and was directed by Justin Bergonzoni and Eric Cannon. Speaking about the song and video, vocalist and guitarist Chad said,

”This was our first time working with Eric Cannon and his crew, including Justin Bergonzoni. It was an amazing experience and they had a great vision of how to help us tell the 'Brothers' story. As kind of a '90s melodic punk band, they did a great job of creating some nostalgic scenes to help represent Bridge The Gap. This is a personal song about Bryan, a family member I lost, and the grieving process we had to go through as a family, especially his brother and best friend. In the song, Bryan's sudden passing is told through his brother's eyes. The three of us grew up together. Eric and Justin had the idea to have cool, nostalgic objects and items that represent the band and Bryan's past featured prominently in the video. At the end, the person pictured is Bryan. Emotionally, this video does a great job of visually representing the song, the band, and our memory of Bryan.”

“Brothers” is off Bridge The Gap’s upcoming album Gainsayer which will be out on April 11 via Double Helix Records, SBAM Records, and Pee Records and you can pre-save it right here. Watch the video below!

Watch the new video by Bad Mary!

Today we are stoked to bring you the premiere of the new video by New York punk rockers Bad Mary! The video is for their song “Want What I Want” and was directed by guitarist David Henderson. Speaking about the song and video, David said,

"Well, the song is about doing your own thing and not caring what people think - and something we always wanted to do was tour Japan, and we were lucky enough to put together two tours there. Also, of course, I wanted something fun that would evoke the energy and vibe of the song - so I used a bunch of video clips from our gigs over in Tokyo. The whole scene and all the bands there were so welcoming and just fantastic -  so this video was a way of showcasing that and sharing that energy and love. Live life, be kind, and have fun.”

”Want What I Want” is off Bad Mary’s split with Mega Infinity, The Mega Bad Disaster Party, which is out now via Ska Punk International. Watch the video for “Want What I Want” below!

Watch the new video by Thirsty Curses!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by Raleigh-based rockers Thirsty Curses! It is for their new song “Reading and Writing” and is set to the intro sequence to Reading Rainbow. Speaking to Punknews about the track, songwriter, singer, guitarist, and pianist Wilson Getchell said,

"'Reading and Writing' is an aggressive prog rock song about our passion for literacy and today’s new single….or in the alternative, it's about feeling like our society is coming apart at the seams and how a lot of people seem oblivious to it. Part of the lyrics also feature giving myself a pep talk on how to manage the situation ("With all the rivers we've crossed, now the stakes are raised. You're gonna want to be thinking straight.."). This one is definitely among my favorites on the album. It includes multiple tempo and key changes."

”Reading and Writing” is off Thirsty Curses’ upcoming album Music is a Scam which will be out on February 27 and you can pre-order it right here. Watch the video below!

Watch the new video by Butterbrain!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by New York City-based Butterbrain! The video is for their new song “Hold Tight” and was directed by Raph Copeland. Speaking to Punknews about the song the band said,

”We strongly wanted to share our new single/video ‘Hold Tight’ on the important day of January 20th, as this year it signifies 2 major National Holidays - Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the same date. ‘Hold Tight’ is our take on the state of dichotomy and division existing in our country's current climate. We feel this powerful day is the perfect one to share ‘Hold Tight’ with the world. Enjoy.”

”Hold Tight” is off Butterbrain’s upcoming album Armageddon Party which will be out this spring. Watch the video below!

Watch the new video by Butterbrain!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by New York City-based Butterbrain! The video is for their new song “Armageddon Party” which features Angelo Moore of Fishbone. The video was filmed by Jeff Pliskin of Raised Fist Propaganda. Speaking to Punknews about the song and video the band said,

”The video for the single “Armageddon Party” was filmed by Jeff Pliskin of Raised Fist Propaganda. We shot it in pieces - during the recording of the new album in Astoria in Queens, NY at Spin Studios, at our live show at Bowery Electric in NYC, and we filmed the final pieces at our rehearsal space in Long Island City in Queens, NY. 

The video features Angelo Moore of Fishbone, who produced the full album, which is set for release this spring. The connection to Angelo was made through Jeff of Raised Fist Propaganda a few years back after he saw us perform a remake of Fishbone’s song "UGLY" during a performance at Amityville Music Hall in Long Island. We recorded the song a few months back for the Classics vs. Classics Vol. 4 Compilation (produced by Jast Collum), where several bands record two covers of their favorite artists. 

We knew Jeff was the perfect person to shoot our first video from the upcoming album. He’s done several of our past videos, and his connection with us and Angelo made it a no-brainer. We are stoked to finally share the new music with our fans and followers. It was important for us to push this one out, as we feel it’s a sign of the times, and the perfect vibe for the madness in the state of the world these days. Fitting for the stress and madness the holiday season brings. An apocalyptic message, with a party twist, if you will. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it for you.”

"Armageddon Party" is off Butterbrain's upcoming album of the same name which will be out in the spring. Watch the video for "Armageddon Party" below!

Watch the new video by Fight Back Mountain!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by St. Louis-based punk rockers Fight Back Mountain! The video is for their new song “No Recourse” and is off their upcoming album Death and the Miser. Speaking to Punknews about the song, the band said,

”’No Recourse’ is about as hardcore as our band usually gets. We were inspired by modern hardcore acts like One Step Closer, Prevention, and Turnstile to make this track! Lyrically it's sort of a 'throw everything at the wall' type of song that's about feeling like everything is a scam and we're all the victims. Hopefully, this feeling doesn't personally resonate with you, but chances are it probably will. And that's why we made the song!”

”No Recourse” will hit streaming services on December 19. Death and the Miser will be out on February 13 and you can pre-order it right here. Watch the video for “No Recourse” below!

American Thrills: “Reject Disposition”

We are so pleased to bring to you an all new Punknews Exclusive video premiere for Connecticut based rockers American Thrills. The band just released a new video for the track "Reject Disposition," featuring Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit. The video contains live footage from their record release show in Connecticut last month. The track is off of their latest release, Milestone, which is still available on a limited edition run of gold vinyl. You can click here to grab a copy of the record.

Watch the new video by FRVITS!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new video by Montreal-based space-punk rockers FRVITS! The video is for their song “Pentatonic Tacos” and was directed by Jessica Bruzzese. Speaking about the video, the band said,

"Directed by Montrealer Jessica Bruzzese, the video follows a gang of dejected apes terraforming an alien planet with their abstract musical powers.”

The song is the final track on FRVITS' EP The Great Internet which was released in September via Slovenly Recordings. Watch the video below!