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Surf Dads

Check out “All My Friends” from Regina's Surf Dads

The sun's out, and we're all longingly staring out the window daydreaming about being anywhere but stuck at a desk. Whether you just celebrated Victoria Day up in Canada or are gearing up for Memorial Day weekend in the States, summer is in the air. There's no better accompaniment for that feeling than "All My Friends," a massive power-pop anthem from Surf Dads. The Regina, Saskatchewan duo are proving to be prolific, having released three EPs over the course of three months. The latest is appropriately titled Long Weekend and is due on June 15 from Grind Central Records. It includes "All My Friends" and three other tunes. Click below for the premiere.

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Shark Party release "Chum" EP

Shark Party release “Chum” EP

UK trio Shark Party have released a new EP. Chum, which qualifies more as an extended EP (8 songs), is out now via streaming services and CD. The band will be out on a brief tour around their native UK at the end of the month and into June.

You can check out the track "The Lights Are Off But Someone's Home," as well as those tour dates, below.

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Lost Love

Lost Love: 'Good Luck Rassco'

New Noise Magazine is currently streaming a full stream of Montreal based punks Lost Love new album. The album is called Good Luck Rassco and is due out May 25, 2018 through Stomp Records. The album is currently available for pre-order on limited edition vinyl through the band's bandcamp page. The band will be playing Pouzza Fest this Saturday, May 19th, 2018. You can click here to check out the new album.

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Nerdlinger: "Underrated"

Nerdlinger: “Underrated”

Punknews is excited to premiere a new track from Australian punks Nerdlinger. The song, "Underrated," comes off of the band's new album Happy Place, which is being released on PEE RECORDS in their home country, with Disconnect Disconnect Records (UK) and Thousand Islands Records (Canada/North America) releasing the album on vinyl in their respective regions.

Happy Place is Nerdlinger's third release, and their newest since the 2015 Trendsetter EP.

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Tommy & The Rockets: "I Wanna Be Covered" full album stream

Tommy & The Rockets: “I Wanna Be Covered” full album stream

Punknews is proud to premiere Tommy & The Rockets new album in full prior to its official release! The album, I Wanne be Covered, is due out May 18th, and is comprised completely of covers of some of the Ramones best tracks, albeit deconstructed the opposite way on the pop-punk spectrum into a more Beach Boys-esque/surf rock sound rather than the usual punk motif.

T&TR is primarily comprised of Danish multi-instrumentalist Thomas Stubgaard who, at times, is complimented by guest musicians for recording.

The label, Monster Zero Records, has this to say about the release:

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Check out Bussieres new EP in full

Check out Bussieres new EP in full

Punknews is excited to bring you an exclusive stream of the new EP, Sunny Side Up, from Montreal's Bussieres! The album isn't out officially until tomorrow on Thousand Islands Records (pre-orders are still available here), but we're bringing it to you a day early.

Bussieres, bringing you their lightning fast skatepunk style since 2016, continues Montreal's tradition of churning out high quality music. Six heart-pounding skatepunk tracks packed into twelve minutes, they don't waste a beat while blowing your mind.

The band has this to say about the new album:

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Check out Dorkatron's "The Extra Mile" EP

Check out Dorkatron's “The Extra Mile” EP

Punknews is excited to premiere the new album by Austrian nerd-punks Dorkatron. The Extra Mile EP isn't due out until next Thursday, May 17th on Monster Zero Records, but you can stream the whole thing now!

Mixing up Ramones-core, and taking the "geek" out of Nerfherder and replacing it with "dork," this pop-punk quartet sings the songs that any kid who kept their Doctor Who or Power Rangers trapper keeper well into high school can relate to.

Monster Zero has this to say about the band:

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