Listen to the new EP by Cluttered and read a track-by-track breakdown!

Today we are super stoked to bring you the premiere of the new EP from Halifax punk band Cluttered! The EP is called Transgender Dystopia Blues and features four killer tracks that you won't be able to stop listening to."Take Me Away" is an extremely catchy new song about heartbreak, "Anchorless" is a wonderfully punked up Weakerthans cover, and "Dysphoria City Limits" and "This Rusted Bike Lock" are reworked versions of two of singer and guitarist Matty Grace's solo songs - originally appearing on her Dysphoria City Limits and Rumination Year EPs respectively. Speaking to Punknews about the EP, Matty said,

"Transgender Dystopia Blues is our new EP and it’s kind of an oddball. The title is kind of an obvious homage to Laura Jane Grace and Against Me!, but it’s pretty dark and I like wordplay. I started performing solo in 2017 and released a slew of EPs and singles from 2020 onwards. A lot of the content of those recordings is deeply steeped in ~feelings~. In 2021 I released a solo EP called Dysphoria City Limits and when Cluttered was discussing new material Dylan [Mombourquette] would regularly be like, “we should do something with Dysphoria City Limits” the EP’s namesake track.

Cluttered has been working on a full length for a while now and we decided to do something as a holdover until that is done. It started with revisiting a couple of the solo songs as a band. That felt a little bit empty - like why not something different or new? So I wrote a new song and we finished a Weakerthans cover we had been toying with. All that being said this is an EP that is also steeped in big feelings; heartache, gender dysphoria, isolation. They’re all there. Just like they might always be.

Transgender Dystopia Blues will be out digitally on October 6. Matty also went through each song and you can read her track-by-track breakdown and listen to the EP below!

Listen to the new song by GRLwood!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new song by Louisville based rockers GRLwood! The song is called "Kid Bruises" and deals with vocalist Rej Foerster's memories of a physically abusive mother. Speaking to Punknews, Rej said of the song,

"I cried a lot while I was writing this song, suicidal feelings can be really complex to process, even when you're looking at it as a past emotion from a current place of security. I want people's take away from this song to be that its normal to go through hard times and feel loneliness, but I want you to know that you're not alone, and one day you can look back and admire your journey and how far you've come."

"Kid Bruises" will be available digitally everywhere tomorrow and you can pre-save it right here. Listen to the song below!

Listen to three new tracks by Midwestern Medicine!

Today we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of three new tracks from Portland, Maine's Midwestern Medicine! The songs are called "In Time", "Buried Badge", and "Cobwebbed Calls to the Queen" and are off their upcoming second album The Gold Baton. Speaking to Punknews, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist Brock Ginther said of the songs,

"Our upcoming second album embraces a wider variety of sounds and subgenres, from janglepop to psychedelic garage rock and more. We wanted to give Punk News readers a sneak peek of some of the more punked-up tracks on the album, which just so happen to be the opening 3 -- convenient! The Gold Baton is streaming everywhere on Friday and we hope these tracks spur on your interest in checking out the rest."

The Gold Baton will be out everywhere September 30 and you can pre-order right here. Listen to the songs below!

Listen to the new album by Torpedo!

Today we are psyched to bring you the premiere of the new album from Swiss band Torpedo! Orpheo_Nebula features seven tracks full of noisey, punk-y, poetic goodness. Speaking to Punknews, the band said of the album,

"Orpheo_ Nebula is inspired by crossings, wanderings and other astral journeys, almost like initiations, as well as flying saucers. The myth of Orpheus, the need of light air, live and transcend the suffocation of the world we create, the wind in the leaves in the morning. The song and sounds of the world that fill our ears like the sun warms our skin and help us being alive. The need for resilience to get through life. L’Amour. La Liberté. That life is a miracle and it’s up to us to preserve it. The visceral need for verses. For us, the album is synonymous with joyful playing, harmony, pleasure, and an illuminating collective human experience; be, create and go there together and burst out laughing like children."

Orpheo_Nebula will be out everywhere September 16 via Broken Clover Records and you can pre-order it right here. Listen to the album below!

Listen to the new LP by Avem and read a track-by-track breakdown!

Today we are stoked to bring you the premiere of the new album by Southern Ontario bird aficionados and pop-punkers Avem! The album is called Three Birds Stoned and will be available everywhere on August 26 via Mom's Basement Records. We caught up with the band who provided a track-by-track breakdown of the album. Listen to Three Birds Stoned and read the breakdown below!

Listen to the new album by theWorst!

Today we are pleased to bring you the premiere of the new album from Portland, Maine based punk rockers theWorst! The LP is called Yes Regrets and features 10 excellent melodic grunge-y punk tracks that explore addiction, mental illness, regret, community, and acceptance. Speaking to Punknews, vocalist Brooke Binion said of the album,

"Looking back, times were dark. I can’t even believe how dark. Yes Regrets chronicles some of those times and how they were navigated through the lens of bipolar disorder and opiate and alcohol addiction. If chaos is your god, you make bad decisions for a living. But they catch up to you if and when you ever start to heal. It’s ok to want to take it all back even if you can’t."

Yes Regrets will be out everywhere June 3 via RascalZRecordZ and you can pre-save it right here. Listen to the album below!

Stream the new Cluttered/Talk Show Host split!

Today we are beyond excited to bring you the new split by Halifax's Cluttered and Toronto's Talk Show Host a day early! The split is called Enemy Us and features the bands covering songs by Enemy You and switching vocalists. Cluttered's singer, songwriter, and guitarist Matty Grace (who we recently interviewed) said of the split,

"Enemy You were a very important band to many and sometimes rad bands end up underappreciated. This could be the case here. David Jones managed to capture heartbreak and isolation all within the confines of a 2 or 3 minute punk song and did it with wit. This split is a loving tribute to a band that although has slipped under the radar for many, still resonates strongly for us."

Enemy Us will be out everywhere tomorrow, May 13, and can be pre-saved right here. Cluttered released The First Pandemic in 2021 and Talk Show Host released Mid-Century Modern in 2021. Listen to the split below!

Neckscars: “Adam's Song” (Blink-182 cover)

Upstate NY based punks Neckscars released a cover of "Adam's song", originally by Blink-182. The track is now streaming digitally on all platforms. Neckscars released Don’t Panic in 2021. See below to check out the cover.

American Thrills : "Ivy League Swing”

Connecticut rockers American Thrills released a new digital single titled "Ivy League Swing", see below. The track will be released on the band's upcoming full-length release set to be released sometime this fall through Wiretap Records.

Nearly Spent : 'Nearly Spent' (Track by Track)

Southwest Floridaan pop-punkers Nearly Spent released their latest self-titled EP today. The new band formed during the pandemic and have put out an energetic 5 song EP that harks back the sounds of Goalkeeper and Broadside. The release is out now through Affiant Records.

Today, we are peased to bring to you a track by track on the 5 tracks of the new EP. See below to check it out.

Graduation Speech : “Destined”

New Jersey based project Graduation Speech released a new track titled "Destined", see below. Graduation Speech is the solo project of Kevin Day of Aspiga. The release will be released on a new EP titled Controlled Burn, which will be released on May 13th on Jetsam-Flotsam.