AJJ release third single from upcoming album

AJJ have released the third single from their upcoming album. "Normalization Blues" comes off of Good Luck Everybody, which is due out January 17th.

Atom & His Package releases first new track in 15 years via This Might Be a Podcast

Atom & His Package, Philadelphia synth punk legend, has released his first new track since retiring in 2004. Adam Goren, the man behind the long-running popular solo act, returned to Punknews’ show This Might Be a Podcast to talk with host Greg Simpson about songs by John Linnell (of They Might Be Giants), and the two decided to cover one together. On the song “Montana,” you’ll hear a speedy punk take on the 1999 power pop track, with Adam taking the lead with vocals, guitar and drum programming and Greg filling in most of the synths and doing background vocals. It was mixed and mastered by Greg at Velour Underground Studios.

The song debuted on a Patreon exclusive episode for the show, but it’s been made available on bandcamp for free to stream or download.

Hotel Murder: “Hotel Murder”

Ontario horror punks Hotel Murder have released a new, stand-alone single. The eponymous track, "Hotel Murder," follows up their Ripper EP, which was released in August of 2018.

The Dirty Nil: “Christmas at My House”

Canadian trio The Dirty Nil have released "Christmas at My House," their entry into the 2019 holiday song pantheon. This stand-alone single follows Master Volume, which was released in 2018 via Dine Alone Records.

Original Sharks: 'Masthead'

We are thrilled to bring to you a Punknews Exclusive stream of New York-based punks Original Sharks. They are self-releasing their upcoming EP, Masthead today, and we have the full stream of the EP below. The EP features two recently debuted singles "Mudhound" and “Anniversary Water”, as well as two additional new songs. You can click here to grab yourself a digital copy of the album. The album was produced and engineered by Jon Markson (Taking Meds/Such Gold), see below to check out what he had to say about the album.

A tribute album was released for The Weakerthans

A tribute album for Canadian indie rock band The Weakerthans was released last week. One Great Tribute: A Love Letter To The Weakerthans features contributions by Frank Turner, Austin Lucas, Have Gun, Will Travel, Cold Wrecks, Early Riser, The Adventuring Party and much more. Proceeds from sales of the album will be going to both to CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) & CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association). See below to check out the tribute album.

Original Sharks: “Anniversary Water”

New York-based punks Original Sharks released another new track over at New Noise. The track is called “Anniversary Water”, see below. The track will be off of their upcoming 4 song EP titled Masthead, which will be out on December 6th.

MakeWar stream new album “Get It Together”

MakeWar are now streaming their new album, Get It Together before its official release date this Friday. AltPress has premiered the new album, and also includes a track-by-track breakdown with the band.

In addition to their upcoming US dates, MakeWar have also announced that they will be heading over to Europe in support of Bad Cop/BadCop next March.

Get It Together is out Friday, November 1st, via Fat Wreck Chords. You can check out the new album, as well as all of those dates, below. Once your done there, be sure to check out Punknews' 4-star review here.

AJJ announce new album for 2020, release single

AJJ have announced they will be released a new album in the new year. Slated for January 17th, the LP is titled Good Luck Everybody. They have also released the lead track from the album, "A Poem," as the first single. AJJ's most recent album was that rarities collection Ugly Spiral: Lost Works 2012-2016, released in 2018.

AJJ will be playing The Fest this year, as well as other dgigs. You can check out their new song, and those dates, below.

Check out “Loilty,” the new EP by Thirst Things First

Punknews is excited to premiere a new EP by one of our own. Thirst Things First (feat. PN reviewer Mikey Elfers) is an avante-garde band in the vein of DEVO and The Aquabats mixed with some The Vandals, and with a decidedly interesting theme.

I would try to explain, but it is probably best to let TEAM TTF do it themselves (and, yes, they always write in caps as that is "that's kind of (their) thing"):

Loser Points: “Where Did All of My Money Go?”

Canada's Loser Points have released a new single "Where Did All of My Money Go?" This is the band's third single of 2019, which they have been releasing on about a bi-monthly basis since signing to Thousand Islands Records earlier this year.

Loser Points' most recent studio album is their 2018 release Denial & Error.