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cruelster are upset with all musicians in cars
A whirlwind beef over promotional photographs in cars has come to this: one band reckoning with an entire visual canon.
Evan Minsker
Evan Minsker is a critic and journalist who used to run Pitchfork’s news section. Now he freelances and runs this newsletter about punk records.
interview
soup activists’ martin meyer on the new album + life after lumpy
An interview about Mummy What Are Flowers For?, Sweeping Promises, growing out of the Dumpers, egg punk, and more.
review
yambag’s new album mindfuck ultra didn’t have to go this hard
The new Yambag album is so good.
punk this week
punk this week: 208, nag, late shift + 5 more
Read about new records from Tommy Cossack and the Degenerators, Purgatorio, Googon, and more
record exchange
aew’s bounty hunter bryan keith on knocked loose, rise against, and japanese hardcore
“Record Exchange” is a series where see/saw and a fellow punk enthusiast bring two songs each. The first installment is with a Swisha House-sponsored ass kicker from Houston.
punk this week
punk this week: gee tee, fen fen, ar-kaics, alienator + 5 more
A massive Bandcamp Friday features new stuff from Rouge, Dead Finks, Grand Final, Egg Idiot, and more.
playlist
playlist: the best punk songs of april 2024
Check out the greatest heavy rock'n'roll music of the month.
interview
fucked up’s jonah falco is helping shape the sound of uk punk
As the producer of recent albums by the Chisel, High Vis, and Chubby and the Gang, Falco’s ear and anthemic reach have propelled a batch of UK punk records. He lives on a boat.
punk this week
punk this week: parsnip’s stellar new album + 5 more
Plus new records from Lambrini Girls, Diode, Busted Head Racket, and more.
playlist
playlist: after cindy lee’s diamond jubilee
Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee is an incredible two-hour experience. Here’s a playlist of 28 songs I wanted to hear afterward.
punk this week
punk this week: we need to talk about billiam + 5 more
Is there such a thing as too much Billiam? Plus Kid Congo, CRAN, and more.
interview
barcelona punks enemic interior on their desperate, dreamy post-punk
A discussion of their three EPs and what their dungeon aesthetic truly represents.
punk this week
punk this week: woodstock 99’s AI hardcore meltdown + 4 more
Check out new records from Woodstock 99, Cruciform, Soup Activists, and more
at the show
at the show: a marked men matinee in minneapolis
on early doors and hardcore openers whose moodboard includes slashers, the women of All Japan, and car crashes
listen
the best punk records of 2024: january - march
To give an idea of what to expect, here’s a special first edition on 20 records that shook me back to life this winter.
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a newsletter about punk records and the people who make those
Hey, this is Evan Minsker. I’m a journalist, critic, and editor. Previously I was the News Director at Pitchfork; these days I freelance all over the place. I live in Wisconsin and work in an office full of punk records. For a couple years when I was at Pitchfork,