interview
detroit’s 208 on turning trauma into shit-fi bangers
On the back patio of Outer Limits Lounge near Detroit, Kyle Edmonds and Shelby Say went deep on the trauma that informs their extremely loud music
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.
punk this week
punk this week: cut piece, judy and the jerks, pardoner + 5 more
Plus new records from Vile Desire, CUT GLUV, Hammer and the Tools, and more.
playlist
playlist: see/saw’s favorite shannon & the clams songs
The band’s latest album features one of their best songs ever. Here’s a playlist with 20 favorites—the Shannon canon.
punk this week
punk this week: bermuda squares, memo pst, bootlicker, d. sablu + 6 more
Plus new records from Sooks, Pyrex, Billiam, Candy Apple, and Insane Urge
blog
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.
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.