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.
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.
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.
hello
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,