punk this week: motorbike, sharp pins, dumbells, bad breeding + 17 more

Hey it’s Punk This Week, see/saw’s weekly recommendations column, and sweet Jesus is this a massive week for new punk records. Do I say that a lot? Sure, but I wrote about 21 records this week and briefly mentioned several others worth investigating. There’s two standout albums out now on Feel It Records, the long-awaited return of Total Punk’s Mind Meld imprint, two very sick projects out of Los Angeles, a star turn from Sharp Pins, some massive hardcore records, and so much more. 

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Motorbike: Kick It Over [Feel It]

The Checkered Flag Studio, a Cincinnati basement but soon a proper studio space, is a dim little cave made to sound perfect thanks to the strategic placement of old couch cushions. Kick It Over is a fantastic rock’n’roll record written and tracked in that basement, which in some capacity sounds to me like Cincinnati. “Afraid of Guns” and “Western Front” find this tightrope balance between stomping muscle and swaggering glam. It’s tough but lowkey it’s a little flashy.