Teenage Bottlerocket - Freak Out! (2012)

And more pop-punk for the masses!
Here we got the vanguard of bubblegum riding their skateboards and pleasing our ears with some new tunes and lots of "whoa-oh"s. Always catchy and always fun, Teenage Bottlerocket has just released what its their fifth full-lenght, second one with Fat Wreck Chords. 14 songs of pure pop-punk energy for all the ramones' lovers. Rip it up!

01. Freak Out!
02. Headbanger
03. Cruising For Chicks
04. Necrocomicon
05. Maverick
06. Done With Love
07. Punk House Of Horror
08. Never Gonna Tell You
09. In The Pit
10. Mutilate Me
11. Who Killed Sensei?
12. Radical
13. Summertime
14. Go With The Flow

Slight Similarities With: Screeching Weasel, The Copyrights, Riverdales.

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Mixtapes - Even on the worst nights (2012)

It's been a while and I'm sorry for not updating the blog so often, but I think this one is going to excuse me pretty well. Because Mixtapes did it once again. Maura, Ryan & Co. are still delivering some of the best male-female fronted kind of pop-punk. This time they don't include many acoustic songs and it's mostly straightforward pop-punk with great vocal melodies and the type of songs that will make your day. It's really awesome to know that some bands haven't changed and still write the kind of music that made us fall in love with them.

01. Seven Mile
02. Something Better
03. Hey Ma PT. 2
04. Even On The Worst Nights
05. You Must Not Be From Around Here
06. You & I
07. I'm Wearing The Device (Bridge, Water)
08. I'll Give You A Hint, Yes
09. Russian House DJ
10. Anyways
11. Indian Summer
12. One For The Ozarks
13. Just When You Thought It Was Over
14. Golden Sometimes
15. Basement Manners
16. Mt. Hope

Slight Similarities With: Direct Hit!, House Boat, The Ergs!

Download HERE, HERE
Or in FLAC -> HERE

Yaw - Atlantida Zuzenean (2012)

Our personal favourites Yaw did a live recording at Atlantida Studios and they have just uploaded it for everyone to get a bite of their music (as they always have). It features two previously unreleased songs that keep all the vibe from their Australia EP. It's still shouted, still music from the heart and mind, still in basque language and still great. Pay special attention to "Kontraesana naiz", something a little bit different from what they usually deliver. You'll fucking love it.

The archive contains all the lyrics in basque, spanish, catalá and galego.

01- Hemengoa lazgarri zait
02- Kontraesana naiz

Slight Similarities With: Touché Amoré, old Gallows, Refused.

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Sport - Demo (2011)

Very interesting band from Lyon, France. They play some kind of post-hardcore with a delicate scent of post-rock but it is really difficult to label it, it's got some emocore influence too. Reminds me of lots of bands in each song, from Iron Chic to Explosions in the sky. Quite wide style. Gruffy voices and clean and delayed riffs.

01. Athènes, 1896
02. Calgary, 1988
03. Cortina d'Ampezzo, 1956
04. Mexico City, 1968
05. Los Angeles, 1984

Slight Similarities With: Iron Chic, Explosions in the sky, Latterman.

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Hot Water Music - Exister (2012)

Since "Drag my body" came out to make us salivate like Pavlov's dog, Exister has been one of the most expected albums of this prolific spring. Gainesville, FL's favorite sons are back with the album that will make number ten on their count. No break-ups can stop HWM. New album starts from the top with "Mainline" as if they had never disbanded to come back a year later. Still energic, still heartfelt and still delivering some of the catchies melodies sung by a unique voice.

01. Mainline
02. Boy, You’re Gonna Hurt Someone
03. State Of Grace
04. Drown In It
05. Drag My Body
06. Safety
07. Exister
08. Wrong Way
09. Take No Prisoners
10. Pledge Wore Thin
11. No End Left In Sight
12. The Traps
13. Paid In Full

Slight Similarities With: The Draft, Leatherface, Small Brown Bike.

Download HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE or HERE.

OFF! - OFF! (2012)

Hardcore punk. Hardcore punk. Hardcore punk. That's it. Great as the first EP compilation. Keith Morris and his guys playing rabid punk rock. No bullshit. Just fine hardcore. They're not fucking around.

01 Wiped Out
02 I Got News For You
03 Elimination
04 Cracked
05 Wrong
06 Borrow and Bomb
07 Toxic Box
08 Man From Nowhere
09 Jet Black Girls
10 King Kong Brigade
11 Harbor Freeway Blues
12 Feelings Are Meant to Be Hurt
13 Vaporized
14 503
15 Zero for Conduct
16 I Need One (I Want One)

Slight Similarities With: Circle Jerks, Black Flag, No Friends.

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Cancer Bats - Dead Set On Living (2012)

I post this once again 'cause it was removed due to DMCA shit. Let's hope it lasts longer this time. You already know that's great so click to download right now!

01. R.A.T.S.
02. Bricks And Mortar
03. Road Sick
04. Breathe Armageddon
05. Dead Set On Living
06. The Void
07. Old Blood
08. Drunken Physics
09. Bastards
10. Rally The Wicked
11. New World Alliance

Slight Similarities With: The Ghost Of A Thousand, Gallows, The Bronx.

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Ihes Naiz - Fulland (2012)

Another great band coming from the rainy lands of the Basque Country. This time the guys come from Zarautz (Gipuzkoa) and I label them as "Basque Jawbreaker" even thought they don't sound exactly like the legendary american band. But they've got a lot of influence from Schwarzenbach and his descendants, apart from other punk rock and emo acts. Definately their sound is built up on lots of 90's punk rock and vocal melodies are essential part of their style with all lyrics in Basque language. Sometimes they are close to Face To Face's melodic hardcore too, memories from the previous bands of its members (Harlore, Mantisa). Give it a try because they have put a lot of emotion and affection in this record and it is totally worth it.

01- Fulland
02- Ez Naiz Dirudien Gizona
03- Beirazko Panpinak
04- Garai Txarretan
05- Ametsa Amaitzean
06- Eskola

Slight Similarities With: Jawbreaker, Samiam, Face To Face

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Spraynard - To Mitch 7" (2012)

Two new songs from our West Chester favourites, released on vinyl by Yo Yo Records. One of the is a cover of "Our Retired Explorer" originally by The Weakerthans. You already know that we are totally mad about these guys and we would be pleased to bring you new music from them every month. Here's a little bit while we hope to hear more from them soon.

01. Until The Next Time
02. Our Retired Explorer (Orig. By The Weakerthans)

Slight Similarities With: Latterman, Iron Chic, RVIVR

Download link courtesy of Melodic Bears Crew. Click HERE

Rocky Votolato - Television Of Saints (2012)

We haven't had a lot of singer-songwriter releases lately so here's something worth the waiting. Rocky Votolato is back with another great record that will make you want to lay down the weapons and take some time to breathe. Sit down, have a tea and listen to this beautiful melodies.

01. Little Spring
02. Ghost Writer
03. Fool’s Gold
04. Above The Water
05. Sunlight
06. Television Of Saints
07. Start Over
08. Sparks
09. Writing Fiction
10. Crooked Arrows
11. Let Go
12. St. Louis
13. Disguises
14. Instrument

Slight Similarities With: David Bazan, Austin Lucas, Tim Barry

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