Album: Superintendo – Beauty Routine
Shifting between genres but full of energy regardless, Superintendo make their beautiful debut on Punkerton Records.
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Album: Carsie Blanton & the Burning Hell – Everything is Great
Carsie Blanton’s new album features outrage and the outrageous. It is absurdity as a response to a diabolical but absurd world.
EP: Runaway Ricochet – Made From Recycled Materials, Vol. 2
Five flawless performances of simple songs; even with no new songwriting, Runaway Ricochet is still such an incredible band.
Single: Super Cassette ft. Pacing – Heaven Isn’t Real (But Hell Is)
More poppy than expected, but still retaining indie punk power, Super Cassette and Pacing team up for a delightful new single.
Single: Levi Taschuk – Benefit of the Doubt
The lead single from Taschuk’s debut LP features beautiful grand piano melodies and a saxophone solo that elevates the track in the final minute.
Single: The Chains – Be Careful What You Wish For
The Copenhagen ska band combines two-tone, ska, boss reggae, and rocksteady to put a new spin on their signature sound.
Single: Holy Schnikes! – Dear Mister President
Cali ska supports No Kings in launching pure punk aggression against Trump’s regime and their authoritarian agenda.
Single: The Loyal – Time To Fight
“Time To Fight” is exactly what it sounds like: A call to action, a song for revolution.
Album: Jacob The Horse – At Least It’s Almost Over
Jacob The Horse’s brand of punk blares triumphant, a fanfare to stir the heartstrings against an unjust society.
Single: Afroman – Batteram Hymn of the Police Whistle Blower
Taking inspiration from his court case, Afroman informs the people about their rights to protect themselves from the people who are supposed to protect them.
Single: Runaway Ricochet – Choke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em
A timely song from the St. Paul prog rockers with all proceeds going to Twin Cities mutual aid.
Single: Harry Katz and the Pistachios – 80 Proof
Ahead of a new EP, the big band’s first foray into ska gets you under the influence to move your hips.
Album: How I Became Invisible – Dead World Building (Gimp Leg’s Take)
How I Became Invisible isn’t a disappearing act: It’s a survival guide for a community.
Single: Bad Leavers – Ska Fire
Ska Fire is a reggae/two-tone jam with simple, repetitive lyrics, beautiful lead and backing vocals, and a nice, danceable reggae melody.
Album: Mega Infinity – Harmonic Convergence
As the album closes and I play it over and over, I realize you’re not supposed to listen to it. Not with your ears. This album is an odyssey that you are supposed to feel.
Album: Bobby Edge – Dirt Handsome vol. 1
In the 2023rd year of our lord, born of New York (possibly, or maybe he
Album: Sorry Sweetheart – Warm Room, Good Friends
It’s already been a great start to the year for ska-core, and Sorry Sweetheart, from Denver, Colorado (where the water boils faster) has launched that start into the stratosphere.
Album: Hans Gruber and the Die Hards – Or Hans Gruber and the Die Hards
This is the best that Hans Gruber and the Die Hards have put out so far, which is a pretty impressive feat.
Single: Hugo Skavez feat. Sanctuary City – ICE: GTFO!
Probably the best constructed song I’ve heard from Hugo Skavez or Sanctuary City.
Single: Sorry Sweetheart – Touch Grass
Denver’s Sorry Sweetheart has been playing the local Colorado ska and punk scene for almost