Melvic Centre - First to Know

  

  Melvic Centre (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091329802054) are from Newcastle, Australia. 

  I spent my Sunday morning doing some gardening. I don't like gardening but it was made more palatable this time around as I was listening to the band's new album Trawler. It's their second full length following their 2023 self titled debut.

   It's an album that gave me flashbacks to Teenage Fanclub (possibly around the time of their classic Grand Prix lp). Silky smooth punk influenced rock melodies with the occasional heavier track such as Snake Oil added to the mix. 

  It's available on vinyl via Evil Tone Records 

https://eviltonerecords.com/product/melvic-centre-trawler-lp/

  Digitally you can find it here : https://melviccentre.bandcamp.com/album/trawler

  There's a glut of great songs to pick from but I'll go with one they've a video for. This is First To Know...

time to throw stones i hate you but you already know something i still keep close i keep asking myself will i hold on forever? when the time comes to mend this heart for the better you’ll be the first to know burning through notes what would i say to you? try to speak and just choke? seeing you around would make me sick i can’t live like this forever i’m checking number plates of oncoming traffic i hope i don’t run into you something to let go i don’t wanna hate you try and let it outgrow these roundabouts on sleepless nights i plead to myself don’t hold on forever

Sklitakling - Panikk

  

  Ah... frantic, shouty and short. Lovely stuff.

  Sklitakling (https://www.facebook.com/Sklitakling) are from Bergen, Norway and feature a line up of  Tine Larsen (drums/vocals), Elizabeth Fonnes (guitar/vocals), Hedvig Thorkildsen (guitar/vocals) & Endre Johnsen (bass). 

  They've been around for over a decade but I think this is the first time I've stumbled across them. They recently released a single which is going to feature on the band's upcoming second full length which will be on Back To Beat Records. https://backtobeat.bandcamp.com/track/panikk

  It's a song about feeling disorientated in a strange city. Where can I buy food? Where's the ticket machine? Someone help me!

  It's called Panikk... 

Lommene mine er
fulle av penger
Men eg finner ikkje,
finner ikkje det eg trenger
Kor har de mat og
kor har de pol?
Og kor kan eg få meg
en utepils med sol?

Panikk! Panikk!

Kor er overgangsfeltet
i denne gaten?
Eg leter konstant!
Kor e billettautomaten?
Alt er så ukjent
Eg får lyst til å spy
Panikk i fremmed by

Panikk! Panikk!

Bureau De Change - Office Chair

  

  Bureau De Change are a punked up post punk band from Bath. They crashed into last year's Just Some Punk Songs Top 50 songs of 2024 chart with this beauty...   https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/11/bureau-de-change-arry-goes-to-pub.html

  They return today with a spiky new single about an essential piece of equipment for those who sit down whilst working indoors.

  Dedicated to Keiths everywhere, this is Office Chair... 

The Kowalskis - 100% Fun (Guest Review By Ralph J Rivera)

  

The Kowalskis - 30 Years Of Goofballs

  This was one of those CD's that the moment the pre-order was announced I threw in. Now you're gonna have to bear with me on this one because there's a ton of history involved here. First off is Lou Mansdorf & Rum Bar Records. You may know him as the head bartender of the Boston scene but once upon a time Uncle Lou was a NYC local who even had a label back then, "Melted Records".

  He was a regular at those classic nights in the Village. The "Devil's Triangle" of The Continental, Coney Island High and CBGB's. I say it all the time but those 90's/early 2000's days on St. Marks Place was THE place to be!

  Which brings me to The Kowalskis mega star lead singer Lindsey Anderson. As co-owner of the fabulous "Coney Island High" she was "The Grand Dame". If you ever went to a "Green Door" party you know what I'm talking about. And then there's the band. It was a revolving door of musicians but the core line up was Paul Richards on guitar & Jack Steeples on bass, both formerly of the legendary NJ band Adrenalin OD, Drummer Greg Farah was and still is a powerhouse. He & Jack are currently in one of my favorite Jersey Shore bands "FearGods." I've known these guys since we were teenagers!

  Decades worth of great bands & times. So there's a little history on The Kowalskis and what an important band they were at such an amazing time period.

 

  Well now that Uncle Lou has another record label he decided to give his old NYC friends their flowers. "30 Years Of Goofballs" is one of the most comprehensive collections I've ever seen put together for a band. https://rumbarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/30-years-of-goofballs 

  25 songs in total! Included is the entire "All Hopped Up On Goofballs" LP, some select cuts from "Chinese Democracy", a few quality covers and the best 6 super rare tunes at the end!

  So how does the music hold up after all these years? Well let's see....How does a band that's equal parts Blondie meets The Devil Dogs sound to you?!! C'mon man! "First Date", "Goodbye Daddy", the should of been hit song "Kiss Me One More Time"!

  I'm gonna post the final song "100% Fun" because it totally defines the message & energy this once in a lifetime band put out into a once better world. NEVER FORGET!

The Antics - Takings

  

  The Antics (https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Antics-61559489248945/) are new to me. They're from Melbourne and are boasting a new line up of Freya Tanks (vocals), James Colicchia (guitar), Kealy Harris (bass) & Wil Clifford (drums).

  They look to have released a 6 track ep towards the end of last year. You can listen on Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kkPe5vPFsGUgU94xkwQe2Bp0LQ5mUsE60

  And now there's a new single. It's short and sweet but suggests the band have honed their sound and it promises great things. If I was to make a comparison I'd say they remind me (on this track) of Dublin band Sprints. I look forward to hearing more. You can find it here :                                                               https://the-antics.bandcamp.com/track/takings

   It's called Takings...

STRIP ME DRY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR FUN?
WELL IT'LL ALL COME UNDONE

T-T-T-TAKINGS
WELL I TAKE THE TICKET
WHILE YOU TAKE YA TIME
CHATTING SHIT TO KEEP YOURSELF IN LINE

DOOR SWINGS OPEN
TAKE YA PICK
STRUM IT ON A STRING
OR ARE YA LOOSIN IT? UH

T-T-T-TAKINGS
ARE YA PLAYING TONIGHT?
ITS A BLOODY DAMN SHAME
HOPE YA HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
T-T-T-TAKINGS
SINK BACK INTO THE SPIRALLING REEL
OR SINK YA TEETH DOWN INTO SOMETHING REAL

TAKE A STEP BACK AND FALL INTO THE PIT
OR DRAG YOURSELF OUT AND PULL STRAIGHT THROUGH IT
THE FLAMES STILL HOT
THE ROADS NOT RUN
A FIRE UP MY ASS TO PROVE YA WRONG

ITS ALL FUN AND GAMES
UNTIL SOMEONE CAVES IN
T-T-T-TAKINGS
T-T-T-T-TAKINGS
FEEL YOURSELF SLIP
TAIL BETWEEN YOUR LEGS

T-T-T-TAKINGS
S-S-SINK IN HUH!

OH GO ON TAKE IT IN!
OH GO ON TAKE IN

The Liarbilitys - Youtha Joyce

  

  The Liarbilitys (https://www.facebook.com/theliarbilitys) are the Birmingham 5 piece that I featured back in 2018 when I claimed their album Antagonisms to be one of the best albums of the year (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-liarbilitys-build-more-prisons.html).

  They've made us wait but now they're back with an equally impressive offering in the form of the 11 track Vandalheart. It's catchy, old school punk songs throughout and you can grab it on cd and vinyl here :  https://theliarbilitys.bandcamp.com/album/vandalheart-physical-release

  If you want a listen, it's on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lqLeVBe4HBVZNp39fgoh563I7mr9VRtus

  I've played a couple of songs from it already on the show and no doubt I'll feature something else next week but for the blog I'm highlighting this nostalgic look back to schooldays long past. It's called Youtha Joyce... 

Luxury Apartments - Dicks Hate The Police

  

  A brief history lesson. 

  Back in 1980, a punk band from Austin, Texas called The Dicks released a classic protest song sung from the perspective of an unhinged cop. It was called The Dicks Hate The Police. You should already know and love it but just in case :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLd2LB4-6co

Mommy, mommy, mommy
Look at your son
You might have loved me
But now I've got a gun
You'd better stay out of the way
I think I've had a bad day
Had a bad day
I've had a bad day

Daddy, daddy, daddy
Proud of his son
He's got him a good job
Kills n*****s and Mexicans
I'll tell you something, and it's true
You can't find justice, it'll find you
Yeah, it'll find you
Yeah, it'll find you

People tell policemen
They've met their match
They planted on desert sand
The Dicks were hatched
Dicks hate policemen and it's true
You can't find justice, it'll find you
Yeah, it'll find you
Yeah, it'll find you

Maybe you once loved me
But now I've got a gun
You'd better stay out of my way
Hey! I've had a bad day
I've had a bad day
Mommy, I've had a bad day
Oh, I've had a bad day
Mommy, I've had a bad day

Fast forward 45 years and London band Luxury Apartments (https://www.facebook.com/luxuryapart) have released a mighty fine cover version. 

It's available as a name your price download here :  https://luxuryapartments.bandcamp.com/track/dicks-hate-the-police

  Dicks Hate The Police... 

Dark Thoughts - Mike's Dream

  

  Regular Just Some Punk Songs visitors may know of my love for Philadelphia trio Dark Thoughts. They've featured on here several times in the past and despite not releasing an album since 2019 they popped up last year with a song that featured on an international benefit compilation album titled No Occupation: Another Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza. 

  That song (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/06/dark-thoughts-bubbles-gonna-burst.html) proved that even after a few years away they were still as good as ever. It was titled Bubble's Gonna Burst and it resurfaces on the band's newly released 4th album. 

  The album's called Highway Till The End and as per usual it's a fat free sonic delight. It's available on vinyl via Stupid Bag Records (US) and Drunken Sailor Records (UK/EU) and as a name your price download : 

https://dark-thoughts.bandcamp.com/album/highway-to-the-end

https://drunkensailorrecords.bandcamp.com/album/highway-to-the-end-lp

  This song is called Mike's Dream... 

Fantasy Premier League 2025/2026

   

  The football season is almost upon us and there will again be a Just Some Punk Songs league in the official Fantasy Premier League. 

  Those of you who were in it last season should just be able to click renew your leagues but anyone who wants to join just sign up free here : https://fantasy.premierleague.com/

  Then select your team and join the Just Some Punk Songs league with this code fnur5g

  Last season's winner was Andrew Plant so he's the man to beat and as I work with him please someone shut him up!

FEN FEN - SHELLSHOKT

  

  Fen-phen, also known as fenfluramine/phentermine, was an anti-obesity medication that was popular in the early 1990s. It was a combination of two anorectics: fenfluramine and phentermine. However, it was eventually linked to serious health risks and was taken off the market.

  And that's where Detroit punk band FEN FEN (https://www.facebook.com/fenfen00) derive their name from. 

  I stumbled across them a year ago (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/05/fen-fen-fm.html) following the release of their explosive debut album National Threat. As well as featuring them on the blog I played several songs on the show.

  More recently on the show was Motorcycle, the opening track from the band's upcoming album In Yer Sights. It's an album that promises to be as equally fast and frenzied as the debut. It'll be released on August 22nd on various coloured vinyl https://fenfen.bandcamp.com/album/in-yer-sights

  This is the latest teaser track to be dropped, it's called SHELLSHOKT...

Shell shocked
You look shell shocked
In this place
Cannot stand the taste
Shell shocked
Fraid you’re shell shocked
Getting sick
Preparing for the brick

Go

Shell shocked
Think you’re shell shocked
Understand
Bleeding for the man
Shell shocked
Come on shell shocked
Terrified
But is it justified

Go

Don’t mind
Dull mind
I don’t mind

Pizzatramp - Do Fascists Dream Of Aryan Sheep?

  

  Sometimes you see a song title and you think to yourself "I bet this is going to be good." When that song's by a band as good as Pizzatramp there's not really any doubt. 

  So Pizzatramp (https://www.facebook.com/Pizzatrampuk); noisy fuckers from Wales. They've been on this blog numerous times before (with songs about stuff like electronic surveillance, global warming threatening the existence of goths, late night binges affecting one's ability to turn up for work and having a bad back). Fast as fuck songs laced with humour.

  Today they return with one of two tracks they've contributed to a Four way split which also includes songs by The Atoms, Healer Of Bastards and Shackleford. It's available on 10" vinyl and the Pizzatramp songs are streaming here : https://pizzatramp.bandcamp.com/album/post-punks

  A topical tune, this is called Do Fascists Dream Of Aryan Sheep? 

This one's for the anti anteefas
This one's for the white pride believers
This one's for those old pensioner fucks
This one's for the nazi cunts

It's for the Union Jack
This one's for every attack
This one's for thugs getting their kicks
This one’s for the alt right pricks

It’s for the working class Tories
This one’s for “the pride and the glory”
This one’s for the Mail and the Sun
This one’s for the ukip scum

Albert Einstein said and I quote
“Racism is like a disease”
He’s a right clever physics cunt
So I’m inclined to agree

It’s caught
It’s taught
It’s bought
Fought

Learned
Passed down
Systemic
Pandemic

Apéro - I Hate Fascist Billionaires

 

  It's always a good start to the day when you wake up and then discover some great new music before breakfast. 

  Apéro are an anti-fascist egg punk band from both Hamburg (Germany) and Sénas (France). They line up like this; Rock (Synth, Vocals, Percussion), Kris Kandinsky (Bass, Vocals) & Kem Trail (Guitar, Vocals).

  They've just released an album titled Cold Drinks, Cool Snacks and it's a thing of beauty. Aggressive budget priced synths and shouty vocals. Just when it seemed obvious that Nevermind, Whatever by Xray Xeroxx (https://xrayxeroxx.bandcamp.com/album/nevermind-whatever) was going to walk away with the accolade of best egg punk release of the summer, Apéro come out of nowhere as serious rivals. 

  Check it out here : https://aperopunx.bandcamp.com/album/cold-drinks-cool-snacks-2

  

  Lots of great songs to choose from but I'm going with this one. It's called I Hate Fascist Billionaires... 

 I hate fascist billionaires

 I don't know why

 Last night i met one on the street

 I had to to start a fight

 I hate fascist billionaires

 They have too much power

 I got no money

 They own the Eiffel tower

 Go away

 I hate fascist billionaires

 Each and everyone

 Go build your rockets

 And shoot into the sun

 I hate fascist billionaires

 I like cold drinks and cool snacks

 But everything i buy

 Adds more to their bank

 Go away

Pussyliquor - Young Love Fresh Blood

  

  This one's very much hitting the sweet spot today, it's a dose of pure uncensored female rage from Brighton all girl punk band Pussyliquor (https://www.facebook.com/pxssyliqxor). 

  Featuring a line up of Ari Black (vocals), Hannah Villanueva  (guitar), Tallulah Turner-Fray (bass),  Victoria Lewis Piper (drums) & Oshen Dee (guitar), they're an energetic riot grrrl explosion of spit and bile. 

  They've just released a new video and I doubt you'll have seen the wanton destruction of so many sausages anywhere else. I'm guessing the girls are big on metaphors.

  Check it out. This is Young Love Fresh Blood... 

  

Screaming Target - Screaming Target

    

  Screaming Target... Who are they? I'm afraid I've not much info on this band. Supposedly they're a new Melbourne supergroup featuring Troy (vocals), Kirk (drums), Moose (bass), Ben (guitar) & Grace (guitar). 

  They've just released a 6 track Demo and it's mighty fine. Guitar led garage punk, check it out "name your price" here : https://screamingtarget.bandcamp.com/album/screaming-target-demo-2025

  This track is the eponymously titled Screaming Target...

Everywhere you look
Every time your feet touch to the floor
You wanna spread your wings
The grass is always green until it’s yours
You think your life is but a dream
Until you hear the target scream
Is it enough? Is it ever enough?
Is it ever gonna be enough for you?
When they suffer, when they struggle, when they’re buried under rubble, even living is a violent thing to do
When you’re looking in the mirror does it send a little shiver through whatever’s where your spine is meant to be?
You’ll never sleep a wink at night
The SCREAMING TARGET never dies
Have you had enough? Is it ever enough?
Is it ever gonna be enough? Fuck you
You’re never ready for the screaming target
You can’t be ready for the screaming target
You’re never ready when the screaming targets you

The Cars That Ate Paris - Girls On Telephones

  

  The Cars That Ate Paris (https://www.facebook.com/thecarsthatateParisuk) are a fun lot. They're a DIY psychedelic punk ensemble from Leicester featuring a line up of Rob (guitar/vocals), Steve (bass), Mat (keyboards/Kaos pad), Maria (vocals) & Lauren (drums/vocals). Helping expand their sound on their newly released 2nd album are Thor (saxophone), Kev (lead guitar), Craig (saxophone), Sarah (triangle) & Zoe (spoken word intro). 

  The albums titled Barely Concealed Chaos with The Cars that Ate Paris and it's a brimming over with a cornucopia of interesting ideas. There's a myriad of influences, it's an album that should have something for everyone. Check it out : 

https://thecarsthatateparis1.bandcamp.com/album/barely-concealed-chaos-with-the-cars-that-ate-paris

  This song's a particular favourite, it was "inspired by a long and tiresome bus journey having no choice but to hear one side of a phone call."  It brings to mind some of the coolest late 70's/early 80's post punk bands (Delta 5, Liliput, Girls At Our Best etc etc etc) and it's called Girls On Telephones... 

Girls on telephones (yap yap yap yap)
Girls on telephones (yap yap yap)
Girls on telephones (yap yap yap yap)
Girls on telephones (yap yap yap)

Girls on telephones
Girls on telephones
Always on the
on the telephone (yap yap yap yap yap yap yap)

Even on the bus (yap yap yap yap)
Even in the bath (yap yap yap)
Even when they’re cycling
on the cycle path (yap yap yap)

Girls on telephones
Girls on telephones
Always on the
on the telephone (yap yap yap yap yap yap yap)

Even in the pub (yap yap yap yap)
Even on the bog (yap yap yap)
When they're out walking
With their little dog (yap yap yap)

Girls on telephones
Girls on telephones
Always on the
on the telephone (yap yap yap yap yap yap yap)

Even at a gig
Even in the shop
Like a Jack Russel
They never ever stop

Girls on telephones
Girls on telephones
Always on the
on the telephone (yap yap yap yap yap yap yap)

If they’re happy
If they’re sad
If they’re bored
If they’re mad
If something’s happened
Or something’s not
If there’s some detail
they forgot

Girls on telephones girls on telephones
Girls on telephones
Always on the
on the telephone (yap yap yap yap yap yap yap)

Martha - Gretna Green

    

  Durham DIY pop punks Martha (https://www.facebook.com/marthadiy) return today with a song from a new compilation album they've just released.

  They've featured numerous times previously on here so I suppose no introductions are necessary so let me just tell you that the album is titled Standing Where It All Began - Singles and B-Sides: 2012-2025. A self explanatory title describing exactly what you're going to get. 20 tracks, (re)mastered by Dave Williams, roughly half of which are original compositions with the remainder being covers of songs by the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Marked Men, Lemonheads etc. 

  You can find it on vinyl and digital here : 

https://marthadiy.bandcamp.com/album/standing-where-it-all-began-singles-and-b-sides-2012-2025

  This song first featured on the band's 2012 Self Titled ep and the band had this to say about it :

  The Quintinshill Rail Disaster happened in Scotland on 22nd May 1915. It remains the worst rail crash in UK history in terms of death toll, killing 226 people and involving five separate trains. It having occurred just a couple of miles from Gretna Green, a place symbolic of young love and recklessness, lends another layer of bittersweet tragedy to the disaster. This song is about a couple ripped apart by the crash, and deals with the idea of enduring love. In that sense, if no other, it’s a love song.

  It's called Gretna Green...

I said “I don’t believe in marriage,
It’s a Patriarchal scam”.
You said “meet me at the station,
Train departs at 6am”,
I packed my bags and left my politics in bed,
And I waited on the platform,
With your smile stuck in my head.

So we went through the rain to the place where we found our hearts.
They were buried under shit and old debris.
And I swear that I had something,
And I know you felt it too,
But that commute at Quintinshill defeated me.

In spite of everything I’ve done,
I’ll knuckle down, I’ll carry on,
In spite of everything that’s wrong,
I’ll try to write a hopeful song,
No matter where I go,
No matter what I do,
My heart will always be at Gretna Green,
Waiting there for you.

At Gretna, I wait for you.

Roxie & the Razorblades - No More War No More Genocide

  

  So, what went down well on last night's Just Some Punk Songs show? Quite a few of the songs actually and this was certainly one of them.

  Roxie & the Razorblades (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576340464669) are from London and feature Roxie C. (Vocals/Lead Guitar), Queen ElizaDeath (Vocals/Lead Guitar/Rhythm Guitar), Lil' P (Rhythm Guitar), Ivy (Bass) & Sloppy (Drums).

  They play an infectious brand of old school street punk and they've just released a very impressive album titled Eat The Rich. They say it deals with "addiction, the gutter, rehab, the evil in the world that strangles all that is beautiful, but more importantly, about hope and overcoming. We sing about that and of course, our beloved Canning Town, Hammers football club."

  It's available as a name your price download on Bandcamp so grab a copy and sing along :  https://roxietherazorblades.bandcamp.com/album/eat-the-rich

  In times like these when you can run foul of those in power for calling for the end to the indiscriminate killing of innocent women and children, this is a band that aren't afraid to call for the liberation of Palestine. They sum things up well in this song, it's called No More War No More Genocide...

 Boots hit the pavement stomping hard through the night Gaslights flicker but they can't find what's right Fists in the air and teeth clenched tight Tomorrow ain't promised we fight this fight

 No more war no more genocide Tired of the blood tired of the lies Broken bricks and shattered pride No more war no more genocide

  Rust on the rails and smoke in the rain We’re swapping our chains for smashes of change Streets torn open red like a vein The screams of the lost still standing in pain

 No more war no more genocide Tired of the blood tired of the lies Broken bricks and shattered pride No more war no more genocide 

 The banners are ragged the boots are worn But the fire in us can't be ignored Oi shouts echo in a back-alley morn Politics for people it’s time to be reborn

 No more war no more genocide We've had enough no compromise Locked and loaded the truth won’t hide No more war no more genocide

Big Life - Something I Learned Today

  

  Big Life are a melodic hardcore punk band from Detroit, Michigan who feature a line up of Ryan Allen (guitar/vocals), Sean Gauvreau (bass), Dan Nixon (vocals) & Jordan Vonzynda (drums). 

  They've previously released a couple of eps and they feature on here today with a new track which is a cover of a Hüsker Dü classic. 

  The song originally appeared on Hüsker Dü's 1984 album Zen Arcade and I think it's fair to say that Big Life do it justice. It's available as a name your price download :  https://biglifehc.bandcamp.com/track/something-i-learned-today

  This is Something I Learned Today... 

Something I learned today
Black and white is always gray
Looking through the windowpane
I'm not inside your brain, your brain

Something I learned today
Yield to the right of way
Stopping at a four-way sign
Someone else's rules, not mine, not mine

Something I learned today
Never look straight in the sun's rays
Letting all the sunshine in
Can't remember where I've been, I've been

Something I learned today
Something I learned today
Something I learned today
Something I learned today
Something I learned today
Something I learned today
Something I learned today
Something I learned today

CRUELSTER - Jerks

 

  Today's song is a joy. It's shouty, it's got a catchy as hell chorus and the video left me grinning ear to ear. There's even a Ramones inspired "2nd verse, different from the 1st" bridge. 

  Cruelster (https://www.facebook.com/cruelsteroh) are from Cleveland, Ohio and I previously featured them on here last year when their singles collection Lost Inside My Mind In Another State of Mind got a release by Drunken Sailor Records. The song I posted was their wonderful cover of I Love It (which was originally a hit for Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX).   https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/02/cruelster-i-love-it.html

  The line up of the band is Michael Gill (Vocals), Nathan Ward (Guitar/Vocals), Alex Ward (Bass/Vocals), Jo Coone (Drums) & Connor Simpson (Guitar).

  A couple of weeks ago on the show I played the first release (Nuclear Word) from their upcoming album Make Them Wonder Why. It was a great teaser track. The 2nd teaser track is even better. The album's promising to be a classic. There'll be a mammoth 21 songs and it'll be available on July 11th via Convulse Records https://convulserecords.bandcamp.com/album/make-them-wonder-why

  This is Jerks. Play loud and enjoy... 

Nomatrix - Eulogy

  

  Nomatrix (https://www.facebook.com/nomatrixband) are an Irish punk band from Athlone who formed in 1997 and who previously featured on here 7 years ago  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2018/08/nomatrix-throughput-will-be-down.html

  They can always be relied on to put out impressive punk rock tunes with last year's Reawaken album being a testament to that  https://deadlambrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nomatrix-reawaken

  Further proof is provided by their new 4 song ep. It's titled Slíbhín (which is an Irish word for a sneaky sneak who is sly and untrustworthy) and it's available on cd and digital download from Dead Lamb Records https://deadlambrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nomatrix-sl-bh-n

  All the songs are worthy of treating your ears to but the one I'm highlighting is the ep closer. It's called Eulogy... 

The Scunthorpe Yobs - Sing Through the Pain

  

  The Scunthorpe Yobs are the anthemic oi! band originally from Lincolnshire who followed in the footsteps of Bladder Bladder Bladder (if you're unfamiliar with them then try and track down the compilation album Giving Punk A Bad Name that they released earlier this year. Josh reviewed it on Faster And Louder https://fasterandlouderblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/bladder-bladder-bladder-giving-punk-bad.html).

  The Scunthorpe Yobs themselves last featured on here 18 months ago with a track from their debut album We Are The Yobs https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-scunthorpe-yobs-spirit-of-79.html

  They return today with a song from their new album Kick It 'Til It Breaks which is available via No Front Teeth Records and Wanda Records. You can check the album out on Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/album/1g1QS44NG4xx3qhMAynanq

  The song I'm featuring is the album closer. A typically rowdy singalong, it's called Sing Through The Pain... 

Jersey Calling - X Americana

  

  It's been a bit quiet on here this week. I'd like to say it's because I've been busy putting together the listeners favourite songs from the first half of 2025 show but truth is I just couldn't be arsed to write anything. 

  But I've an update for you today... 

  Jersey Calling (https://www.facebook.com/jerseycalling) are from Woodbury, New Jersey and they utilise "power chords and catchy riffs backed by a driving bass and drumbeat, with harmonizing male and female lead vocalists."  They line up thus; Victoria Maffei-Kates (vocals), Josh Kates (vocals/guitar), Sean Breslin (lead guitar), Randy Ballinger (bass) & John Vouras (drums). 

  They recently released a new single which went down a storm on last week's show so let's get it shared here : https://jerseycalling.bandcamp.com/track/x-americana

  The song questions the huge difference between the haves and the have nots and asks you to have a think about whether to blame those less fortunate than yourself for the state of the nation or if maybe the mega rich/mega greedy should be a more deserving target for your anger and frustrations. 

The average person takes 607,478,400 breaths in their lifetime. One billion is 392,521,600 more than that. Billionaires have more money than you have breaths. Should they?

  This is X Americana... 

Your mendacity's a mockery
Of the people that you stand on
Petrified, our jaws hang wide
Cash in a broken nation
Push citizens from aliens
So we can't clasp our hands
Against your greed and retribution
Serfs at your command
Tonight, do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
Click agree and dance in lock step with me
Tradition is your weapon
We're all lined up for the flogging
A patriarchal rewind Where men
never say they're sorry
Our daughters see you on TV
As you put them in their place
Our sons had better toughen up
To replicate your rage
Tonight, do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
Click agree and dance in lock step with me
Terminal terms & conditions apply
As storm clouds gather over blue sky
Foster insecurity and label it efficiency
Your skin’s so thin, we see right through your disguise
BILLIONAIRES CAN’T BUY OUR TRUST
BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT LIKE US
(Repeated)
Spoken: Billionaires have enough trust of their own,
Why should they want ours?
We’ve been sold a lie.
I think it’s time we take our refund.
Tonight, do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
Click agree and dance in lock step with me
Do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
HEY, do the X Americana
Click agree and dance in lock step
Acquiesce and take your last breath
Live and die by a counterfeit king’s decree

Hekátē - Tears Of Blood

   

   Hekátē (https://www.facebook.com/hekatepunk) are a synthwave punk band from Athens. They formed in 2018 and feature a line up of Iris (synths), Chara (bass), Vicky (drums) & Lydia (vocals). 

  They've just released a new album, their second, titled Μαύρη Tρύπα (Black Hole). It's available on vinyl via Mascara Rocks Records https://mascararocks.bandcamp.com/album/black-hole You can also find the digital download here : https://hekatepunk.bandcamp.com/album/t-black-hole 

  The track I'm highlighting also features on a compilation album titled Olive Seeds: An International Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza (https://thedissidents.bandcamp.com/album/olive-seeds-an-international-benefit-for-mutual-aid-in-gaza). It's the latest in a series of fundraisers which like the earlier releases features some great bands. Those previous comps were covered here :   https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-dissidents-brother-did-you-weep.html and here :   https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/06/dark-thoughts-bubbles-gonna-burst.html

  This is Tears Of Blood... 

 Sound the alarm, another building down.

 A life under siege, a prison town.

 The air is thick with smoke, nowhere safe.

 The air is thick with smoke, nowhere to run.

 Medics under fire, people underground.

 Airstrikes coming, incessant sound.

 The air is thick with smoke, nowhere is safe.

 The air is thick with smoke, nowhere to run, run, run.

 When bombs like rain fall from the sky then teαrs of blood fall from their eyes.

Death Pill - Haters Gonna Hate

  

  Death Pill (https://www.facebook.com/deathpillband) are a hardcore punk trio (Mariana, Anastasiia and Nataliia) from Kyiv, Ukraine. I first came across them  couple of years ago when they released an explosive Self Titled album. I played a few tracks on the show and then last year I also played their split single Monsters which as recorded in collaboration with Shooting Daggers. 

  Today sees them release ‘A bold exploration of personal empowerment’ in the form of new album Sologamy. It's every bit as powerful as previous releases and it's available on vinyl, cd, cassette and digital download : https://deathpillgrrrlz.bandcamp.com/album/sologamy 

  This track's called Haters Gonna Hate... 

Sympos - Welcome to Ballybricken

  

  Sympos (https://www.facebook.com/sympathychips) are an oi! band from Waterford, Ireland featuring a line up of Tony O Keeffe (Vocals), Aaron Mulhall (Drums), Paul Power (Guitar) & David Cleere (Electric Bass Guitar). They've already released one of the albums of the year in the form of To The Dogs (https://sympos.bandcamp.com/album/to-the-dogs). 

  Commenting that modern day oi doesn't get much better than this, I featured a song from it here :  https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2025/04/sympos-boots-ballads.html

  They've just released a track from an upcoming split with Lost Legion which will soon be available via Mr Face Records & Tough Ain't Enough. It's every bit as good as the album was. It's called Welcome To Ballybricken... 

Haywire - Summer Nights

  

  Last year I posted a song by Boston hardcore outfit Haywire called Clocktower Place  (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/11/haywire-clocktower-place.html). It ended up being one of my favourite songs of the year and the video received many plays.

  I just noticed they recently released a split ep with a band called No Guard (please listen to Love Song by No Guard and let me know if it's a cover as not only is it great, it's bugging me as I'm sure I've heard it before! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfhb0iMDY4). 

* edit. I'm thick. of course it's a cover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KqKdpLyrx8) *

  Anyway, the ep is titled Shirts Vs Skins and it's available on coloured vinyl from Friends Family Forever Records https://friendsfamilyforever.com/products/haywire-no-guard-shirts-vs-skins-split-12?variant=48535545250100

  This is the first of the 3 Haywire songs and it's blessed with one hell of an infectious gang vocal chorus. It's called Summer Nights... 

Ricky Rochelle - The Rose Window (Guest Review By Ralph J Rivera)

    

The Ricky Rochelle Hit Factory keeps chugging along in 2025. His newest single "The Rose Window" is also his most ambitious effort so far.

https://rickyrochelle.bandcamp.com/track/the-rose-window

The song speeds along at a kind of Hard Rock nearly Metal pace. But there are surprises in store! The song will stop & start on a day, shifting into some outstanding vocals from Ricky and dare I say almost "Techno" beats. This song will totally catch you off guard. I had to listen to it a couple times just to grasp everything going on.

This was a collaboration with Billy Pfister who handles the guitars, bass & keyboards while Ricky croons his heart out and smashes some drums. "The Rose Window" is actually my favorite song so far in this ongoing project. We're up to 5 singles already & Summer's right around the corner. Stripe up & get those Chucks moving to this banger of a song!

On the cathedral, there’s a beautiful window
Shaped like a mystical rose
With illustrations telling tender tales
Those stained-glass visions, so intricate up close

And that’s our love, that’s our love
A thousand beautiful heartbeats
That’s the rose window, it’s our love

The daylight through the stained-glass changes
Just like love changes in time
But you and I will stay picturesque
If you keep your hand in mine

And that’s our love, that’s our love
A thousand beautiful heartbeats
That’s the rose window, it’s our love

Through every storm, we’re unbreakable
Devotion’s our greatest blessing
Our bond is mighty but love is fragile
To protect it is love’s true lesson

And that’s our love, that’s our love
A thousand beautiful heartbeats
That’s the rose window

And that’s our love, that’s our love
A thousand beautiful heartbeats
That’s the rose window, it’s our love

And that’s our love, that’s our love
A thousand beautiful heartbeats
That’s the rose window, it’s our love

And that’s our love, that’s our love
A thousand beautiful heartbeats
That’s the rose window, it’s our love

That’s the rose window, it’s our love