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...