Helle (https://www.facebook.com/helleband) are a West Yorkshire feminist punk quartet with bite. They've been around for a few years but for some reason, despite supposedly keeping my eyes and ears on the new punk music scene, they seem to have escaped my attention.
The band say the single is about girls owning their own sexuality, or as they put it "girls having a cheeky wank."
It's a powerhouse of a song, one of my favourites of the year so far. I'll certainly be catching up on their back catalogue. It's called Pornography...
The Droogettes (https://www.facebook.com/droogettes) are a Clockwork Orange themed all-girl Oi! band from Philadelphia who've been around for over a decade.
Creepy Future (https://www.facebook.com/creepyfutureband) are a trio from Dublin who feature Derek (Moutpiece, the ObjectorZ); Conzo (Female Hercules, Afterwardness) and Moose (Wild Rocket, New Gods).
They've just unleashed a debut single that's fit to burst with an intense energy that bodes well for future releases. I've not much info on them at the moment, this is just one of those updates designed to put a new band on your radar.
Bird Fist seem to be a band shrouded in mystery. Who are they? Where are they from. Fucked if I know guvnor (although one of them is in Scunthorpe Yobs) but I do know they're jolly good.
They've just released a debut album on No Front Teeth Records titled This One's For The Birds. It's female fronted, 80's inspired oi and it brings to mind the Hard Skin album Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear (https://hardskin.bandcamp.com/album/why-do-birds-suddenly-appear).
I commented "It's pop punk sensibilities with balls. Gritty and melodic, a great combination." And now they're back with more of the same in the form of a new ep titled Inauguration.
Do you like short, snappy songs or maybe you prefer something a little longer (maybe The Decline by NOFX is your idea of punk rock heaven)? Well Unicorn Dogs cater for all. There's 6 individual songs on the ep but there's also a special Inauguration: Pomp and Circumstance version, which presents the songs as a single listening experience with additional content not on the individual tracks. And if that isn't enough, there's also a couple of Bandcamp only bonus tracks.
This track is a cover of this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL1nDdWBfcc which was released in 2009 by The Raveonettes on their album In And Out Of Control. It's called Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed)...
Boys who rape should all be destroyed Boys who rape should all be destroyed
Three to one girl How can you win One horrid night You hope that it's a bad dream
They rip you to shreds Make you feel useless You'll never forget Those fuckers stay in your head
Boys who rape should all be destroyed Boys who rape should all be destroyed
They rip you to shreds Make you feel useless You'll never forget Those fuckers stay in your head
Boys who rape should all be destroyed Boys who rape should all be destroyed
Boys who rape should all be destroyed Boys who rape should all be destroyed
A cover version today of a song that was the opening track on The Mob's 1983 album Let The Tribe Increase. For those that don't know, The Mob were an English anarcho punk band from Yeovil who were active between 1979 and 1983 and who reformed in 2011.
There's a new French tribute compilation to them titled Let the tribute increase (a tribute to The Mob). It features a bunch of bands who if I'm honest I've never heard of but they pull off some decent reinterpretations. You can check the comp out here (it's available as a name your price download) : https://letthetributeincrease.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-tribute-increase-a-tribute-to-the-mob
Gutter are a hardcore punk band from Lille (https://gutterlille.bandcamp.com/). This is their hard hitting version of Another Day Another Death...
I woke up screaming from the nightmare that’s begun again / Cold tears of sweat dripping down my face / I slipped up again, I slipped up again / The radio is playing songs whirling in my head /Another day another death / Another day another death / Ice cold needle that splits my every breath / Another day, another death / The cold and frigid wind that blows through every crack / The wild and tortured dream / the straw that broke the camel’s back / We slipped up again, we slipped up again / And I wanna know why, I wanna know why / Another day another death / Another day another death /Ice cold needle that splits my every breath / Another day another death / I’m reaching out again and clutching flowers thrown in the breeze / They’re all quite meaningless and yet they mean so much to me / We slipped up again by not recalling all the pain / And I wanna know why, I wanna know why / Another day another death / Another day another death/ Ice cold needle that splits my every breath / Another day another death
They've not been overly prolific as of late, I see news of the occasional gig but their last release was 2001's Ghouls Night Out single.
But now they're back with a new single. Nothing much seems to have changed, their sound is still as powerful as ever and they still write horror themed lyrics. The only surprise is that this time around they aren't releasing at Halloween (their favourite time of the year). This time they're unleashing the single to coincide with their appearance at this weekend's Manchester Punk Festival.
One sad aspect of doing the Just Some Punk Songs show for pretty much all of the past decade is that there's been a few loyal and regular listeners who have become good friends but who've sadly passed away during that time. When I heard today's song I immediately thought of them so this update is dedicated to Bill, Nan, Stef and any other listener who's no longer with us.
Apes Of The State (https://www.facebook.com/apesofthestate) are from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and they play folk punk. It's a genre of punk music that some people seem averse to but I'm not sure why. There's plenty of great folk punk releases out there.
This is the song that had me raising a glass to fallen punk rock comrades, it's called Punk Rock Shows In Heaven...
Are there punk rock shows in heaven Are you push moshing are you crowd surfing Are the kids still hooked on heroin Or have they found a way to cope without that trash I hope you found a way to right your wrongs And that you make a cool band and write some songs And that you overthrow your government Find a way to make things work without that trash I wanna know if you’ll ever grow up Or if you’re 25 forever With that Bad Brains t-shirt on That you were wearing the day I met ya In the rehab parking lot, Central Pennsylvania Now I wear it when I miss ya You told me once It was one of the few things you had left From when you were just a kid That you never lost Now it’s one of the few things I have left To remember the time we spent Now that you’re gone I’m writing letters on your Facebook wall Some days it’s hard to believe that you’re really gone The only difference between you and me Is a breath of air some body heat But when I play our favorite CDs in the car on repeat It feels like you’re here with me So if you hear this song in heaven If you’re push moshing and you’re crowd surfing Tell the kids that are hooked on heroin We found a way down here to cope And I’m not sure I believe in heaven But if you’re somewhere and you can hear this Tell the kids that are hooked on heroin We found a way down here to cope without that
Leatherman are the Melbourne power pop quintet who I posted on here about 18 months ago https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2023/10/leatherman-telephone.html. I mentioned I could hear traces of a few bands in their sound, one of them being Thin Lizzy, and Thin Lizzy were mentioned again yesterday in the chatroom when I played today's featured song on the show.
The song is the opening track on their debut album Turn You On. The album is a collection of catchy gems, most if not all would make great singles. This band don't do filler. Harmonies, riffs, big choruses... this band excel at all of them. Let Leatherman turn you on, get the album here : https://leathermanridesfree.bandcamp.com/album/turn-you-on-3
MK ULTRAS (https://www.facebook.com/mkultrasofficial) are from Cleveland, Ohio and I first became aware of them last year when they released a Self Titled 12" ("8 tracks packed full with raw rock action. Riffs rip through like chainsaws and the bashing in of the drum kit is kin to shotgun blasts ricocheting through tin tunnels").
They're back again with a new ep titled Disband I. It says on their Bandcamp page that the 4 songs were by Clevo sk8 punk legends Disband. I tried to check out those original versions but could find no mention of them anywhere.
I was going to highlight Teenage Revolt, it's such a great and timeless sounding punk classic but then the final track on the ep lodged itself into my brain and wouldn't shake itself loose. It's a mid paced anthem with harmonies to die for. This is Pray For Us...
Cover versions of songs you loved when you were a kid can be a bit of a mixed bag. This one's one of the few that match the original. Hopefully you guys agree.
Going off the evidence of their teaser single By My Side (https://serialbowlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/by-my-side-my-world-7), this is a band that are sounding better than ever. I think I mentioned recently that there's a signature sound when it comes to music from the North East of England, there's a definite Leatherface influence on a number of melodic punk bands from that area. All those bands sound great and Diaz Brothers are up there with the best of them.
This is the flip side of the single. It was originally by mod band Secret Affair and featured on their 1980 album Behind Closed Doors. The first single from the album, it peaked at number 16 in the UK singles chart. A song about disillusionment that can accompany the experience of feeling stuck in a routine, living in the same world day after day, it's called My World...
I can feel that taste for life slipping away, And striking the lost chord I find nothing new to say Someone told me I'm all dressed with nowhere to go, I should have that sinking feeling, my head hung low,
But this is my world today My world your living in every day And this is my world today And I couldn't have it any other way In my world
Well the mind has its reasons for talking aloud But when people turn and stare, I just feel so proud The things they say won't come as any surprise In an instant they become distant cries
But this is my world today My world your living in every day And this is my world today And I couldn't have it any other way In my world, my world, my world, my world today Forever and ever, Forever and ever,
I've been waiting with bated breath for the new album by Dead Pioneers (https://www.facebook.com/dead.pioneers), the band from Denver, Colorado who released a much loved Self Titled debut back in 2023.
The new album is out today (vinyl, cd, digital) via Hassel Records (https://hasslerecords.com/) and it's titled Po$t American. I'm sure there'll be plenty of proper reviews explaining how the band deal with indigenous American culture and it's ruination/exploitation by white settlers and their descendants. This is a band with plenty to say about both modern day culture and historical atrocities.
Boasting a line up of Lee Tesche (Bass Guitar), Shane Zweygardt (Drums), Joshua Rivera (Guitar), Abe Brennan (Guitar) & Gregg Deal (Lead Vocals), this track also features a guest contribution from Petrol Girls' vocalist Ren Aldridge. It deals with manly inadequacies and the patriarchal society and it's really rather spectacular. It's called Love Language...
They're back now with a new ep which assures us that first release wasn't a fluke. It's titled The Hardest Man In Billingham and all 3 tracks are great. I played the title track on last night's Just Some Punk Songs show. Song 2 is a joyful fuck you to being told what to do at the weekend (it's a cover of this Dan Sartain banger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD-BR15taYs) and the concluding track is a very fine reimagining of a song that first appeared on Supercharger's classic 1991 Self Titled album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tksbSnGzw4A).
A wonderful garage punk stomp, this is Sooprize Package For Mr Mineo...
I was walking with a friend of mine Doing nothing just a passin' time Got a notion that'll do you good Eat a pizza down in hollywood In the alley behind the laundromat Stab the motherfucker in the back!
Marlon Brando & Jimmy Dean Stupid clowns didn't mean a thing I don't really care if he was gay Was he cuter than Doris Day With his shoes and his tailored slacks Stab the motherfucker in the back!
The Oidz are a Leeds based egg punk quartet featuring Ben Parry (Guitar/Vocals), Luc Gibbons (Drums), Jack Devlin (Bass/Vocals) & Summer Crane (Vocals/Synth/Samples).
They've just released an ep on Barcelona label Prison Records which features "4 songs about intergalactic masturbation, incels, and ray gun toting lovers."
As I was hunting down a bit of info on them I noticed Louder Than War had already reviewed the ep so I'll just point you in that direction if you want to know more : https://louderthanwar.com/the-oidz-self-titled-review/
The band decided to call it Ten Year Hangover as a nod to the time they've been together but they admit it's taken a while to get things completed so Eleven Year Hangover would be more appropriate. Anyway, watch out for it, there's no release date as of yet but it'll be sometime this year on Randale Records.
This is a taste of what to expect. It's called Side By Side...
The song you'll find below is taken from a compilation album from Fake Sex Tape titled FST Compilation #1. It features "Various Motherfuckers From Around The World Playing Punk And Garage Music" and you can find it here : https://fakesextape.bandcamp.com/album/fst-compilation-1
It was only a couple of weeks ago when I was telling you about a new Demo from Amerol (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2025/03/amerol-security-breach.html) that I was getting all nostalgic over Perth band Cold Meat. Amerol feature vocalist Ashley Ack and guitarist K-Hole from Cold Meat so in my mind I was resigned to Cold Meat being no more.
Showcasing Ashley's superbly strident vocal delivery (she's this generation's Eve Libertine and one of my favourite current vocalists), this is the lead track. It's called Prick at the Pub...
They've released a video to accompany the title track (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tr3jboQd1M) but as I often do I'm not going with the obvious choice. I'm highlighting the one that was written by and features a guest contribution from Ryan O'Keefe and is named after a 2009 album by Irish legends Runnin' Riot. Modern day Oi doesn't get much better than this. This is Boots & Ballads....
It's that "this one went down well on last night's show" time of the week...
Tin Ribs (https://www.facebook.com/tinribsband) are from Newcastle, they formed in 2022 and feature a line up of Jason Jones (vocals), Rob Milligan (guitar), Dan Ord (bass) and Luke Rodwell (drums). Their first proper release was last year's Council Pop ep which you can find here : https://tinribs.bandcamp.com/album/council-pop
Now they return with a new song which is about bailing out on a night out to go and get plastered in the gaps between the walls of your house instead. A true pandemic lockdown occurrence for vocalist Jason, it's an impressively rocking slice of punk tuneage. You can find it as a name your price download on the Serial Bowl Bandcamp page https://serialbowlrecords.bandcamp.com/track/back-to-the-crawl-space
Since then they've been honing their sound without dissipating any of their raw energy and they've just unleashed a beast of an album titled NiiS World. (I guess I better mention for those new to the band their name is pronounced Nice).
The album's available on ltd edition coloured vinyl (and numbers are running very low as I type this so be quick if you want one) and digital download https://niisla.bandcamp.com/album/niis-world
We're very lucky at the moment to be blessed with a number of awesome bands playing raging yet ever so catchy punk music (such as Slaughterhouse, Scowl, Mannequin Pussy etc) and maybe I'm biased but I usually seem to favour strong female vocals when choosing songs for the blog or show.
They released a few songs from the album as singles and they were great. The song I'm featuring is one you may not have heard yet if you're only familiar with those singles but it highlights both the power and the melody of the band to great effect. It's called New Pig...
It was a song by Melbourne band Blowers (https://www.facebook.com/blowersband) which I said will get you into your happy place. It had an accompanying video of the band joyfully twanging & banging away at their instruments in an enclosed space. It was simple but very effective.
Well they've just done it again with the video for one of the songs on their upcoming album Blowmania. The album will be released by Chaputa Records (EU) & Trash Cult Records (AU) on April 28th (vinyl & digital) and it's sure to be a garage punk delight. https://chaputarecords.bandcamp.com/album/blowmania
A quick shout out today for a very cool ep that I missed at the end of last year.
Taker are an "oi/punk/rock’n’roll band from Buffalo, NY featuring members of Violent Way, Corvo, Healer, They Live, Big Dog, Big School, Candy and more!" They're tagged as skinhead rock n roll and oi but I'm pretty sure they've a few Ramones albums in their collections.
Last December saw the release of a 4 song self titled ep. The cassette version is sold out but you can snap up the digital as a name your price download : https://taker-oi.bandcamp.com/album/taker-ep
I'm late to the party but I'm hoping there'll be more music from them soon.
That release was a self titled album from 2023 and it definitely rewarded repeat listening as the songs seeped into your consciousness with me pretty much playing them on a loop on Youtube.
So I've got high hopes for the upcoming album, Holes. It'll be out on April 9th and there'll be a variant of it on a cool looking transparent bright orange & sunset yellow cassette - via Cat's Claw Records.
This latest single features a guest appearance by one of the UK's greatest vocalists Frankie Stubbs (the Leatherface frontman is currently a member of new Sunderland band Roach Squad and sung on this song on their debut album https://roachsquad.bandcamp.com/track/i-wonder). Also featuring is Closey Amy from UK pop skate punk band Zypmouth (https://zypmouth.bandcamp.com/music) on vocals & bass.
Fugitive Bubble are a hardcore punk band from Olympia, Washington who first came onto my radar when they released their debut album, Delusion, almost exactly 2 years ago : https://stuccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/delusion-2
It'll see the band lining up with a new drummer, Typhoid Mary from Physique, alongside Harley Moore (vocals/bass) & Kurt Stevens (vocals/guitar). We're promised a dozen tracks of high-energy art punk.
This is the one that particularly caught my attention, it's called Steel Dust Mites...
They're a band you never quite know what you're going to get and I'm sure their upcoming album viagr aboys will be a delight when it comes out on their own Shrimptech Enterprises label April 25th. https://shop.vboysstockholm.com/
This is the 3rd single from the album (I preferred 1st single Man Made Of Meat to the follow up Uno II but both hinted at a diverse and very fine release) and it got inside my head immediately. I had to share it despite it no doubt being shared by everyone else and his dog.
Fun, catchy and just that little bit different from everything else that's around at the moment, this is The Bog Body...
You can’t believe it
They found a body buried under the ice
It is in pristine shape
Her hair and nails do look really nice
How come you are upset, do you think she’s a threat to you?
I can’t help if I’m impressed it has nothing to do with you
You are consumed by jealousy,
You are completely obsessed with
The bog body
You say you hate the swamp woman
What the hell are you on about
Do you even know the difference
Between a swamp and an ancient bog
In a bog you are pickled, in a swamp you would decompose
You’re just jealous of her darkened skin and her dainty nose
You are consumed by jealousy
You are obsessed with the bog, the bog body
You are consumed by jealousy
You are obsessed with the bog, the bog body
Look at her skin
Look at her nose
Feel her hair
Touch her clothes
Look at her skin
She’s so old
She’s so old
she's so old
Look at her skin
Look at her nose
Feel her hair
Touch her clothes
She’s so old
She’s so old
She’s so beautiful
Ooh
You are consumed by jealousy
You are obsessed with the bog, the bog body
You are consumed by jealousy
You are obsessed with the bog, the bog body
"I don't know anything about Korean band Spikey Brats" is what I was going to start this first paragraph with but then I did a Facebook search to check if they were on there and it turned out I'd posted a song by them (this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tWnHlLvcY) in the Facebook group The strange, obscure, diy and outsider music back in 2015.
They're a pogo punk band, a happier Casualties... big hair and fast tunes. Think of bands such as Drinking Boys and Girls Choir and Rumkicks and you won't be a million miles away.
I'm not sure where you can buy this song from but I do know that it brightened up my Monday morning so I'm posting it here. Enjoy.
It'll also be available on vinyl next month via a bunch of different labels - Belgium : Loner Cult Records - France : DON'T TRUST THE HYPE recordz - Germany : Spastic Fantastic Records - Hungary : Drinkin' Beer In Bandana Records - Lithuania : PASIDARYK PATS records - Spain : La Agonía de Vivir - United Kingdom : TNSrecords - USA : No Time Records Tape version on : - France : Dispear Records and DEAF PUNX records - USA : NO TIME records
This is Bedtime For Diplomacy...
This time it's sure.
The limits are crossed.
each of your actions,
Just makes me sick.
each of your words,
Just reminds me...
how stupid you are.
Now stop talking.
Bedtime for diplomacy.
Bedtime for diplomacy.
Can't take it anymore.
Bedtime for diplomacy.
This has been goin'for too long.
for too long
for too long
One fuckin'more time.
Once too often.
You're drooling acid.
And you don't think.
We tried too many times,
to explain to you.
You don't wanna hear.
And we warned you.
Bedtime for diplomacy.
Bedtime for diplomacy.
Can't take it anymore.
Bedtime for diplomacy.
This has been goin'for too long.
for too long
for too long
This is the end of the fuckin’line.
A skinhead rock n roll band from Liverpool today who seem to have been around for maybe 6 years? (they released a demo in 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOA8f-55QiY) but who I've only just come across today..
They're called Bovver Bailey (https://www.facebook.com/BovverBailey) and they're a quartet (Sid - Vocals, Paul - Guitar, Ged - Bass & Piggy - Drums). They've just released a new ep, I'm guessing it's their debut proper release (though I may be wrong). It's one of the best new working class oi releases I've heard for a while, it's definitely got 70's punk/Quo/glam stomp influences and you can find it here : https://bovverbailey.bandcamp.com/album/round-the-back-of-the-azad
This is the title track, it's called Round The Back Of The Azad...
Straight there n' back again
N' mind how yer go
'cos the scallies in the alley
They reckon, they know
That the goth in the offy
That got mugged for his bifters
Pointed the finger
N' somebodys brother got lifted
Now there is half a dozen cousins
Tearin' round cursin' yer name
But they're all just mouth
N' they all just talk a good game
Seen yer on the corner of Stanley Road
Waitin' for a kick off - Ready to go
But yer ahl girls always callin' the cops
Flashing blue lights across the video shop
And if you don't like it & yer feel like fightin'
Lad you can go bring yer dad - Alright?!
N' anybody else who fancies themselves
I'll see yer round the back of the Azad
Straight there n' back again
in one piece if yer lucky
Gettin' rolled for yer dole
Outside of the bookies
Clobber good n' proper
Not one word to the coppers
Or I'll see you get stabbed, behind the Happy Shopper!
Now there is half a dozen cousins
Tearin' round cursin' yer name
But they're all just mouth
N' they all just talk a good game
Seen yer on the corner of Stanley Road
Waitin' for a kick off - Ready to go
But yer ahl girls always callin' the cops
Flashing blue lights across the video shop
And if you don't like it & yer feel like fightin'
Lad you can go bring yer dad - Alright?!
N' anybody else who fancies themselves
I'll see yer round the back of the Azad!
It's been 14 months of doing a weekly check on the Helta Skelta Records Bandcamp page hoping for a new release and today it's paid off. And as the cherry on top of the cake it's a new release featuring the distinctive vocal talents of Ashley Ack!
And that's her position, front and centre, with a new band from Perth called AMEROL. She's joined this time around by guitarist K-Hole (he also featured with her in Cold Meat), Morgin (bass) & Jay Hell (drums).
They've a Demo cassette due out in a few weeks boasting "six tracks of flat out high energy fucken hardcore." If a few weeks seems a long way off, a couple of the songs are on Bandcamp : https://heltaskeltarecords.bandcamp.com/album/demo-cs-5
This is one of them, it's called Security Breach...
Short and sweet today, a song by a band I've just come across. The Gilligans bring us "Rock n Roll from the guts of the Golden State!" They're from Porterville, California and they're reminding me of the simple but very effective budget punk sounds of The Spits and The Ramones.
A glance at their Bandcamp page suggests they've been around for a decade but there's very little in the way of releases on there. (There was an album titled 1 released a while back which suggests their releases aren't as few as it may at first appear).
There is however their split ep with the rather more prolific Fresno one man band Judy & The Donuts (check him out here https://judyandthedonuts.bandcamp.com/).
It's a very fine compilation of melodic punk tunes with a mix of both male and female vocals. Fans of the likes of Accidente and Rotura will lap it up.
This track was originally released in 2014 on an ep titled No Nos Mata La Muerte. It's called Vértigo...
I'd pretty much forgotten about them, assuming they were one of the many bands to shine brightly for a brief moment in the annals of Just Some Punk Songs history and then to be never heard of again.
But happily I was wrong as they've just released a new 8 song cassette titled Mind The Bollards. It's limited to only 20 copies so if you want one I wouldn't hang around. If you just want the digital version, it's in the same place : https://famouslogsinhistory.bandcamp.com/album/mind-the-bollards-fw52
This is the opening track and a catchy little beast it is too. It's called Relax...
