Failed Teachers - All Jobs Are Bastards

   

  So what's caught my eye (or ear) today? 

  That would be a new album by Swiss duo Failed Teachers (https://www.facebook.com/failedteachers).

  I'd not come across them before but they've been around since 2001 when "two failed teachers hit Swiss shopping streets with a toy drum kit, battery amp and wild punk “lessons”, earning a reputation as mostly dangerous but always educational." Now "in 2026, the world is completely fucked and satire is dead, but Failed Teachers are back with anthems that make any stadium crowd switch sides, raw rage-soaked hardcore rippers and flute parts played by TV celebrities."

  The album is titled We Hate Everything You Adore and it's packed with catchy, fun ditties. You can check it out here : https://failedteachers.bandcamp.com/album/we-hate-everything-you-adore

  Lots of highlights to choose from so I'll play Antifa-Fa-Fantasy on this week's show and for the blog I'll go with All Jobs Are Bastards...

A - J - A - B I know they rip me off and I’ve got to bow my knee Clocking in at 8 o’clock, let ’em put those chains on me They call it deadline — I know exactly what it means Eight hours, suicidal dreams All jobs are bastards — can’t you see? (Lay down all your tools) All jobs are bastards — can’t you see? (Wage labour is for fools) All jobs are bastards — all jobs are bastards All jobs are bastards — can’t you see? Doesn't matter where you stand — you're up against the wall Woodworker, manager or packer at a mall I walk like a soldier, like a coffee-drinking jerk I am not me when I’m at work A - J - A - B All jobs are bastards — can’t you see? (Let’s go back to bed) All jobs are bastards — can’t you see? (The working class is dead) All jobs are bastards — all jobs are bastards All jobs are bastards — can’t you see? A - J - A - B

Dropkick Murphys - Always By My Side

   

  I don't think we really need any introduction to the Dropkick Murphys (https://www.facebook.com/DropkickMurphys). They've been around since 1996 and have been one of the most successful punk bands of the last 30 years. 

  Hopefully by now you're also all aware of Boston hardcore heroes Haywire. I've featured them a couple of times previously.

 https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2024/11/haywire-clocktower-place.html

 https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2025/06/haywire-summer-nights.html

  I'm always excited when I hear they've new music out. I think their songs are equally as catchy as the Dropkick Murphys' (maybe just in a slightly different way?). So the news that both bands were collaborating on a split album really got my pulse racing. 

  The album's titled New England Forever and features 8 tracks. You can listen here :  https://open.spotify.com/album/1QLd43rPsA1fPd0iDkbiJN

  Every track is a winner but today I'm highlighting Dropkick Murphys covering a Haywire favourite (you can compare and contrast it with the original here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aLz_68d47c). This is Always By My Side... 

Colère - Do You Love The Nazis

  

  Colère (https://www.facebook.com/colerepunk) are a D-beat influenced hardcore punk band out of Belgium who released an album at the start of 2024 titled Unleashed (https://colerepunk.bandcamp.com/album/unleashed). 

  They've contributed a track to a new ep on Belly Button Records titled 50 Years The Kids. It features a couple of tracks by legendary Belgian band The Kids as well as covers by Hetze, Colère and Kotskat. It's available on mega rare vinyl (there's only 87 special red/blue copies) and digital download :  https://bellybuttonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/50-years-the-kids  

  This is a blistering cover by Colère of a song by The Kids that originally featured on the 1978 classic Self Titled album (https://thekids.bandcamp.com/album/the-kids). It's called Do You Love The Nazis...

 I love the way they dressed, they seemed so decadent

 I love to wear their medals, they make some people mad at me

 Do you love the nazi's, do you love the nazi's?

 And do you like the gestapo? and do you like the fascists?

 Oh no, oh no, oh no Oh no, oh no, oh no

 Why should i be a fascist, because i wear my clothes like them

 And why should i be bad, because i raise my hand to heaven

 Do you love the nazi's, do you love the nazi's? 

 And do you like the gestapo? and do you like the fascists?

 Oh no, oh no, oh no Oh no, oh no, oh no

The Film Critics - Laundry Room

   

  A new band to me, they're called The Film Critics, they're a trio from London, Ontario and they feature a line up of Kell (guitar/vox/melodica), Soph (guitar/backing vox) & Isaac (drums). 

  They've just released a debut ep titled 4 Songs From... and it's an endearingly shambolic bit of DIY fun. You can check it out here : https://thefilmcritics.bandcamp.com/album/4-songs-from

  My favourite song from it is about washing clothes. It's called Laundry Room... 

Riot City Radio - Spitting Teeth

 

  Plymouth street punks Riot City Radio (https://www.facebook.com/riotcityradio) first featured on Just Some Punk Songs back in 2019 when I posted their first ever song  (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2019/05/riot-city-radio-stand-strong.html). They've been popping up on here every couple of years or so since then. 

  This time around they're back with a track from their upcoming 2nd album, Spitting Teeth. The album will be available on vinyl (100 black, 200 trans-red with black/white splatter, 200 ultraclear with red color in color and splatter) via Sunny Bastards Records   https://store.sunnybastards.de/Musik/Vinyl/Riot-City-Radio-Spitting-Teeth-LP-red-with-black-white-Splatter-Vinyl::7119.html

  It'll be out on March 27th and it's bound to be one of the year's catchiest releases.

  This is the title track, it's called Spitting Teeth... 

Latest God - Joy Bringer

 

  Latest God are from Newcastle, Australia and are influenced by the Washington DC melodic punk scene and by bands such as Embrace, Dag Nasty, Swiz and Rites Of Spring.

  They released a 6 track Self Titled ep back in 2021 (https://protagonistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled-2) and now they're back with a new album titled Concrete Kids. 

  It's a split release by Life Lair Regret Records and Shortfuse Records 

  You can check it out on Bandcamp : https://lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/concrete-kids

  This is the opening track on the album, it's called Joy Bringer...

The greatest challenge is the greatest gift, my son you are magnificent. Sometimes life gets intense that’s when patience and love become immense. I need you, you need me, bonded by blood and serendipity. We’re exactly where we’re meant to be. Together we ride and it’s such a vibe. Joy bringer you light up my life. We only knew what we did before, looking beyond duality. Let go of all that left us small, this present moment is all we have. Family nest, a safe space to rest. Find wonders in the little things. Listen deeply our essence is speaking. Together we ride and it’s such a vibe. Joy bringer you light up my life. A warm embrace, a wide smile. Joy bringer you make it worthwhile. When you’re different you just need a different song.

Sick Shooters - Evacuation

   

  Sick Shooters are a new garage punk quartet from Utrecht, Netherlands. Inspired by the likes of The Reatards, New Bomb Turks, The Oblivians & The Nerves, they'll be releasing a debut album on March 19th. Titled Super Sonic Rock Saga, it'll be available on vinyl via Amsterdam label Wap Shoo Wap Records. https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/sick-shooters-super-sonic-rock-saga-album

  You can find out more, and check out 3 songs, here :  https://wapshoowaprecords.bandcamp.com/album/super-sonic-rock-saga

  How good is it going to be? Just check out this killer single. It's called Evacuation...

Modern day politicians digging their graves
Streets filled with Broken glass and barricades
Told to be calm, told to be still
Never trust them and I never will

Evacuation! gotta get away
Evacuation! Got No time to stay
Evacuation! What you gonna do?
Evacuation! When they're coming for you

This day and age they won't let you do it all
But if you do they just tell you to move on
Stay in their lane and don't ever be yourself
Cuz if you do they will make you live in hell

Evacuation! gotta get away,
Evacuation! Got no time to stay,
Evacuation! What you gonna do?
Evacuation! when they're coming for you

Mr.Radical - Mr.Radical

 "Check this out…proper old school hardcore…" says my friend Darren Pike. Darren's head honcho at Sunderland label Serial Bowl Records (https://serialbowlrecords.bandcamp.com/). The label is gearing up for their latest release, a 6 track EP coming at you on March 27th!! From Orange County US. It's "hardcore punk that will make you wanna skate n' slam! An ode to 80's and 2000's hardcore punk."

  The band are called Mr.Radical and they feature a line up of  Andrew Gonzales (Vocals/Guitar), Max Foster (Guitar), Gavin Smith (Bass) & Chris Sigur (Drums). You can find the ep on their Bandcamp page as a name your price download : https://mrradicalhardcorepunkoc.bandcamp.com/album/promo

This is the opening track, it's called Mr.Radical...

1, 2... 1, 2, 3, go! Yeah! I'm up, ready to jump the gun. and I'm really riled up to start some fun. And you know it's gonna be sick. You better start coming too or else you're a fucking bitch. What's so sick when there's nothing to do? I might go skate, it's fucking cool. I'm gonna go out and act like an animal. I'll do some stupid shit cause I'm fucking radical. I'm radical! What I'm about to say might get you started. People don't like it, they think I'm retarded. But I don't care what the fuck you say. Once you take a look you'll see everyday; I'm tried of the same old shit. I wanna skate n' slam, but no one likes me one bit. But I don't care if they think I'm laughable. I'll do some stupid shit cause I'm fucking radical. I'm radical! Yeah! I'm Mr.Radical!

 

Gottlieb - Pipe Bomb

   

  I owe Pulsebeat host Wayne Elliott a thank you for recommending today's song.

  It's by a band from Los Angeles called Gottlieb and it's taken from the band's upcoming debut album The Far Fallen Fruit. The album will be released by Quiet Panic on May 1st and you can pre order the vinyl here : https://gottlieblosangeles.bandcamp.com/album/the-far-fallen-fruit

  The band "mix hardcore urgency with post-punk poetry; for fans of Chat Pile, IDLES, Soul Glo, Militarie Gun, Bob Vylan. Drawing from Ceremony, Crass, and Refused, their sound is confrontationally political yet sharp, pairing raw intensity with brooding hooks and unsparing anti-fascist lyrics."

  This teaser single certainly piques my interest. It's called Pipe Bomb...

“Nothing more dangerous than a failed artist,” what about the factory that produces failed artists? Weapons contractors selling death for profit, a Fortune-500, public-traded business? “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” People make guns. Then they kill people making guns of people who just want to be people. Can’t sell people ‘til they’re shaped like guns, lamps, signs, cars, fun, ass, cash, hundreds, ones. One’s won ones. One’s won ones. “Nothing more dangerous than a failed artist,” what about the factory that produces failed artists? They’re weapons contractors selling death for profit, a Fortune-500, public-traded business “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” People make guns, then they kill people by making guns of people who just want to be people. Can’t sell people ‘til their shaped like guns lamps, signs, cars, fun, ass, cash, hundreds, ones. One’s won ones. One’s won ones. Sons make dads; dads tell sons “Keep the world bleached and ammonia’d” “Keep the world bleached and ammonia’d” “Keep the world bleached and ammonia’d” “Keep the world bleached.” And I wonder how long…yeah, I wonder how long I wonder how long I’ve been molded in their image from the parts of a pipe bomb. I’m a pipe bomb. I’m molded in their image from the parts of a pipe bomb. “Nothing more dangerous than a failed artist,” how ‘bout the system that makes ‘em?

We Might Die - Iced Out

   

"I'm just doing my job..."

  We Might Die are a trio from Las Vegas. They formed in 2024 and feature a line up of Liv (bass/vocals), Travis (guitar/vocals) & Chance (drums). They released an album last August titled Hate You  https://wemightdie.bandcamp.com/album/hate-you

  Their latest release is a new song which tackles a topical subject by channelling their feelings about recent goings on in their own country. It's written from the perspective of an ICE agent and it doesn't hold back "Who cares if it's illegal? This land is mine, and I've got the rights"

 You can find it here : https://wemightdie.bandcamp.com/track/iced-out-2

  It's called Iced Out...

Proud to be an American citizen
Not like those fucking aliens
Crossed the border without permission
By God's will, I'll exterminate them
I'll take your life cause mine matters more
Because I'm white, I've got the right
Who cares if it's illegal?
This land is mine, and I've got the rights
Iced Out!

Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State
Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State
Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State
Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State!

I'm just doing my job
I'm just doing my job
I'm just doing my job!
I'm just doing my job!

I've got a gun; you all need to run
I own the right to start the fights
Reality is what I make it
I'll never forgive and always forget
Murderers, rapists, they're all dangerous
But I'm innocent, she asked for it
You'll fear me, the secret police
Iced Out!

Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State
Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State
Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State
Gotta, Gotta, Gotta get away
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy of the State!

I was just doing my job