Arrival section on hiatus
This section is on hiatus at the moment. I’m planning to revive it as soon as my complete collection is online. Doing a lot of things in little time does not mix well.
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Get Dead: Tall Cans and Loose Ends – Translucent Red and Clear Vinyl
Translucent red version with standard sleeve Clear version with screen-printed jacket and alternative artwork Gunner Records is known for releasing music from great US bands for the European market that haven’t gotten much attention there up to that point. We’re talking about bands like Gaslight Anthem, Cobra Skulls, Red City Radio and PEARS among others. […]
Margate: Beards In Paradise 10” – translucent highlighter yellow vinyl
Margate’s ‘Beards In Paradise‘ is another Cyber Tracks release. After a digital only release of their last album, the label thankfully decided to give their new record a vinyl treatment. It comes on translucent highlighter yellow vinyl, is limited to 250 copies and available exclusively through Interpunk. Again, Jimbo Phillips did a rad job with the […]
This Legend: It’s In The Streets – blue vinyl
This Legend is a band formed by two ex-Yellowcard members. Their music and therefore this debut album can easily be defined as pop-punk. Basically there’s nothing bad about pop-punk. This Legend are carrying the pop part a bit too far though. The music’s not bad, there are some songs that are real bangers. But overall […]
V/A: Going Nowhere Fat – Fat Music Vol. 8 2xLP – translucent pink & orange vinyl
Woo-hoo!!!! Another Fat Wreck compilation in 2015! I am ecstatic! But why should I be so happy? This year has seen a lot of Fat comps, an awful lot. Or to be exact and for the few of you that clearly have lost count, it has seen two. But in five different sleeves. After the […]
Night Birds: Mutiny At Muscle Beach – black vinyl (180g)
‘Mutiny At Muscle Beach’ is the Night Birds’ 3rd full-length and the first one released on Fat Wreck Chords. In my opinion, this is their most aggressive and energetic record so far. Their music is heavily influenced by surf punk and classic 80s punk bands like Adolescents, Circle Jerks, Naked Raygun or The Damned. With […]
V/A: Great Thieves Escape Split EP – different colors and sleeves
Vinyl colors Sleeve variations The Great Thieves Escape EP is a 4-way split 7’’ EP. Personally, I’m not too fond of 4-way splits because you only find one new song of a band you might like on it. The big advantage is that you get to know other bands. This EP starts off with […]
Great Collapse: Holy War – red and white vinyl
Great Collapse is a punk band with vocals by Thomas Barnett from Strike Anywhere, backed by the likes of guitarist Chris Chasse (Rise Against), Joe Saucedo (Set Your Goals) on bass and drummer Kyle Profeta (Comeback Kid). Another “supergroup”? No, not again! Too many so called bands have shot up like mushrooms recently, just to live out […]
The Flatliners: Division Of Spoils 2xLP – bone w/ black splatter & grey w/ white splatter vinyl
What a band! After having released some 7’’s, but only four full albums, there is already a Flatliners collection of B-Sides, compilation tracks or yet unreleased tracks from various recording sessions. Unusually, this collection of random songs is better than a lot of regular albums by other bands. Some of the outtakes are even better […]
Joey Cape: Stitch Puppy – black and red vinyl
Lagwagon‘s ‘Hang‘ is barely a year old and here is already new music from the crooner himself, Joey Cape. His new solo album is titled ‘Stitch Puppy‘, named after a toy doll his daughter gave to him. It comes on standard black or opaque red vinyl. Although Lagwagon is my favorite band and I’m a […]
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Question The Answers (Reissue) – red/yellow split vinyl
Usually I do not list any reissues or represses in the new arrivals section unless they are something special. In this case I gladly make an exception. I recently got a copy of the reissue of the legendary Bosstones record ‘Question The Answers‘ on red/yellow split vinyl. From a total of 3,000 records pressed for […]
Gameface/Old Flings: Split 7’’ – yellow w/ orange splatter and brown w/ cyan splatter
This is the third 7’’ for Gameface following their latest album ‘Now Is What Matters Now‘. This split 7’’ with Old Flings from North Carolina (USA) contains two tracks of each band. While Old Flings contributed two acoustic versions of already released songs (one in 2013 and the other from their first full-length), Gameface chose […]
Boysetsfire: s/t – translucent pink vinyl
Boysetsfire’s new album is called ‘Boysetsfire‘. That might not appear very creative, but this simple title says it all. The album wants to portray the band’s repertoire and history. For me, it’s a great mixture of songs Boysetsfire have always been playing – hardcore/scream songs like ‘Dig Your Grave‘ or ‘Bled Dry‘ as well as […]
PEARS: Letters To Memaw 7’’ – pink vinyl w/ black smoke
The PEARS seem to be the band on the winning streak at the moment. After Fat Wreck Chords had signed the band, the label did not only re-release the debut album worldwide, but it also released a new 7’’ with a follow-up album early next year. The 7’’ is on pink vinyl with black streaks. […]
The Bones: Flash The Leather – light blue vinyl (180g)
The Bones are back! That’s the good message. But there’s also a bad side to it. Unlike a lot of other comeback albums of various bands recently, the Bones were not able to return to the quality and standard of former records. There isn’t a lot of diversity among the songs on the album and […]
Against Me!: 23 Live Sex Acts 3xLP – blue, white & yellow vinyl
‘23 Live Sex Acts‘ is Against Me’s 2nd live record after 2006’s ‘Americans Abroad‘. The tracklist concentrates on the releases between those two records. Not being a big fan of Against Me’s pre-White-Crosses-era, I was quite happy to find a lot of songs from their last two studio albums on that live record. It captures […]
Strung Out: Exile In Oblivion – translucent yellow vinyl
‘Exile In Oblivion‘ was released in 2004 on Fat Wreck Chords. It marks Strung Out’s 6th studio album, and until now it’s been one of the most popular releases. Songs like ‘Swan Dive‘ or ‘Analog‘ are still fan favorites at every show. In my opinion it’s a solid release, but not Strung Out’s best work […]
Refused: Freedom – white vinyl (180g)
Here it is, Refused’s first release since one of the most influential (hardcore) albums of all time, the monumental 1998 album ‘The Shape Of Punk To Come‘. But what can you expect from a band that released their last album 17 years ago? A great record, perhaps? Yes, but 17 years? So is it nothing […]
Bad Cop/Bad Cop: Not Sorry – translucent red vinyl
After the release of their debut 7’’ on Fat Wreck Chords, Bad Cop/Bad Cop’s first full length ‘Not Sorry‘ was one of the most anticipated releases this year. The reactions to BC/BC’s first album were ambivalent. While some were quite disappointed, others thought it’s a good effort. With their self-released debut 7’’ in 2013, they […]
Bracket: Hold Your Applause 2xLP – yellow + grey vinyl
‘Hold Your Applause’ is Bracket’s first release in 9 years. Musically, it’s not a big surprise and exactly what you expect when you buy a Bracket album – melodic pop punk with great vocal harmonies. Bracket digitally released their ‘lost’ third album ‘Like You Know’ as well as a collection of B-Sides, compilation tracks and […]