Author Archives: realirony

Strung Out: Transmission.Alpha.Delta – black/oxblood swirl, tri-color + black vinyl

With a long delay of nearly a month, Fat Wreck Chords shipped out the new Strung Out album Transmission.Alpha.Delta on vinyl. It’s the band’s first studio album after the release of Agents Of The Underground (2009). For me, the quality of Strung Out records was kind of down-spiraling with their latest releases. But they totally nailed it […]

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Teenage Bottlerocket: Tales From Wyoming – blue w/ white splatter, tri-color + clear w/ blue splatter vinyl

So, here it is, the latest release of Teenage Bottlerocket. What you will hear, won’t surprise you at all. Tales From Wyoming is the kind of music TBR have always played – fast and mid-tempo pop punk songs. The album begins with four really strong songs with the band at their best, but it gets weaker […]

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V/A: Home Street Home 12” – white w/ red and black splatter, grey/red swirl + black vinyl

So here’s Fat Mike’s musical in all its glory now. Glory? Yes, G-L-O-R-Y. First of all, it’s not a punk rock record (although the teaser 7’’ let one expect that). No, it’s a musical, and you can hear that. Nevertheless punk rock fans will love this record, I’m sure. Fat Mike’s ability to write good […]

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NOFX: Backstage Passport Soundtrack – oxblood and clear green, each w/ gold splatter + black vinyl

Here’s the next “new” showing by NOFX. It’s called Backstage Passport Soundtrack, and you might have guessed it, it’s the soundtrack to their DVD release Backstage Passport from a few years ago. Well, in the end it’s repressing a majority of the 7’’ Of The Month Club songs on a 12’’ supplemented by a few unreleased songs or […]

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