Western Addiction is one of Fat’s few hardcore acts. Since the release of the Pines 7’’ a lot of people have been waiting for a new full length. The friendly people at Fat Wreck Chords are shortening the wait by the release of the next 7’’ containing two tracks from the Pines sessions and a […]
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 […]
Jack Dalrymple seems to be present in almost every Fat band. At least he has been an important person/songwriter in a lot of well-known bands like One Man Army, Dead To Me, Swingin’ Utters and now toyGuitar. After the self-titled EP released on Adeline Records, a large crowd of people (including me) has been looking […]
This is the second 7’’ release from the latest Dwarves album Invented Rock And Roll on Recess Records. There are two tracks on the 7” that have already been released as well as two tracks that didn’t make the cut on the album. Musically, it’s what you expect from the Dwarves. They deliver, nothing more […]
What a start to ring in the new (collecting) year! It’s the Fairmounts debut album, released in 2013 on CD and in 2014 on vinyl. Musicwise it was one of my favorite releases last year. Pop punk á la Screeching Weasel or Teenage Bottlerocket at its best. This album is so damn catchy, you’ll become […]
Take a big ticket punk rock name, throw a thoroughly rehearsed pop punk formula in for good measure and stick the whole thing on the most buzzing punk label in San Francisco! And what do you get? Well, it is not a masterpiece by any count, yet the album meets the expectations after the release […]
To be honest, the speed at which the Utters release new material is breath-taking. I often wonder how they manage to put out decent albums with so little time in between as yet gain, Fistful Of Hollow is a solid album. Maybe not the best they have ever released, but solid. There are even some […]
Yesterday I got one of best packages in a long time. Lagwagon’s new record in all its beauty comprising of five different variants. The standard black version, the black deluxe version, the bee-striped deluxe version, a white w/ blue haze deluxe version, and the bundle version including a slipmat, a poster, a DVD, a T-shirt […]
What a disastrous release for collectors! Not only that after pre-ordering months before the release date, one of the colors wasn’t available at all, but also the sheer number of versions that exist. As usual Epitaph has a US and a Euro pressing for that record. Every day new “exclusive” versions sold by some merch […]
Finally got the Fat store exclusive version of the latest Gimmes release. Only 100 of these are floating around with a silver A-side and a clear red B-side which makes for an awesome swirl mix. And just as I write this entry, I got the pink w/ magenta swirl version too. This one was a […]
This just in, the latest release by Boysetsfire! This is a split 7” with Funeral For A Friend. Both bands cover one of the other’s song. The record is a co-release of End Hits Records in Europe and No Sleep Records in the USA. Both labels have released two standard color copies. But No Sleep […]
The Ramones are back! Or so they say. At least it sounds as if they are. After the first beats, it’s quite obvious which direction CJ’s Fat release is heading. Classic Ramones meets modern pop punk. On the B-side you can find a rendition of Black Flag’s “Rise Above”. The vinyl comes on translucent dark […]
After last year’s epic Flatliners record “Dead Language” I was more than stoked to get the first solo release by Chris Cresswell. That was followed by mild disappointment when I heard that I would be put out on One Week Records, Joey Cape’s digital only label. Luckily, Fat decided to put out the record on […]
The Dirty Nil seems to be a more unusual band to put out a release on Fat. They sound more like grunge or garage musicians than the classic punk rock/modern pop-punk recipe that is usually part of the Fat roster. So far I haven’t really gotten into them. Although it might not exactly be my […]
Musically, Boysetsfire is definitely amongst the more unusual bands in my collection. It’s one of the few post-hardcore bands that I enjoy listening to. I got into them through what I consider to be their best album so far, After The Eulogy, it includes some of my favorite BSF songs like Rookie or My Life […]
After last year’s fine vinyl release of the first Implants album called From Chaos To Order, El Hefe’s up and coming label Cyber Tracks killed it again this year with their second vinyl release. This time it’s the album Bruises of Chicago based band Counterpunch. Just moments into the first chords of the opening track […]
A few years ago, I couldn’t get into Banner Pilot’s earlier albums, Resignation Day and Collapser, so when Heart Beats Pacific came out on Fat Wreck Chords in 2011 I did not really pay much attention to this. With this year’s release of Souvenir and the upfront excitement that spread across various punk music forums, […]
