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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Yesterday I literally received a white whale, Good Riddance’ Operation Phoenix on virgin white vinyl. I’ve been trying to get this record for a decent price for quite some time now. Recently it went up on Discogs and I didn’t hesitate a second to pull the trigger. It’s one of Good Riddance’ as well as […]
I guess musically enough’s been said about this release already. If you’re still interested in it, go here. The interesting thing about this special record is the color, the number of copies that exist and how I got it. Fat’s mail order color was a light blue vinyl with white swirl. For this edition they […]
Groezrock 2015 was good to me even if I hadn’t been there in person. The tri-colored tour version of Teenage Bottlerocket’s 7’’ American Deutsch Bag was surprisingly available at the Fat Wreck Chords merch booth. Captain didn’t hesitate a second and got a copy for me as he knew I had been looking for one since […]
For the first time this year Fat Wreck Chords had a merch booth at Groezrock in Meerhout, Belgium. It somehow has become kind of a tradition that Fat is doing limited vinyl runs of compilations for major festivals (e.g. the Fat Music For Fest People series). As well as on the festival compilations so far, […]
After Lagwagon and Strung Out, the Fat Wreck Chords veterans of Good Riddance have also released their comeback album Peace In Our Time. This is the first proper studio album after 9 years. And Good Riddance are as powerful as they have always been. Musically this might even be the best GR album so far (together […]
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 […]
Every three years or so, the Real McKenzies take a break from their massive touring and go to the studio to record a new album. The outcome this time is Rats In The Burlap. The album is in the tradition of other McKenzies albums. You will hear a lot of bagpipes, traditional songs and fast […]
“This ain’t no ‘punk goes acoustic’ bullshit.” That’s what you can read on the sticker on the front cover. What can you expect from a record that is labelled and characterized like that? Darius Koski also writes most of the songs for “his” band Swingin’ Utters and they usually turn out really good. So, first […]
Not only did Fat Wreck Chords give us a new Western Addiction 7’’ to make the wait for a new full length bearable, but also a repress of WA’s classic record Cognicide from 2005. The vinyl looks absolutely amazing. It comes on some clear yellow vinyl with blue smoke and is part of Fat Wreck […]
More than a year after the release of their monumental album Dead Language, The Flatliners released their second song from said album. Resuscitation Of The Year is the opener on the album and the A side of the newly released 7’’. The B side, called Fangs, is a track that didn’t make the cut although […]
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 […]
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 […]
