Engine Hymns: “Concubine”

We are thrilled to bring to you a Punknews Exclusive Premiere for Staten Island, NY-based punk/hardcore band Engine Hymns. Born out many friendships out of the Staten Island scene the four-piece's signature sound is for followers of Jawbox or Strikeforce Diablo.
The band is set to release their upcoming LP on April 30th, 2025 via Dark Helmet Syndicate with the new LP's proceeds going to benefit and help raise money for their friend Sean McCann (Most Precious Blood/Herjaza/Omega Glory/Cattlepress/Celebrity Murders/Murdock) who is suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
The band contains members of Quantice Never Crashed, Mute Diaries, Dead Wrestlers, and The Cable Car Theory. See below to check out the first single, "Concubine" along with a quote from singer John Farag on the track.
The song, "Concubine", is an exploration of the uncomfortable fact that no one has any right to tell anyone else who to love, how to love, what to choose, or insist on a false morality as a means of will enforcement or proselytizing. - John Farag (Singer/Guitarist)
Photo by Sean Sweeney