James Dean and The Village Green : “The Wave”
Kingston, NY power-pop band James Dean and the Village Green just released a new single off of their upcoming new album. The single is called "The Wave" and you can check it out below.
Playing Dead: “Invisible Girl”
Long Island, NY based Power pop/punk band Playing Dead recently announced they are releasing a new EP on August 14th titled Too Far From Me. They released a new single titled "Invisible Girl" featuring backing vocalist Desiree on lead. See below to check out the single.
Not Gorgeous: 'We Are'
We are thrilled to bring you the full album premiere for East Coast hardcore punks Not Gorgeous debut LP, We Are. The band consisting of life long friends who has been playing fast punk/hardcore in separate projects for over 2 decades has now come together to produce their debut album. The album was recorded in Summer and Fall of 2024 at Backroom Studios by Scot Moriarty and mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth.
Today, we have the full album here for streaming a few days ahead of their August 1st release, see below. The band partnered with Bitter Melody Records, Tor Johnson Records, and Blind Rage Records on a limited edition vinyl pressing, available starting on August 1st through the band's bandcamp page and though the record labels.
The band will be celebrating the release in Staten Island, NY on release day with Thiev, Sundiver, and Hit By A Pitch at Mother Pugs Saloon and heading to Doylestown, PA the next day to play with Crossed Keys. See below for all the details.
Not Gorgeous: “Seven Minute Voicemail”
East coast punks Not Gorgeous released their second single off their debut released over at No Echo. The single is called "Seven Minute Voicemail" and you can listen to it by clicking here.
The new LP will be out this Friday, August 1st, 2025 on limited color vinyl through Bitter Melody Records, Tor Johnson Records and Blind Rage Records. The band will be celebrating the release of the album this weekend with a record release party over at Mother Pugs Saloon in Staten island, NY and in Nomad Skate in Doylestown, PA.
Covert Stations: “Dreams” (Fleetwood Mac cover)
Coming out of a 2 year hiatus, Covert Stations is back with their seventh single in the 'Borrowed Singles' series. This time they are adding a cover of "Dreams" originally by Fleetwood Mac but with their own spin to it. The series also includes covers of The Psychedelic Furs, The Cult, Modern English, REM, Roxette and INXS. Today, we are pleased to being you a Punknews Exclusive Premiere for their latest cover, see below to check it out.
NOPE : “EXTRA!! EXTRA!!”
We are so pleased to bring to you a Punknews Exclusive premiere for Milanese punks NOPE. NOPE is a hardcore punk band that merges the sounds of orgcore with traces of emo influences into the fabric of their songs.
Today, we have the band's third single "EXTRA!! EXTRA!!" off of their debut full-length album, Done Grieving, out on July 4th through Rad Girlfriend Records (US), I Buy Records (EU) and Engineer Records (UK).
The band will be playing a few dates this summer with The Dopamines in Switzerland and Germany, see below to see the full list of tour dates and a blurb from the band about the third single.
Contains members of Low Derive, Breakmatt Fastgyver and I Like Allie.
Crossed Keys: “Lucky Stars”
Philadelphia punks Crossed Keys just released a new single titled "Lucky Stars". The single is streaming across all digital platforms as of today. See below to check out the single and their upcoming show dates.
Horrible Timing : “Interborough Blues”
New York City based pop-punk band Horrible Timing just released a brand new single titled "Interborough Blues". The single is the first new material since their band's 2023 EP titled Late To The Party. The band will be playing two shows this summer with some local friends starting tonight on Staten Island, NY and next month in Brooklyn, NY. See below for a quote from vocalist Melissa Licciardello on the track and to stream "Interborough Blues."
The artwork is by Matt Huff (@matthufftattoo)
WAiN releases new EP
Holyoke, Massachusetts based punk band WAiN have released their second EP today. The EP is a four song release is called Drama, Vomit, Promises and it the follow up to Sleep, Medicine, Laughter. The release was produced by the legendary Jay Maas (Defeater). The band contains members of Love Letter, and Cruel Hand. See below to check out the release.
Burp: “Ricky Mortis”
We are pleased to bring to you an all new Punknews exclusive premiere for indie-punks Burp. Burp is a band of friends from the Boston Massachussets Area that makes up this four-piece group, whom blends Midwestern emo, indie-punk in their latest single, "Ricky Mortis", see below. The single is the first taste of more to come from the band.
Burp is for followers of The Front Bottoms, Joyce Manor and Hot Mulligan.