John K. Samson releases protest song in support of Winnipeg's Millennium Library

Weakerthans frontman John K. Samson resurfaced this week with a protest song in support of Winnipeg's Millennium Library. Last winter, the library installed "airport-style" security screeners and reportedly began physical searches of guests. Patrons assert that these policies, which arrived amidst funding cuts, have drastically and negatively changed the character of the space. The community group Millennium For All was formed in the wake of these changes, sharing the particular concern that the increased scrutiny has deterred access for marginalized and vulnerable people.

Both Samson and his partner Christine Fellows were co-writers-in-residence at the Winnipeg Public Library in 2016 and 17.

Vasudeva: “Breaks”

New Jersey instrumental band Vasudeva released a new track called "Breaks". The track is off of their upcoming new album titled Generator, which will be released on April 10th, 2020 through Skeletal Lightning and Friends Of Mine Records. See below to check out the track.

Red Mass team up with King Khan in “To Fall From Grace”

We're thrilled today to premiere a new video from Montreal's Red Mass featuring the enigmatic King Khan! A Montreal-based self-described "free creative enterprise," Red Mass is lead by Roy Vucino and Hannah Lewis. The collective recently released a guest-packed full-length titled A Hopeless Noise on the psych label Mothland. It boasts several prominent appearances from the wider punk and indie rock world, including Minutemen legend Mike Watt, Evan Dando of The Lemonheads, the unmistakable Rick Froberg of Hot Snakes and Drive Like Jehu, Canadian indie star Mac DeMarco, and Hugo Mudie of The Sainte Catherines, among others.

PEARS release new song

American hardcore punk band PEARS have released a new song. The song is called “Cynical Serene” and is off of their upcoming self-titled album which will be out March 6 on Fat Wreck Chords. Check the song out below.

Mountains For Clouds: “Water”

Today, we bring to you a Punknews Exclusive Premiere for Chicago based indie band Mountain For Clouds. The band will be releasing their second and final LP, Anxious & Aware on February 21st as a parting gift to the band's decade long run in the scene, we have their latest single, "Water" below. The band will be playing a record release show to celebrate the release/final show on February 23rd at Chicago's Sleeping Village, you can click here.

Personality Cult: “Telephone”

We are please to present to you a Punknews Exclusive premiere for North Carolina based punk supergroup Personality Cult. The track is called "Telephone" and it is the latest from their Dirtnap Records release titled New Arrows. The album was engineered by Jeff Burkee (Marked Men and Radioactivity) and is available now for pre-order.

Personality Cult features members of Paint Fumes, Last Year’s Men, Natural Causes, Bass Drum Of Death, Missing Pages, Mind Spiders, Sweet Talk, Sweet Knives and much more. See below to check out the track.

13 Crowes: 'Solway Star'

We are thrilled to bring to you Punknews Exclusive premiere for Scottish rockers 13 Crowes. The band formed in 2016 and in a few year have been churning out rock songs with influences from the likes of Brian Fallon, Chuck Ragan and Jared Hart. The band will be releasing their new album, Solway Star through Homebound Records later this week, January 24th. The album is available now for pre-order, and you can check out the full album a few days early below. The band will set out on tour in the UK and Europe next month to support the release.
See below to check out the album, a quote from the band and their tour dates.

Oso Oso records with Punks In Vegas

New York-based emo band Oso Oso recently recorded a session with Punks In Vegas. Jade Lilitri performed 3 stripped down tracks from his latest effort, basking in the glow and one track from Real Stories Of True People, Who Kind Of Looked Like Monsters . Oso Oso will be out on tour this spring with Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Just Friends and Sincere Engineer. Click here to view the videos from the session.

Seth Anderson: “Highway Lights”

Folk singer/songwriter Seth Anderson released the first single from his upcoming album, We Could Be. The single is called "Highway Lights", see below. The record is due out February 25, 2020. See below to listen to the single.

Drug Church: “Bliss Out”

Upstate NY aggressive punks Drug Church released a new single over at Flood Magazine. The track is called "Bliss Out" and it was recorded during their Cheer recording session. Drug Church will be heading out on tour to support Thrice's ’Vheissu’ shows and will be playing a few headline dates. See below to check out the new track.