Mr. P. Reviews Dope Music
Jersey Calling Releases New Album: Parasocial Security
Jersey Calling has released their new album Parasocial Security on all digital streaming platforms on 11/1/2023, and despite being from Jersey, it’s a kick ass collection of pop punk rockage! (Just kidding—Jersey’s okay…”if you like saxophones”!). Okay enough of me making with the jokes lets get to the review:
Mark Vennis & Different Place Release New Single: “Small Town Vampire”
The second I hit play on “Small Town Vampire” by Mark Vennis and Different Place, I was taken back to 1992 when I bought a two tape punk rock compilation with bands like The Vibrators, The Buzzcocks, The Members, The Adverts, etc. This band’s mix of brit pop with 70’s punk rock would have fit right in on those compilations.
Outerloop Releases New Single: “huracán”
First off, I have to acknowledge my own bias—not only is this a DC band which means I’m emotionally connected to where they are from, but I’m also going to be releasing a live album with them in 2024, so I already think their music is sick as fuck. With that being said, I’ve loved many a band or album and then been disappointed by subsequent releases, but that is not the case here in the fucking slightest.
Al'Tarba & Senbeï Release New Single: “Back Again”
This hits with my love of the Beastie Boys both their hip hop and their forays into hardcore punk. This French group mixes DJ Shadow, Fatboy Slim and Prodigy with classic 80’s style hardcore.
Irish Basement Releases New Single: Black Cat
Besides the fact that I love the Joy Division/Cure sound coming off this song, I was totally in as soon as I heard the lyrics talking about one of my favorite DC venues: The Black Cat! And mentioning Bmore is just an extra plus.
Crushing Planes Releases New EP: Odd Numbers!
Indie rock band, Crushing Planes, just released a new five-song EP, Odd Numbers, on all streaming services, and it’s totally worth a full back to back five or seven good listens. Hailing from Houston, this three piece mixes garage rock, grunge, punk and just straight ass rock n’ fucking roll into something for the whole family to love. Except your cousin George, and you know why, so don’t act like you don’t.
Heartbent Release New Single: “Agony”
Heartbent…are you a metal band? An emo band? A hardcore band? Oh…all of those huh. In one song? Okay. Let me hear it. hmmmm. Can I say one word: Fuck.
Dream Nails Release New Single: “Sometimes I Do Get Lonely”
“Sometimes I do Get Lonely” by Dream Nails is a little outside of my usual musical undertaking, as it doesn’t fit an easy description or within the boundaries of what is often considered “punk” but I just really dug the energy and emotion of this track of their new album Doom Loop.
Bradley Palermo & the Shadow Queens Release New Single: “Ash+Smoke”
I reviewed “The Devil Finds a Way” by Bradley Palermo and the Shadow Queens back in early October, and I became an instant fan. This new single off their “Satanic” folk punk album which became available on vinyl on 10/13/23 (Order it on Bandcamp), is another killer folk tune with a punk rock soul infused throughout.
pulses. Release New Single “Them Phones” (feat. JER)
It’s high energy and has a grab bag of all of your punk and ska sub genres in one fucking song.
Teenage Halloween Release New Single: “Melodrama”
Hells yeah! Stoked to review another Teenage Halloween song. I did one a review for Takeaway back in August and that was a banger. This one is just as rad. Definitely more on the Menzingers side of things. I could see this band ripping shit up a Fest and watching the crowd go all fucking fuck over their shit.
Bloomsfield Release New Single: “Moffat”
What if the Toy Dolls were a post-punk band on Dischord? Answer: Bloomsfield! What a great fucking band. The song is full of energy with great builds, a great breakdown and vocals that besides sounding like Toy Dolls even had a moment where they sounded like a British Jello Biafra.
Lost Legion Release New Single: “Dressed Up Like a Warrior”
You can tell a lot from a band by the influences they site. For a band like this that’s a collective of Chi punks that have been bringing it as if they were born during 1980’s, I’m lesson concerned with the classic punk bands they site such as Poison Idea, Black Flag and Agnostic Front and more concerned that they referenced a more recent band like End It—a favorite Bal-More band of mine and Lion’s Law who I admit I hadn’t heard of. What I mean to say is that people can reference the classics all day, but to see their real influence its always rad when they tout more recent and less known bands.
Tornādo Tornädo Release New Single: “Splinter Alone”
As you all know if you read my blog, I’m picky about my pop punk. Whether it’s the clapping in the middle or just the vocal delivery that reminds me a little of Atom and His Package, but this band made my pop punk cut.
Windley Releases New Single: “Uno Mas”
So as I say this next statement keep in mind that I enjoy the Menzingers, but I’m not a fanatic and don’t own a single album by them: This band is way better than the Menzingers (Sorry Jason—He’s my best bud that loves the Menzingers).
Germany’s Truth Grip Release New Single: “Reckoning”
Germany’s Truth Grip lean heavy, and I do mean heavy, into the metalcore for their sound to produce some kick ass metallic hardcore!
A.N.J.A. Releases New EP: The Season of Evil!
I’ve been waiting for the full EP release to come out ever since I reviewed Stimulation nearly two months ago, and I am not disappointed other than the fact that there are only six tracks, and no way to get a physical copy!
Sinking Ship Releases New Song: “Destroy The World”
These Australian band thinks the deserve a second review even though I just did one for them three months ago. What the fuck is that? I guess I’ll give it a listen…hmmm yeah this is good. Yeah this is real good. Yeah it’s real fucking good. In fact, it’s fucking real fucking good!
Teen Mortgage Release New Single: “Away”
I’m not gonna lie. You say the words DC and punk or harDCcore, and you always get my attention right away. This duo hails from said capital of hardcore, and they bring a giant fuzz bomb of fucking doom to the world. I’ve heard a lot of rad duo bands such as Evil Beaver, World Sucks and Cut-Rate Druggist (White Stripes? Never heard of them), and this band deserves to sit on the shelf right next to them.
The Würmen Release New Single: “Cognitive Dissonance”
The Wurmen are a rad mix of punk and garage rock. It reminds me of what you’d get if Fugazi melded with (International) Noise Conspiracy.