Mr. P. Reviews Dope Music
Hand First Release New Single: “Actor”
Brooklyn’s Hand First mix garage rock and post hardcore /post punk into a powerful blend that has me wanting to dance and sing along.
The Lost Cause Release New Single: “17”
The Lost Cause play a mix of 1970’s British punk rock n’ roll and modern pop punk.
Pyomai Release New Single: “Weighing on Me”
Pyomai mixes melodic hardcore, post-hardcore and metalcore into it’s own unique blend.
Layul Releases New Single: “New Jersey”
With a vocal tone that remind me of Atom and his Package, Layul sings some catchy acoustic punk rock with lyrics lambasting New Jersey because…well it’s fucking New Jersey, so I don’t think this really has to be explained
Who Asked for This? Releases New Single: “40 of Oldie”
Who Asked for This? Well I have no fucking idea, but I’m glad someone did, cause I’m fucking love it!
Reconciler Releases New Single: “Never Fade Away”
Reconciler are a three-piece melodic punk band very similar to my old buddies in Florida, Debt Neglector, which make sense since they are both on Smart Punk Records.
Beach Bønes Release New Single: “Nic Caged”
I don’t know if cagecore is a thing, but if Beach Bønes plus Minimum Rage are examples of what it is, call me a fucking fan.
Suffocate Faster Release New Single: “It Ends Now”
Hells yeah! This stuff takes me back to the mid-to-late 90’s hardcore scene!
Self-Torque Release New Single: “No Rest”
My first listen to Self-Torque’s new single was to think this sounds like an early Dischord band if they released pop punk and if they somehow managed to be influenced by Against Me! and Hot Snakes.
Good Teal Release New Single: “Freefall”
Alright Good Teal, I see you. Influenced by the likes of Scowl, Turnstile, and DRAIN, Good Teal bring a sonic mosaic that mixes punk, post hardcore, and metal into a sound all of their own.
Irked Release New Single: “Backstreets”
Oh this is some rad ass shit and judging by the lyrical content, the ferocity of the music, and the righteously venomous anger and resentment that emanate from the vocals, to say they are irked is quite the understatement.
Black Magic Holiday and Drew Mulholland Release New Single: “Posh Guy Says C**t 113 Times”
Per BHM’s label, Irregular Patterns, “They are a proto-punk outfit that creates lo-fi experimental music with anarchistic themes. Their work is simultaneously self-conscious and tongue-in-cheek; it pushes the boundaries of decency while vehemently expressing anger yet still manages to laugh at itself. As a label, we view BMH's music in much the same way as Duchamp's infamous urinal from 1917.”
Spider Releases New Single: “Tabula Rasa”
Stoked to hear another single by Spider! I reviewed “Deathmatch” by them a couple of months back and that shit was dope as fuck!
Condition Baker Releases New Single: “How Goes It”
This takes me right back to the winter of 1994 when I first saw Green Day’s “Long View “ on MTV.
Autorub Releases New Single: “Meatball”
Autorub is multi-instrumentalist Michael Corn who somehow manages to blend 90’s grunge like Weezer and Foofighters with touches of Green Dayish pop punk all on top of a bedding made of older classic bands like The Kinks, The Cars or The Clash while sounding nothing like any of these bands i.e. it’s very original, very fun and full of sarcastic humor.
Sunset the Machine Releases New Single: Queen of the Monsters
Sunset the Machine brings that dope ass metal mixed with punk sound.
WASSON!? Release New Single: “Shoulder to Shoulder”
This is one of those songs. It’s a punk alternative song sung with heartfelt sincerity that is moving lyrically while also providing a music that somehow allows you to want to be a happy in the midst of your sadness.
Labasheeda Releases New Album: Blueprints!
One of the best parts about reviewing music is hearing new music and often from artists that were not even on my radar by any stretch of the imagination. This is the case with Labasheeda from Amsterdam and their new album, Blueprints.
Abstract Releases Folk Punk Single: Up Yet!
We all know the story. Punk rocker gets old, puts down electric guitar and picks up acoustic to become a folk punk troubadour: Tim Barry, Chuck Ragan, Tony Sly, Dave Hause, Frank Turner, etc., but this may be the first time I’ve known of a hip-hop artist putting down his beats and changing up spitting out dope ass flow to playing acoustic guitar while singing pop punk melodies.
The Flatnoise Release New Single: “Misunderstood”
There are a lot of folk punk artists out there, and I love a lot of them and have released an album with four of them, but it’s a little odd to have a folk punk ensemble. I dig this for sure. It’s got all the elements of pop punk but overlayed with folk guitar melodies.