DeeCRACKS – 20 Years. A Frantic Effort (3×10” set)
DeeCRACKS 20 Years. A Frantic Effort (3×10” set) (Pirates Press Records) Since vinyl has retaken the amount of interest that it has among music…
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The Drowns – Blacked Out LP
The Drowns Blacked Out LP (Pirates Press Records) While the number of ways that a band may choose to change their sound in the…
Various Artists – For Family And Flag Volume 2 LP
Various Artists For Family And Flag Volume 2 LP (Pirates Press Records) While it took a little longer for Pirates Press to return to…
The Complicators – s/t LP
The Complicators s/t LP (Pirates Press Records) While it’s very easy for any critic to come off as surprised when a band reassembles a…
Brigata Vendetta – This Is How Democracy Dies LP
Brigata Vendetta This Is How Democracy Dies LP (Pirates Press Records) Okay, after the last few years of pundits both educated and ill-informed questioning…
Billy Liar – Crisis Actor LP
Billy Liar Crisis Actor LP (Pirates Press Records) It feels unlikely on the surface because, like Henry Ford, punks often want to proclaim that,…
Flores Y Fuego – Altar LP
Flores Y Fuego Altar LP (Pirates Press Records) It’s startling when one realizes how far punk as progressed over the last thirty years or…
Teenage Bottlerocket – So Dumb, So Stoked 7”
Teenage Bottlerocket So Dumb, So Stoked 7” (Pirates Press Records) In 2023, calling something instantly gratifying feels as though it might be a setup…
Hunting Lions – Dark 12” EP
Hunting Lions Dark (one-sided 12”) EP (Pirates Press Records) While I can’t keep myself from wondering why Hunting Lions elected to keep the music…
Kepi and Friends – Full Moon Forever LP
Kepi Ghoulie Kepi and Friends – Full Moon Forever LP (Pirates Press Records) After having already reviewed Kepi Ghoulie’s “other” album released this year…