The Pickup dials you in to the latest tunes, direct from the bands themselves. From the team behind Punktastic, it's our home for new music.

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Someone Else's Song

by Endless Idiot

ENDLESS IDIOT is my one-man, 100% DIY, done-for-love project, started in lockdown when my band Who Killed Nancy Johnson? was off the road. Someone Else's Song is off a new album that will be on all the streaming platforms in September.

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Permission - Transmission.

by The Spite

Eyup , We're The Spite from Wakefield . This is a song about the cool kids. Enjoy.

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"Zack Verkerke Your Beer Stinks

by Frank Dux

The four members of Frank Dux first met almost 25 years ago playing parallel to one another in their formative punk rock bands. Fast forward a decade and change and they would find themselves reunited once more by the same thing that brought them together in the first place: fast, melodic punk rock.

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Candy heart

by Glitter Litter

”Candy heart” is a song about a girl. Many songs are, however, this girl is so sweet that using anything other than candy metaphors would be disrespectful to the ratio of sucrose in her soul! Musically, it is inspired by Ramonespunk, glamrock and bubblegum.

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Painless Disorder

by Het Up!

Het Up! continues the reign of destruction with their new ep, No. III. Never one to shy into an array of sonic territories, the group creates feral soundscapes blending between post hardcore, punk and 'something-in-between'.

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In the lost and found

by The Spite

Eyup we're The Spite from Wakefield. Rescue a dog...........they're ace.

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Vibes

by Crown The King

Hey, we’re Crown The King. Our new track 'Vibes' was born from the chaos of modern life—it's about finding peace amidst the noise. We turned that frustration into an upbeat anthem that channels the early 2000s with a fresh twist. If you ever need a track to disconnect and let loose to, 'Vibes' is it

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Call of the Void

by Deny

This is Deny from Sweden here, get ready for our new track "Call of the Void" now out on all streaming services, taken from our upcoming EP with the same name, to be released on 30th of August! Cheers!

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Over Again

by A New Violet

Hello Pop-punk aficionados. We are psyched to present Over Again off our first EP release The Heat is Getting Hotter. The music video was inspired by the classic Mad Max movies. There is a wasteland feel to this abandoned area. Its message is taking back your power and not caving in to fear. L

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Shake Hands With Danger

by Rising Seas

Hello! We are Rising Seas from Pittsburgh, PA and this is the single off our new album, "The War Within". If you like fast-paced skate punk with a balance of melody and aggression, this song is for you!

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Where's The Cavalry

by Precursor

Precursor’s raging new album Thick & Thin. This Vancouver super group is known for their eclectic blend of punk, skatepunk, and melodic hardcore, and will please fans of The Story So Far, Kid Dynamite, Piebald, A Wilhelm Scream and Gob.

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UNKILLABLE

by Polar

For the last 15 years Polar have given everything to build a strong reputation and becoming a force to be reckoned with. The newly formed Polar have played main stage at Resurrection Festival, completed European and UK tours and have written and record Polar’s 6th studio album 'Five Arrows'.

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DELIRIUM

by Lady Lazarus

With a sound that’s a volatile cocktail of grunge, old school punk, and riot-grrrl swagger, Lady Lazarus are impossible to ignore. Never less than ferocious, never further away than right up in your damn face, their new track DELIRIUM is out now!

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Justice

by bleach.

We're bleach. recently moved to London to pursue music full time, our name comes from our love of Nirvana! We released our first EP in November and are trying to gig as much as possible.

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Lazy Days

by ZacTheLocust

We are ZACTHELOCUST and we are poised to release our debut album, All I Am, which drops on Friday 30th August. We have also just unveiled our new single and video, Lazy Days. Watch the video, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHC8iGnhRZU .

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Wasted

by Lickity Split

Howdy Punktastic Readers! We are Lickity Split and this track Wasted is featured on our EP Corporate Times that just dropped. Are you tired of sitting around? need something to get you up and moving? look no further, Wasted is sure to get you off the couch and out of your mum's basement.

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Landsknecht's Message

by Dearthworms

'Landsknecht's Message' is a song about a sad man drifting off into a daydream about being a medieval king.

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Ett folkmord till frukost och en kopp kaffe tack

by Bödel

Bödel from Sweden here. This is our second single called "Ett folkmord till frukost och en kopp kaffe tack" enjoy!

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Broken Realities

by Emerald State

Hiya!! We are Emerald State!! A Pop Punk band from Glasgow, Scotland. We're a lockdown band, we record all our own music in our studio that we lovingly call "The Ganghut". Broken Realities is the first song we wrote with the current lineup. We hope you love it as much as we loved making it xx

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Crooked Canvas

by CARSEX

Singer Nigel Burk says “Crooked Canvas’ is about the metaphorical wool being pulled over people’s eyes and the blind, general consumption of what’s being put forth. Whether it’s politics, religion, or which pill will make your dick bigger. It’s about consumerism at its finest & my distaste for it”.

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