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Bands and new music for fans of Against Me!

No Rest

by Self Torque

Hello - we are Self Torque! No Rest started from the frustration of not being able to write a song, the opening line is “When will the inspiration come, when will things start to be fun?” It’s based on not being able to do anything in yourself, but also recognising how far you’ve come.

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Wilted Bloom

by The Idiot Kids

Hi! We're The Idiot Kids, a Garage/Punk Trio from Detroit. We have the "energy of punk, the roughened aesthetic of garage rock and the melodic sensibilities of art pop." The track "Wilted Bloom" is a song about the allure of relapse to an addicts brain and the constant fight against it.

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'Japanese Whiskey'

by Katie MF

Japanese Whiskey is the track is the first single to be taken from debut album, False Starts, Open Endings. Written at the ending of the lockdown, it twirls with a sense of pent-up raucous energy and carpe diem spirit amongst a nostalgic longing for getting back to a fun-filled normal life.

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Toys in the Attic

by Hare

Hello world! We are Whatever, a punk-rock band that have released his first album. We hope you love it!

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Love Thyself

by The Outside Kids

Hey we're The Outside Kids! Our new song “Love Thyself” basically means f@&$ you! It’s about exes changing our trajectory, life path, goals, who we are… Or not, as the case may be. Check it out and feel things.

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Salad Days

by SUNLINER

Indie-punk newcomers SUNLINER have announced the release of their self-titled debut album, out 4th November via Lockjaw Records, and released new track 'Salad Days' with new video featuring bassist Caffs surprising ability at Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1.

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Kindness Coins

by Chad Calamity & the Cars That Go Backwards

We are a 3 piece punk band from London. Our latest single Kindness Coins is coming out at the end of July and is all about misogynists, incels and MGTOW types, who call themselves nice guys. It's angry, like all our songs

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Backpedal

by The Outside Kids

Hey all, we're The Outside Kids! “Backpedal” is the third teaser off our new album, Dirty Faces. It's about addiction; how happiness is denial and dopamine is a hell of a drug. Maybe some parties should end. When was the last time you checked in on yourself?

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World Less Than Plain

by Future Selves

How are we there fellow humans? We're Future Selves, a punk rock trio from Wigan (Pie, anyone?) here we are with the first single 'World Less Than Plain' from our upcoming debut album. We hope you enjoy big melodic choruses, thrashy hard hitting arrangements and lyrics inspired by the grit of life.

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Nothing To Celebrate

by Wood and Nails

The political and upper class are liars. That's it. This song was written in 2020/2021 when every time we opened social media or turned on the news there was another lie, another hypocrisy from the ruling class all the while making themselves richer and more powerful off the back of our suffering.

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It Could Be

by The Outside Kids

We’ve all attempted something knowing it won’t work out, but tried anyway, and got caught up in the fantasy of potential. Hi! We are The Outside Kids, and we're your new best friends! Our new song "It Could Be" is thrashy, bouncy, riff-based, unexpected, melodic. We hope you enjoy it!

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Jo, Joni, Mary & Maria

by SUNLINER

Leeds-based indie punk band SUNLINER have released new track 'Jo, Joni, Mary, & Maria'. The new track "is a Springsteen-esq getting out of this town, running away to chase dreams-story.

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Pride And Prejudice

by The Outside Kids

Hey all, we're the two functioning brain cells that make up The Outside Kids! We're a post pop-punk band influenced by your favorite Warped tour and grunge/punk stables, fed up with the "follow the leader to our mutual demise" mentality the world seems to have these days.

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Sick of The World

by Up For Nothing

“Sick of the World is an ode to the built-up frustrations caused by the daily nuances of navigating life. Our new album 'Escape Route' comes out this summer via It's Alive Records.

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Old Habits

by SUNLINER

‘Old Habits’ is the first of 2 singles to be released by Sunliner this summer, to whet fan’s appetites before they release their debut album. Produced and recorded by the legendary, Frank Turner, the track ‘Old Habits’ has the makings of ‘that’ memorable rock track of the summer.

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Farming in Detroit

by Cruel Children

Hi we're Cruel Children and this song's about starting a cult on an urban farm! Ever felt sad? Like this world isn't for you? Well consider: for a low low price (courtesy of Urban Blight) you could buy a (slightly run down) house and a plot of land in Detroit, and start you very own little world!

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Welcome Home

by Matt Caskitt & The Breaks

"Hi, I'm Matt Caskitt and these are The Breaks!" If you were seeing us live right now as you're reading this, that's what you'd be hearing. When my marriage fell apart and Caskitt went on indefinite hiatus, I wrote a bunch of songs that turned into this album: "Welcome Home".

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St. Miguel

by McBain

McBain is a Punk Rock power trio based in Milano, Italy. There's only one important thing our song: it's fast and short. We can't promise you'll like but for sure you won't have time to get bored.

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Insatiable

by hangnails

Greetings humans and non-humans of the extended Punktastic Universe. This song is from an EP we made in 2017. It's about the unsettling encroachment of the manipulative digital advertising world into our personal lives. It has electric guitar and piano, which we all know is a winning combination.

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Poisoned Lungs

by One Million Motors

‘Poisoned Lungs’ was written and recorded throughout 2020; matching the frustration caused by the chaotic stop and start nature of each social restriction. There’s a rage behind this single. A harder take on our previous sound; we're playing faster and we're singing about things that matter.

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