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Bands and new music for fans of descendents

Toxic Wasteman

by California Cheeseburger

We are California Cheeseburger, a 4-piece punk rock band from Surrey, UK. After a busy 2023 filled with shows, we are gearing up to release our third EP in March. The release of the new EP begins with our new single, 'Toxic Wasteman'. Out on all streaming platforms now.

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Living for the Sake of Living

by Kröker

Yo. We're Kröker from Northampton, UK. This is our song 'Living for the Sake of Living'. 3 minutes and 21 seconds of remembering a time before life beat you down and your body still worked as it should.

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Cheezy Fries

by Fire Drill

Hey Everyone! We are Fire Drill from San Jose, Ca. A new band with an old school sound. Cheezy Fries was written for my wife but is really for anyone who's significant other wasn't into punk when you first got together.

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Dapper Man

by The Mendozaz

Hey! We're The Mendozaz and this is our third video: "Dapper Man". It's a song that Jonny wrote while competing for the affections of a young lady who was enamoured with a particularly striking man. It's a fast one and has tons of profanity in the chorus, so we hope you'll be inspired to sing along.

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Exponential Decay (EP)

by Zero Cost

We’re a three piece melodic punk band from Hull, UK. This is our debut EP and we want you to listen to it with the volume up.

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In Spite of You

by No Matter

Hi! We're No Matter! This is the second single from our upcoming album and was one of the last tracks to be written for it! Cat dropped it on us a few weeks before heading into the studio, just to keep everyone on their toes. Hope you enjoy it! Cheers!

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High Girl

by Loner

Loner is a melodic punk band based out of Montclair, NJ. "High Girl" is a song about a girl that's really about my own struggles with drugs and alcohol. All proceeds go to CarePlusNJ, a non-profit that helps people in NJ recover from addiction and mental health issues.

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Barbed Wire

by Bottlecap

Hey! We are Bottlecap from Sweden. This is our third single from our upcoming album "Wooden Systems", out in May. Barbed Wire is a Fun, Heavy, Catchy, Fast punch in your face with lots of love. Enjoy!

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The Actuary

by The Atlantic Union Project

A transatlantic collaboration bridging the waters via intense blasts of post-punk exuberance. The Atlantic Union Project are all veterans of the hardcore scene and bring their love and inspiration for it with the new EP. Debut single, The Actuary, is an angry blast at the system & its inequality.

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Moving Up

by Zero Cost

Zero Cost are a punk power trio from the city of Hull in the UK. This song is about a father's anxieties about his son starting a new school.

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Don't Wanna Die Next to You

by McBain

McBain is a Punk Rock power trio based in Milano, Italy. Don't wanna Die next to you is a song about how the media mythologized criminals and turned the worst tragedies into entertainment

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Armchair Apathist

by Zero Cost

Zero Cost are a melodic punk band from Hull in the UK. This song is about the type of person who is apathetic toward the plight of the "other" who may be dealing with the life threatening consequences of conflict, but who is filled with rage at the slightest hint of inconvenience to their own lives.

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impulse decisions

by chemical-x

We are a brand new punk band located out of Lodi, NJ called chemical-x. "impulse decisions" is a song written to connect with all of those people out there who make impulsive decisions, whether those decisions be buying excessive amounts of "fancy booze" or "ugly shoes".

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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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Color Blind

by El Sancho

We're a little punk rock band from the Big Island of Hawaii. We write short and fast punk songs about all the bad things in the world, but mostly we just like to rock out and have fun.

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Winter

by The Jacklights

The Jacklights are a melodic punk band out of Boston with a new track called 'Winter'

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Everybody's Famous

by Tonota 80

We are Tonota 80, three friends who like to make sweet music together and enjoy the odd Eccles cake. It would be lovely if someone liked us, double figures would be good.

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The Jacklights

by The Jacklights

We're The Jacklights, from Boston, MA. Our debut, self-titled EP has something for everyone: 90s pop punk vibes. Surf vibes. A slow burning anthem. Relationship songs. A political song. A song about the Jonestown Massacre.

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Radio

by Hiding from humans

Rising from the grounds of a burnt down arcade, Hiding From Humans was born. Most of 2020 was spent locked down which led Hiding From Humans to develop their sugared down riffs and catchy lyrics. Hiding from Humans have just finished recording their debut 6 song EP Radio.

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Pathetic Life

by Shower With Goats

Hey everyone, we've been around since 1994! If you love that classic mid to late 90's or early 2000's pop/punk sound, you should check us out!

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