The Pickup

Bands and new music for fans of the-vandals

Hidden Motives (I Have No)

by Government Jazz

Government Jazz formed in Osaka in 2019 and had to disband fairly quickly due to covid. The members are foreign (USA, UK, Brasil) and were studying in Japan but now inhabit 3 separate continents. Recorded live, the song "Hidden Motives (I Have No)" is based on an email from the singers' grandmother.

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I Love It

by Cause of Accident

To mark the easing of UK lockdown restrictions (and the fact that we can all apparently go absolutely nutso in the pub but not an arts venue - which obviously makes PERFECT sense), here's a racy punk cover of the Icona Pop/Charli XCX summer banger 'I Love It'. Enjoy!

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Rest in Profits

by Sour Steve

Hey everyone, I'm Sour Steve announcing my second full-length record: Life in a Cage. After the success of my debut album: Age of Disconnection, I have been very busy creating the sequel album. Rest in Profits is the first single off my upcoming album and I hope that you enjoy it!

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Smells Like Quarantine Spirit EP

by Cause of Accident

Cause of Accident is both everywhere and nowhere. These 4 tracks were written and recorded from scratch at home during UK lockdown... and thus 80% paid for by the Tories (which is obviously deeply satisfying, given that we're slagging them off in half these songs).

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Cadaver Pudding

Cadaver Pudding comes out of Riverside CA. We are a comedic punk band that has their own beer, has stared in multiple films, and is featured in The Humans comic from Image Comics. We have never had a live show where someone didn’t tell us we cracked them up. Our debut release is out now!

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Filthy Twolips

Hey folks. we're Filthy Twolips from Long Island, NY. We play punk rock and drink beer. It was a cloudy day in September 2004 when we first started playing, or maybe it was a sunny day in February 2004. Either way, since then we've released a couple of EPs and a full length album. New EP Summer 2018

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