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LA independent label SharpTone Records welcomes LA pop-rock band Make Out Monday to their roster. Make Out Monday joins Don Broco, We Came As Romans, and Miss May I in the record label's eclectic roster. Make Out Monday released this statement following their signing: “To our fans: It’s been a long process getting this far, and we couldn’t possibly have done it without your love and support. But we’re proud to finally announce our new signing with SharpTone Records!! It’s bee

UK pop-punk band Safeguard released their latest EP "I'm A Stranger to Myself" via Wilhelm Records this past Friday. If you haven't given it a listen yes and are wondering if you should, here's what we think of the band's latest piece. The EP starts out with Crux, a dramatic instrumental track that serves as the intro for the following tracks. Crux is a bold track that, unlike many intro tracks I've previously encountered, loses nothing from its lack of lyrics Crux then flows

Up and coming pop punk band Knuckle Puck are still riding the success of their last album, Copacetic. In anticipation of their upcoming U.S. tour with Mayday Parade, the band announced they’ve wrapped production on new music: a two track 7” set for release March 17. Calendar Days/Indecisive is already available for pre-order on their website, with limited edition first pressings and some pretty sick gear to go with it. For devout Knuckle Puck fans, “Indecisive” is a breath of

There are few feelings better than being introduced to a new band and being able to immediately groove to their sound. I am personally a huge fan of the pop punk of the early to mid 2000s, it was around the time that I began developing my own music taste and has great influence on my interests now. There's something immensely comforting in the angsty music that flooded the radio then and the grungy sound that defines me now. A band, by the name of "The Hollowpoints," has rece

Despite the name of the album, No Closer to Heaven definitely feels divine. Combining their tried-and-true pop punk roots with Campbell's affinity for hard-hitting lyrics, The Wonder Years have produced a monolithic album about love, loss and what it means to cope with both. The first single, "Cardinals" sets the album up with a misty-eyed Campbell rushing to save his "brother" while the ambulance drives slowly away. "Cardinals" is also the first time we hear the main line fr