The Sybians is a reggae project from Amsterdam. After their first single in 2025, they now come up with their debut full-length album, offering thirteen
I finally got around to this EP, which had already found its way into my hands sometime in the middle of the year. It’s a release by the southern California band Handpay, issued on Lionheart Records in a pressing of 25 test presses, 115 copies on black vinyl, and 215...
The latest release from Oi!Tism Records is a recording by Jackknife Johnny from Sacramento, California. This is the band’s debut, featuring nine original tracks. The record was released in two versions: 130 copies on Apple Red vinyl and 132 copies on Ice Blue with Black Splatter. In total, the album...
Rancœur from Nancy follow the wave of the French cold Oi! scene. In 2022, the band released their first EP Lame En Peine, followed by their self-titled debut LP. The album was released through a collaboration of several labels, namely Longshot Music, Kanal Hysterik, Contra Records, and Tough Ain’t Enough....
I picked up this EP during one of my record-shopping trips earlier this year. I had no idea what kind of project it was, but the release on Tough Ain’t Enough, the 7″ vinyl format, and the classic aggressive artwork convinced me to buy it. I didn’t know the band...
The gang of gorillas from Sweden recently gave us an interview, so if you’re interested in their story and approach to music, I recommend starting there. So far, the band has released all their recordings as seven-inch singles with four tracks each. For those who—like me—missed their original releases, there’s...
Sympos are a band from Waterford, Ireland. I first came across them thanks to their EP More Sympos, which I ordered on vinyl immediately after hearing it online. As I’ve said here a few times, the most interesting projects are usually the ones that manage to combine different influences and...
Usual Suspects are a skinhead band from Los Angeles, and Culture Class & Country is their debut LP. I hadn’t heard of them before this record, and from what I could dig up, it’s a relatively new band. Judging by the photos in the insert, they’ve got a mixed lineup...
Direkt was a Prague-based Oi!/punk band active between 1996 and 2004. Their album Odpočívej v pokoji (Rest in Peace) now stands as a posthumous relic of the band’s existence. But it’s not a compilation of old recordings dug out of the archives — the band briefly reunited for this occasion...
Bootboy rock? Rock’n’roll? Punk’n’roll? Skinhead rock’n’roll? Bovver beat? Call it what you want — what really matters is that this debut 12″ from Boston’s Badterms is a damn fine slice of rock’n’roll. The opening track Low End Living is an instant hit — one of those songs that makes you...
No point pretending to be neutral here – Shaved For Battle from New York are easily one of my favorite bands of recent years. Their album Still Hated & Proud first dropped in 2024 in the US via Oi!tism Records and Liberty Or Death Records. A year later it got...
La Inquisición from Barcelona was formed on the foundations of the band Secret Army. While Secret Army played energetic punk rock with English lyrics, La Inquisición retained that same drive but switched to Spanish and took their sound in a much darker direction. Since their formation in 2015, the band...
The Belgian trio Midnight Tattoo delivers a two-track EP, released in 2022 by the German label Contra Records. Hailing from Antwerp, the band has been active since 2013. Over the years, they’ve released one full-length album, three standalone EPs, and a split EP with the British outfit The Warriors. Midnight...