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
Gothenburg troublemakers Raka Rør are a three-piece Oi! band, and its members Robin, Love, and Jocke have decided to cause us immeasurable pleasure by releasing the compilation album Värdighetens förkämpar (Defenders of Dignity). It’s a selection of 20 tracks covering everything the band recorded between 2019 and 2022, including a...
Bent Out Of Shape hail from Fryslân, a province in the north of the Netherlands. The band delivers ten melodic streetpunk tracks – nine originals and one cover of Major Conflict, a New York band from 1983. According to Discogs, the lineup includes members of Spirit 84, DSS, No Denial,...
Reo is a streetpunk band from Andalusia, and Con Dolor is their third entry in the discography. First came the 7″ Sobre Las Ruinas in 2022, followed by the LP La Malca Maldita in 2023. Con Dolor was released in 2024 through a collaboration of European labels Contra Records and...
Pena Maxima is quite an interesting phenomenon in today’s streetpunk world. The band from Miami, USA, formed in 2016, is made up of people with South American roots and is strongly tied to the theme of football. Judging by the photos, it’s also a pretty diverse crew – punks and...
The Buzzers are a crew from Vancouver, Canada, where young blood meets seasoned veterans of the Canadian and American Oi! / street rock scene. It’s no surprise that the band members have previously appeared in projects like Toy Tiger, The Enforcers, Ultra Sect, No Heart, Sydney Ducks, or Suede Razors...
Exili is a band from the city of Lleida, located in the western part of Catalonia. The album Un Orgul Pels Teus opens with „Els Segadors“, the Catalan national anthem, followed by eleven full-length tracks in the Oi! / street rock style — medium tempo, melodic guitar leads, and a...
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...