Available for PWYW download on bandcamp, the cover follows the band’s split LP with PEARS, ‘Human Movement’, which was released in November on Fat Wreck Chords.

Premiering on New Noise Magazine, the former band has taken on Direct Hit!’s ‘The World Is Ending (Sorta)’, whilst the latter has covered PEARS’ ‘You’re Boring’. These renditions can be found on both bands’ upcoming split LP ‘Human Movement’, which will be released on the 3rd November via Fat Wreck Chords.

PEARS will also be playing the following UK shows.

OCTOBER
31 SOUTHAMPTON Joiners w/ The Bitter Town Hounds, Sombulance + Captain Trips
NOVEMBER
01 BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy*
02 MANCHESTER O2 Apollo*
03 HUDDERSFIELD The Parish^ w/ Fair Do’s
04 LEEDS O2 Academy*
05 LONDON O2 Academy Brixton*
06 DERBY The Hairy Dog^ w/ Los Fatso Libres
07 GLASGOW 13th Note w/ Misc. Meat + Elk Gang
08 NEWCASTLE O2 Academy*

* w/ Rise Against + Sleeping With Sirens
^ w/ Aerial Salad

The former is by Direct Hit!, whilst the latter is performed by Pears. The tracks are taken from both bands’ upcoming split LP, ‘Human Movement’, which will be released on the 3rd November via Fat Wreck Chords.

Pears will also be playing the following UK shows.

OCTOBER
31 SOUTHAMPTON Joiners w/ The Bitter Town Hounds, Sombulance + Captain Trips
NOVEMBER
01 BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy*
02 MANCHESTER O2 Apollo*
03 HUDDERSFIELD The Parish^ w/ Fair Do’s
04 LEEDS O2 Academy*
05 LONDON O2 Academy Brixton*
06 DERBY The Hairy Dog^ w/ Los Fatso Libres
07 GLASGOW 13th Note w/ Misc. Meat + Elk Gang
08 NEWCASTLE O2 Academy*

* w/ Rise Against + Sleeping With Sirens
^ w/ Aerial Salad

Nervus – Oh Joy

Watford quartet Nervus released their debut album ‘Permanent Rainbow’ through Venn Records last year. They’ll be taking to the road in support of Creeper later this year. Infectious emo/punk rock – it’ll be stuck in your head.

Direct Hit! – Blood On Your Tongue

Taken from the soon-to-be-released split with PEARS is this new single from Milwaukee punks, Direct Hit! Constantly on the road in the States, hopefully it won’t be long before they hit this side of the pond. Think, Andrew WK meets The Aquabats. Wild and catchy.

The Fullblast – Shame

‘Shame’ is taken from the ‘Attack.Sustain.Decay’ EP, released in February. Having split 10 years ago, The Fullblast, from Ontario Canada, refound the spark and reformed and have completely smashed it with this new offering. It’s melodic, fast, anthemic punk rock. Fantastic!

Citizen – Ugly Luck

‘Ugly Luck’ is taken from the brand new record, ‘As You Please’ – Out Now through Run For Cover. Once again, Citizen have sculpted a record full of huge sounding emotional rock songs. There’s aggression and anger, as well as restraint and calm. A flawless release.

Fjort – Couleur

Singing in their own native tongue, Aachen-based trio Fjort are one of the finest post-hardcore bands you are likely to hear. ‘Couleur’ is the first single, taken from the album of the same name, which is out on November 17 through Grand Hotel Van Cleef.

The Interrupters – Phantom City

‘Phantom City’ is taken from 2016’s ‘Say It Loud’ – a 14-track masterpiece of 2-tone Ska and Californian street punk. The band recently shared that they are back in the studio; album three is on its way!

Eat Defeat – Shortcuts

Blending a shared love of pop music, fast skate punk and upbeat pop punk to create high energy melodic songs are Leeds quartet, Eat Defeat. One of the jewels in the crown of the UK DIY punk scene.

Hard Girls – Puddle Of Blood

Taken from the brand new record ‘Floating Now’, out now through Specialist Subject & Asian Man Records. This fourth offering from the San Jose trio features more of their trademarked upbeat, melodic punk rock. Currently touring throughout California.

Cold Reading – Books And Comfort

This indie/emo crew from Lucerne, Switzerland, have just released their new EP ‘Sojourner’ through KROD Records. Catch them on the road throughout mainland Europe. Massive hooks throughout.

Sciatic Nerve – Buy A Horse

Frantic, fast, angry punk rock. Sciatic Nerve feature members of Swingin Utters, Nothington, Western Addiction and Cobra Skulls – some real punk credentials. This quartet is one to keep an eye on – one of the most exciting new punk bands I’ve heard this year.

It is available for $5 or more via bandcamp, with 100% of all proceeds going towards the victims of last week’s tragedy in Las Vegas, primarily aiding the UMC Foundation, the city’s only Level 1 Trauma Centre. It features tracks from over 130 artist, including rare cuts from The Wonder Years, The Menzingers, Lemuria, Off with Their Heads, Direct Hit! and Taking Back Sunday.

The record will be released on the 3rd November via Fat Wreck Chords. To coincide with the announcement, one song from each band has been released, ‘Blood On Your Tongue’ by Direct Hit! and ‘Arduous Angel’ by Pears. You can check both tracks out below.

This release follows albums released by both bands from last year; Direct Hit!’s third LP ‘Wasted Mind’ and Pears’ second album ‘Green Star’. It should also be added that Pears will be playing the following UK/Ireland shows with Rise Against and Sleeping with Sirens this November.

NOVEMBER
01 BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy
02 MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
04 LEEDS O2 Academy
05 LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
06 DUBLIN, IRE Academy
08 NEWCASTLE O2 Academy

This frenetic video is to coincide with the band’s upcoming reissue of their debut album, ‘Domesplitter’, which was originally released in 2011 via Kind of Like Records. It will be available on the 14th April via Fat Wreck Chords. The reissue follows their 2016 third album, ‘Wasted Mind’.

“When I started writing “Promised Land,” I pictured a cult on Adderall wandering through the desert, looking desperately, over generations, for something they’ll never find,” vocalist Nick Woods tells Brooklyn Vegan.

“It’s funny to me how stimulants do that – They give you the feeling of purpose, whether or not that purpose really exists. And I feel like that has some very real parallels to religion, or belief, just these things that make you feel like you’re going somewhere. The only difference is that parents don’t usually share drugs with their kids like they do the Bible, or whatever holy knowledge they pass down. In this song this song though, that wisdom comes in a pill, which when taken away creates the same kind of terror people feel when their reason for existing is erased. So I guess I’m asking in kind of a cartoonish way how different your drug of choice really is compared to your Church.”