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the past week has yielded some truly sick new punk records: raw power Dublin speed punk, one of my favorite young DIY crews in Chicago, sick shit from Australia and Japan, etc etc etc

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punk this week: doe st, bungee jumpers, flower power + 15 more
Itchy and the Nits’ return, a perfect EP of Irish speed punk, plus new stuff from Private Wives, Anytime Cowboy, mangled, Joe Glass, Ace of Spit, and many more.
see-saw.fun
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
NEW RELEASE

Kropotkin (INDONESIA) - "Un Tres Un Dos" (2026)

Wait, an Indonesian Hardcore band w Spanish lyrics? I don't want to stereotype,but their first names look more like Indonesian names than Españolers(image of the band member names in comments)

districtsixrecs.bandcamp.com/track/un-tre...
UN TRES UN DOS, by KROPOTKIN
from the album DSR023 - KROPOTKIN EP PROMO 2026
districtsixrecs.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Not, The (CANADA) - "The Not" (2026)

Trans-Hardcore from Montreal. Do not confuse The Not(QC) with Nots(TN) from Memphis, different bands.

Nots don't have a "The" &
The Not doesn't have an "s".

How have I gotten two confusing double name bands in a row?

brokenskull.bandcamp.com/album/the-not
THE NOT, by Broken Skull Records
1 track album
brokenskull.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
NEW RELEASE

Beer 2 (KENTUCKY) - "Ha Ha Ha" (2026)

Not to be confused with the band Beer from South Carolina whom I've posted on here prior. Beer 2(emphasis on "TWO"), are from Louisville & are Lady-Vocal Garage-Hardcore.

beer2thankyou.bandcamp.com/track/ha-ha-ha
HA HA HA, by BEER 2
from the album BEER 2
beer2thankyou.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
NEW RELEASE

False Negative (ILLINOIS) - "All Over But The Shouting" (2026)

Sounds like a 1985 Hardcore band. A year which was not a great year for Hardcore, but they sound like a GOOD Hardcore band from that year. So maybe Poison Idea or something?

falsenegative217.bandcamp.com/album/all-ov...
All Over But The Shouting, by False Negative
15 track album
falsenegative217.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
NEW RELEASE

Absolute Garbage (NEW YORK) - "Now We're Cookin'" (2025)

Obnoxious Dumb-Fuck Garage-Punk. I mean that in a positive way. Proof that there are still good bands in NYC. Came out in November.

absolutegarbage.bandcamp.com/album/now-we...
Now We're Cookin', by Absolute Garbage
14 track album
absolutegarbage.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
NEW RELEASE

Assesinato (CHILE) "Picao A Choro" (2025)

Lady-Vocal Anarcho-Hardcore frpm Santiago.

junkorecs.bandcamp.com/track/picao-...
Picao A Choro, by Assesinato
from the album DEMO
junkorecs.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Doe St. (AUSTRALIA) - "Same Day" (2026)

Mid-tempo Garage-Punk from Rye(where's that?). I'd write more, but See/Saw's write up of this record is so good that I'd just be ripping off Evan w whatever I said. See, this is why I generally write my stuff before I read his stuff.

BC link in the comments
DOE ST | Same Day EP LIVE
YouTube video by NathFilms
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Flower Power (IRELAND) - "Raw Power" (2026)

My 1st thought was "They better b pretty damn good if they're naming their record after Italian band Raw Power(who themselves were named after the Stooges)." And then I pressed play,& YES, this Dublin Garage-Hardcore band is good enough to use that name.
Raw Power, by Flower Power
6 track album
urticariarecords.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
NEW RELEASE

Puke Pisstols (MASSACHUSETTS) - "The Lost Recordings" (2026)

This one is in dire need of some liner notes. Are they from Boston? Maybe, I dunno. Are these old recordings from a defunct band? Maybe, I dunno. Possible Fake-Punk? Maybe, I dunno

Garage-Stomp Scuzz-Punk
PUKE PISSTOLS - THE LOST RECORDINGS, by PUKE PISSTOLS
8 track album
themonsieurs.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
NEW RELEASE

Gary & The Shearstons (AUSTRALIA) - demo 2025

Cloud-Of-Tape-Hiss Garage-Punk. Are the drums digital? I can't tell, it's too loud. Came out in November, but we missed it.

garyandtheshearstons.bandcamp.com/album/demo
Demo, by Gary and the Shearstons
2 track album
garyandtheshearstons.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
NEW RELEASE

Post Community (MARYLAND) - "Cranberry" (2026)

The other songs on this are more slow-churn, delay-vocal post-punk, but this specific song I've linked is the short, fast ripper of the bunch. A guy from Nag is in this, I guess?

urticariarecords.bandcamp.com/track/cranbe...
Cranberry, by Post Community
from the album S/T
urticariarecords.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Yo, the FEEL IT RECORDS WAREHOUSE SALE is on right now. 12" LPs for SIX DOLLARS EACH(before shipping & tax).This is the 2nd best Punk label in the in the world right now. I looked through the list & every single record on sale is a good record. I personally suggest: Freak Genes, Kaleidoscope & Smirk
Warehouse Sale
Feel It Records
www.feelitrecordshop.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
DOCUMENTARY DITCH

Oh hey, the full "Athens, GA: Inside/Out"(1987) film is online. Featuring: Flat Duo Jets, Pylon, B-52s & many more. 85 minutes

Find out what college town music scenes were like in the 80's.

youtu.be/1Kp6X2GzMls?...
R.E.M. in Athens, GA: Inside/Out – Full Documentary HD (1987)
YouTube video by Waleed Higgins
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
DOCUMENTARY DITCH

Here's the full 100 minute film about the Japaneee Garage-Punk scene. Features Guitar Wolf, Teengenerate and many, many more.

youtu.be/WHB0ozuz_qQ?...
Garage Rockin' Craze , the story of Tokyo Garage Punk. A film by Mario Cuzic and B.B. Clarke
YouTube video by Mario Cuzic
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
NEW RELEASE

Damaged Youth (TAMPA) - "Blood For Oil" (2026)

Yup, a song that could've been written today, or at any point in the last 40 years.

Hardcore

deathrockradiorecords.bandcamp.com/track/blood-...
BLOOD FOR OIL, by DAMAGED YOUTH
from the album BLOOD FOR OIL
deathrockradiorecords.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
NEW RELEASE

Rejecter (JAPAN) - "Rotten Ideology" (2026)

Very loud from Fukushima. If you need an example of what Noise-Core is, this is the band for you. Watch your brain processing power grind to a halt trying to discern the melody.

Raw D-Beat

antisocialnoiseattack.bandcamp.com/album/rotten...
Rotten Ideology, by REJECTER
4 track album
antisocialnoiseattack.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
NEW RELEASE

Bungee Jumpers (ILLINOIS) - "Not Today" (2026)

Good-Fun Lady-Vocal Garage-Punk from Chicago. Kinda a Rondelles sound, if you remember them. On tour this month(dates in the comments).

giantbeat.bandcamp.com/album/not-to...
Not Today..., by Bungee Jumpers
8 track album
giantbeat.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
NEW RELEASE

Kostenfalle (GERMANY) - "Das Geflecht" (2026)

Hmmm, Industrial masquerading as Egg-Punk? Good for them

kostenfalle.bandcamp.com/album/das-ge...
Das Geflecht, by Kostenfalle
9 track album
kostenfalle.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
NEW RELEASE

Spaghetti Sluts (FRANCE) - "N10" (2025)

LOL, when did I ever follow a band named "The Spaghetti Sluts"? Thank you, Past-Clint, you've got some good taste.

Hardcore w maybe hints into Post-Hardcore. There's arpeggios, I'm saying.

spaghettisluts.bandcamp.com/track/n10
N10, by Spaghetti Sluts
from the album LES BONUS DU WAZALBUM
spaghettisluts.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
NEW RELEASE

Ace Of Spit (MISSOURI) - "Broadway Babylon" (2025)

Classic Punk-Garage. Sounds like they'd be on a split w The Mullens or Sons of Hercules. Some surfiness and dare I say it, kind of a mature sound.

aceofspit.bandcamp.com/track/broadw...
Broadway Babylon, by Ace of Spit
from the album Ace of Spit II
aceofspit.bandcamp.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
LIVE VIDEO

PCR from South Korea. Dee Dee Ramone haircuts, leather jackets, noisy, shouty vocals...and a violin. That's a lot of things all at once.

youtu.be/EAaObsZq5Vk?...
PCR @pcr________________________ [at] ACS @_a_c_s___ - Euljiro______, Seoul_______.
YouTube video by REP MIDWEST
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
LIVE VIDEO

Big Clown from Memphis live in St. Louis last week. Kind of a Lady-Vocal Garage-Punk, Hardcore, Butt-Rock type of thing.

youtu.be/ZWDp71Hrrlc?...
Big Clown (Full Set) – Live at Mag Bar | Louisville, KY | January 3, 2026
YouTube video by Señor Diablo
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
LIVE VIDEO

Detergent from California. More Hardcore.

youtu.be/iogO8EBRoII?...
Detergent at High Voltage, San Jose 1-3-26
YouTube video by southbayhardcore
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
LIVE VIDEO

Uranium Club from Minnesota. They're either super late-era Weird-Punk or super early-era Egg-Punk. Crazy that they've been a band for over a decade now.

youtu.be/fCGbdEuo7lQ?...
THE MINNEAPOLIS URANIUM CLUB BAND
YouTube video by MCSWEDEN
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM