For the past seven years, Spanish Love Songs have made a reputation for themselves across their previous three albums for creating some of the most emotionally powerful music, a feat that, with the release of their fourth album No Joy (Pure Noise Records), the punk quintet achieved yet again.
The very nature of Simple Plan’s hotly anticipated sixth record, Harder Than It Looks (Self-Released) is actually doubly prophetic. The French-Canadian fourpiece have kept it rather simple indeed since they hit it big with ‘I’d Do Anything’ way back in 2002. Not known as a hugely poetic or introspective lyrical band, the pop punkers instead let the music do the talking in all its springy, bobby greatness. That’s not to say the means by which to achieve this is easy, hence the album title. Continue reading
Prolific indie punks Church Girls have come straight out of the clubs and house parties in Philadelphia, and right into your earpiece. On the heels of last years’ EP Home, the band is releasing another new EP in a few weeks. Cycles releases January 25th via Chatterbot Records, was produced by Scott Solter (The Mountain Goats, Okkervil River, Superchunk) and promises to bring a more fierce and personal tone to their music than ever before. Ghost Cult is proud to share their new single today, ‘Dry Out’, which we really dig. You will too! Continue reading