Roger Harvey – “Two Coyotes”

Check out the killer jams on this week’s RECORD OF THE WEEK blog!

“Two Coyotes” finds Pittsburgh, PA native ROGER HARVEY looking beyond the blinding flash of all that seems to glitter and reconnects with the roots of song, reminiscent of a time when music was more folk tradition than commodity. The result is a conversation between the warm acoustic nature of country and the deliberate twang and richness of rock and roll, with a deeply emotive message and timeless delivery. Available OCTOBER 13th on renowned NJ punk label CHUNKSAAH RECORDS, Harvey’s new full-length shows off some beautiful configurations like the 12″ ‘Gold’ with ‘Black’ splatter or the ‘Olive Green’ and ‘Gold’ AsideBside with ‘Swamp Green’ and ‘Kelly Green’ splatter. Grab one from CHUNKSAAH online or from ROGER on tour!



BAND NAME: Roger Harvey
LABEL NAME: Chunksaah

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Formed in 2012 and based in Las Vegas, SQUIDHAT RECORDS is an artist friendly, independent record label created to help talented, interesting, creative and passionate artists record and promote their music, develop their brand and image, and increase their exposure to a larger audience. Whatever your world view it’s hard to argue that the current state of the world has made punk rock interesting again. SQUIDHAT put out an open call to all bands, worldwide, asking for submissions for a compilation of anti … well, anything. Anti-Trump, anti-government, anti-wall, anti-racism, anti-war, anti -gluten … it was their call. The response was overwhelming and the result is this 20 track compilation of great bands with something to say. Hit up SQUIDHAT for your copy of “The World Is Watching”…

BAND NAME: V/A
ALBUM TITLE: The World Is Watching
LABEL NAME: SquidHat Records

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Chicago band, TUB RING, formed in 1992, and spent the next roughly 20 years touring the world and growing their following. After 5 albums, following the tour for 2010’s “Secret Handshakes,” the band went on hiatus. However, 2017 saw the return of TUB RING with a “Best Of” double vinyl set. This limited edition set won’t last long!



BAND NAME: Tub Ring (Facebook / Webstore)

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“Who doesn’t love cover songs?” The aptly named ‘Covers’ album features SURFER BLOOD covering some wildly disparate artists like Outkast, Pavement, Cream, Mudhoney, Modern English, and of course Polaris (aka, the theme-song from The Adventures of Pete & Pete). This one time pressing is limited to 1000 foil-numbered copies on ‘Beer’ vinyl with ‘Black’ splatter. This release is not available via record stores. The only way to get your hands on this bad boy is to order from JNR, or catch the band on tour.”



BAND NAME: Surfer Blood (Facebook / Instagram)
LABEL NAME: Joyful Noise Recordings (Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter)

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IRON CHIC is back! Following the very untimely passing of their founding guitarist, Rob McAllister, “You Can’t Stay Here” addresses the same big questions that have plagued the Long Island punk group from their outset: anxiety, depression, relationships, substance abuse, mortality, life, death, what it all means, why we’re forced to experience them. But this album is punctured with grief and devastation; while these are all familiar concepts, they’re relayed with an added desperation, and the claustrophobic, inescapable reality of them. There’s no punchline, no immediate silver-lining. About to head out on tour with Propagandhi, go check them out or if you can’t, make your way to SIDEONEDUMMY to order up a copy!



BAND NAME: Iron Chic (Website / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter)
LABEL NAME: SideOneDummy Records

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Since emerging in 2003, Southern California’s Stick To Your Guns have merged socially conscious and outspoken lyricism with hardcore energy and hammering metallic force. They took a bold step in a new direction on their sixth full-length album, “True View” by expanding their grasp of melody, amplifying the haunting clean vocals, and incorporating actual phone conversations to thread together a narrative of self-realization. PURE NOISE RECORDS has you covered, although who knows if they still have any of those outrageous splattered ‘Black’ and ‘Bone’ ASideBside versions left…



BAND NAME: Stick To Your Guns (Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram)
LABEL NAME: Pure Noise Records

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“Live at Shea Stadium” is a celebration of Brooklyn’s beloved DIY space, Shea Stadium which was forced to shut it’s doors back in April. EXPLODING IN SOUND is raising money to help them relocate. It’s been like a home for the EIS bands since the label began in 2011, with almost every single artist having played there at least once. All the audio for the record was captured at Shea Stadium and mixed and mastered beyond what is available in their online archives. This benefit comp includes the likes of PILE, OVLOV, SPEEDY ORTIZ, PORCHES, LVL UP, BAKED, WASHER, STOVE, BIG UPS, FLAGLAND, FAT HISTORY MONTH, PALEHOUND, BUENO, AND KRILL. DO your part and head over to EXPLODING IN SOUND!!!



BAND NAME: V/A
ALBUM TITLE: EIS: Live at Shea Stadium
LABEL NAME: Exploding In Sound Records
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Next Time Neighborinos!