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Predator – Let’s Invade USA

Cole Faulkner — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:30:01 +0000

I can’t really find much about this band other than being based out of Sweden, but this album is well worth posting anyway. The sound seems to fit somewhere between hardcore and punk, with a bit of a scratchy streetpunk overtone to it. It’s pretty easy to get into, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have much bite. It sounds a little rooted in the 80′s, and has some of those great background solos to keep things moving, and a hit of metal in spirit.

Predator - Let’s Invade USA

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Autonomadic – Gift of the Sun

Cole Faulkner — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:00:28 +0000

This is a real treat. I love this album. And why wouldn’t I? Label quality independent street-punk in the vein of acts like Rancid with a touch of Oi! This is their latest album, and if you enjoy it, the rest of the discography is also available on their website here.

Autonomadic - Gift of the Sun

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Bottle Rocket – Demo + 1

Cole Faulkner — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:15:00 +0000

Don’t be fooled by the fact that this is a demo. The recording quality of this “Demo” is as good as any independently released punk album. Bottle Rocket play an intense, gruff New York city hardcore brand of street punk. It’s right up my alley, and I love it.

Bottle Rocket – Demo + 1

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Beans – Discography

Cole Faulkner — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:59:43 +0000

Streetpunk band “Beans” has always released their albums through Western European label I-Scream Records. But in 2006 the band turned east, releasing “Sundown” through Russian label “Space Rebel Records.” With the label’s practically non-existent distribution, the band left those outside of Russia puzzled as to how to obtain their new album. Thankfully, a few months ago the band suddenly announced that they would internationally release “Sundown” through their website… as a free download.

Heavily influenced by bands like “Operation Ivy,” “Rancid,” and “The Clash,” “Beans” produces fast, upbeat political punk-rock, admirably melding gruff streetpunk vocals with traces of ska guitar. With “Sundown” the band refines their song writing and musicianship without sacrificing streetpunk’s raw energy. In undoubtedly their most polished song ever written, “Radio Silence,” the band opens the album with a monstrous introduction. In only twenty seconds the band’s two lead guitarists build up layers upon layers of instrumentation while a thunderous bass and some particularly well placed drum solos launch into an all out musical assault. “Sundown” is easily Beans’ strongest album to date.

But don’t take my word for it, if you enjoy streetpunk, head over to the band’s myspace (myspace.com/beans) and get the record for yourself.”

Beans – Sundown (2007) 128 KB/s

1. Radio Silence

2. Tomorrow

3. Halos

4. Circular Reasoning

5. When Governments Clash

6. Hey Now What Now

7. My Reaction

8. Answers

9. Bad Plans

10. Only Natural

11. Set Sail

12. Down The Line

13. Sundown

The album can be found at www.myspace.com/beans, and their other 3 albums (and one split) can be found at the following links, also hosted on the band’s personal servers:

Beans – So It Goes 128 KB/s

Beans – C’mon Get It On! 192 KB/s

Beans – Weapons of the Weak 192 KB/s