2024 has certainly been full of surprises so far. What with One The Juggler releasing a fabulous new album in ‘Memoir Days’, now it’s the turn of their bassist, Jerry T Jones, to spoil us with twelve new songs. And it’s no surprise that they are of equal quality, given that he wrote ‘Talking To Ourselves’ and ‘Andy’s Bar’ on ‘Memoir Days’.

The opening song, ‘Only Time Will Tell’ crafts a beautiful tune that tries to remain optimistic in the face of climate disaster. While reminiscing about Bowie’s ‘Five Years’, the sound is more in line with The Kinks, perhaps not surprising given Jerry’s Kinks tribute band, The Konks. But, this is far from being a rip off; his canny use of influences is tempered by his own talent as a songwriter.

‘Demons Fly Away’ has echoes of classic Mott, and Colin Minchin’s solo has touches of Ronno, which is no mean feat. ’20 Years’ describes how songs can touch us and form part of our lives, with a keyboard sound that evokes John Grant. ‘Diamonds In The Rain’ namechecks Major Tom, and again there is a Ronno moment, this time on acoustic guitar, fleeting but classy.

‘Mood Swing/Time Bomb’ is in quirky, Cockney Rebel territory, while ‘Back From Tomorrow’ with its  slick pop stylings and barbed lyrics reminds me of The Dowling Poole. ‘Communal Sun’ starts off like Al Stewart’s ‘Year Of The Cat’, but with a more melancholy storyline. ‘She’s On A Trip’ is a slice of mature, summer pop, so dig out your espadrilles and enjoy. ‘Toy Town’ is a reworking of the One The Juggler song, with added sax, and ‘Sleep Over’ is a nicely woozy slice of gentle psychedelia, from sleep to new beginnings.

‘Second Skin’ almost sounds like it was written for Bowie, the vocal phrasing is such that you can imagine Dame David singing it. It’s a lovely tune. And, suddenly, ‘Just One More Song (Until We Meet Again)’ brings our journey to an end. Much more than the sum of it’s influences, ‘Back From Tomorrow’ is the culmination of a life devoted to music and songwriting that deserves your attention.

Author: Martin Chamarette

Millie Manders & The Shut Up have been around for a while in one guise or another and my first encounter of her was when she jumped on stage with The Barstool Preachers to sing a duet with Tom as a stand-in for Amiee Interupter and I admired the young ladies powerful performance and equally powerful vocal. Well as the months and years unfold Millie Manders & The Shut Up are on album number two and have truly found their niche and position that they are comfortable in. They deliver a life-affirming alternative mash-up of Ska, punk, rock and a pop sensibility that bands often miss when pressing their message by trying to be something their not but no sir Millie Manders do things on their own terms and do it very fucking well.

From the opening salvo of ‘Angry Side’ the horns toot and the feet can’t stand still. That momentum continues with ‘Shut Your Mouth’ as the weeks and fills tick away over a funky bass line whilst Millie does her thing with ao confidence through a strong melody. The song meanders and twists n contours to its conclusion and already I’m sold. This promises to be a real contender come the end of the year with strong song after strong song. ‘Me Too’ opens with a crisp riff before it bubbles under the vocals and lyrics before breaking out on the chorus. Stirring stuff. The band cuts lose those punk n ska chains on ‘Fun Sponge’ Millie Manders & The Shut Up on the surface are having it large but there is a serious side but they deliver it without coming across as sanctimonious or preachy, these are subjects they hold close to their identity and I guess so will the listener or anyone with a moral fibre running through their soul. Me Too” tackles sexism and body autonomy, while “Threadbare” tackles poverty. “Can I Get Off?” has a conversation on the dividing topics of the minute such as the war in Palestine and the rise of the far-right, MM&TSU confront these difficult subjects and I admire them for that.

‘R.I.P.’ is an excellent vocal from Millie. The other thing I take from this album is that it is not all smash, crash and burn or fist-pounding there are as many quieter moments where the band’s musicianship comes into play such as ‘Halloween’ The run-in is as strong as the opening introduction and a triumph it is closing with the punchy ‘Pressure’.

Pressure?, What pressure Millie Manders & The Shutup have delivered a proper album that ebbs and flows and is bursting with tunes of substance and humility. Buy It – you won’t regret it.

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Author: Dom Daley

Reanimated South Wales lowslung rock ‘n’ rollers SISTER MORPHINE follow up last year’s fifteen-track debut album, ‘Ghosts of Heartbreak City’, with an all-new double B-side single, ‘Werewolves of Suburbia’/’I’m Up For Letting You Down’, released on streaming platforms and limited edition white vinyl seven-inch via Big Egg Records on September 6th, 2024.

Written in 2024 and recorded over the Summer at RedRock Studios with Lyndon Price once again at the controls, these two new songs up the ante of the band’s signature sound: punk ‘n’ roll with killer hooks. ‘Werewolves of Suburbia’ is a dark, metaphorical calling-out of pathetic men who still treat women as pieces of meat, while ‘I’m Up For Letting You Down’, which has one creeper in the Seventies and the other in a Scandinavian rehearsal space, is an ode to those people who stick by you when you’re at your worst. Sure to be live favourites, both songs will make their debuts on a Sister Morphine setlist when the band play at the HRH Sleaze VII festival at Leicester’s O2 Academy on Sunday, September 8th.

The single will be available as a limited edition white vinyl seven-inch – one of the first releases from the Big Egg Vinyl Club – with cover artwork exclusive to this physical format. This will be Sister Morphine’s first-ever vinyl release.

Catch Sister Morphine live at: HRH Sleaze VII – Leicester O2 Academy – September 8th

The Pit – Newport – October 11th (with Deathtraps & Arizona Law)

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Two years after the classic ‘Ride The Wild Night’, John Reis is back with nine, spanking new tunes. The man we used to call Speedo in the mighty RFTC changes his moniker with every release, but the quality of the songs never drops. His pedigree is beyond question, and lead single ‘Ketchup, Mustard And Relish’ is an instant ear worm which would be right at home next to ‘When In Rome’.

Album opener ‘How Are You Peeling?’ owes more to early RFTC, with its off-kilter rhythm, and it has that magic that draws you in. ‘Harbor Freight’ is a straight ahead rocker that you will want to play on repeat, while ‘Teen Hate’ is like the very best Ramones songs, with a bittersweet edge and a Fab Four ending. ‘Privacy’ rattles along before ‘Lost In Bermondsey’ claims its place as one of John’s best tunes.

‘Shock And Awe’ is a groover that Jim Jones would surely approve of, that begs to be played live. Righteous stuff, indeed. ‘Don’t Wait’ is a lesson in how to craft a canny pop song, complete with “woah, woah” refrain, and ‘Beware The Halo’ brings the album to an end in style, if all too soon.

Short and sweet, with no filler. The only downside being that, with no CD available, it’s an expensive purchase from the USA, what with postage fees being increasingly hefty now. That said, this is a fitting follow up to ‘Ride The Wild Night’ that you can listen to online now before deciding whether to increase your vinyl collection.

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Author: Martin Chamarette

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The band Dangereens came to my attention back in 2021 with their mighty fine debut long player ‘Tough Luck’. “Hanoi Rocks meets The Georgia Satellites jamming in a smoky bar with The Rolling Stones” is how I described the debut long player from this Montreal based 5 piece. And I’m happy to report that with the surprise release of their sophomore album ‘Chic’, not much has changed in the Dangereens camp.

With the cool swagger of the Stones, the trashiness of The Dolls and the countrified twang of Tom Petty, Hugo Chartrand and his band return with a 13-track sophomore album that warms to the soul from the first digital drop of the needle. 

It all kicks off with ‘Fly By Nighter’, a 70’s glam rock stomp of an opener, with sleazy Faster Pussycat style low slung riffs, sneering vocalisin’ courtesy of main man Hugo Chartrand, and there’s even some cowbell thrown in for good measure.

The country twang of ‘Death On Two Wheels’ is a welcome addition and builds nicely, Tom Petty meets The Stones for the win. Three tracks in and ‘Kingdom Of White Lies’ shows singer and main songwriter Hugo’s knack for a catchy tune. A 50’s rock n’ roll feel to this with boogie-woogie piano stabs.

I mean, I’m pretty much sold already, The Dangereens didn’t have much to prove in my eyes (or ears) and they are holding up to the word ‘sophomore’ so far. The band take a deep breath and take things down with ‘Walk On Water, a laid-back tune that evokes ‘Black and Blue’ era Stones, as twin guitars fight for low down licks over a lazy but tight-ass rhythm section. In a similar vein, ‘Any Day Now’ sounds like it coulda come from the Ju Ju Hounds album sessions, did they give Izzy or Rick Richard’s a call for this one, I wonder?

The band records in analogue with minimal takes and there’s a lot to be said for that approach to recording a rock n’ roll record. ‘Chic’ just sounds like a classic 70’s record before you’ve even hit side 2. 

Talking of side 2, we’ll let the music do the talking, but a special mention goes out to the fantastic ‘Chlorine’ in all its boogie-woogie, glam glory and what a killer bass line! They don’t make ’em like anymore. That my friends is a strong tune with an overly catchy chorus. 

Elsewhere, with handclaps, twin guitars and a definite glam stomp, ‘Friday Night’ outdoes Tuk Smith in the T Rex meets Thin Lizzy meets Bryan Adams groover stakes. The title ‘Hallelujah’ suggests a rousing chorus to sing from the rooftops and Hugo and the boys deliver in spades.

13 tracks in 40 minutes leaves enough space on one side of a C90 to squeeze on a couple of tracks from their debut EP for good measure if anyone still does that sorta thing. 

Good times don’t go out of style and Dangereens have plenty to go around. I’ll give you one piece of advice, if you have even a smattering of interest in this band, head over to Alien Snatch Records Bandcamp page and order this bad boy on old school vinyl before it sells out, tell them RPM sent ya and we demand a UK Tour quick sharpish. ‘Chic’ could be my favourite album of the year and is certainly essential listening.

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Author: Ben Hughes

Today, Dinosaur Jr. announce a 15th anniversary expanded reissue of their seminal second post-reunion album, Farm, originally released in 2009 to widespread critical acclaim. The limited lime-coloured vinyl reissue is released Aug 16th via the band’s long-term home of Jagjaguwar. Pre-orders are open now, here: https://dinosaur-jr.lnk.to/Farm-15th-Anniversary

This expanded deluxe edition of Farm features four songs never pressed to vinyl and never given worldwide release: ‘Houses‘, ‘Whenever You’re Ready‘ (The Zombies Cover), ‘Creepies‘ (Instrumental), and ‘Show‘. ‘Whenever You’re Ready’, a cover of classic pop-rockers The Zombies, is impossibly good for a hidden gem; Murph stomps in with a sledgehammer to the kit, J and Lou layer low-end and fuzz like two halves of one brain, and right when things feel biggest, airy and colossal, there’s J with a lightning bolt of a guitar solo. Pure electricity and melody like only he can make.

To celebrate the reissue’s announcement, you can stream ‘Whenever You’re Ready’ here: https://dinosaur-jr.lnk.to/Whenever-Youre-Ready

When Dinosaur Jr. reunited, more than 20 years after their formation and legendary dissolution, the worry was that these guys were just flogging the back catalog, taking the old show on the road as a marketing gimmick. But the 2007 release of Beyond gave a hearty Marshall-driven “F**K YOU!” answer to those inquiring ears. Restoring the sound established by the unassailable hat-trick gambit of their first three albums – DinosaurYou’re Living All Over Me, and Bug – Beyond continued the band’s march into rock greatness by making old ears smile and new ears bleed afresh.
 
And then came Farm, the 9th full length record by the original line-up: J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph. If Beyond was Dinosaur Jr.’s return to form, Farm is proof that Dinosaur Jr. could (and still do, to this day!) deliver timeless, exhilarating rock music.   Farm encompasses Dinosaur Jr.’s signature palette: soaring and distorted guitar, unshakable hooks, honey-rich melodies.  At times wholly 70’s guitar-epic, at times perfect for sitting by a babbling brook with Joni and Neil, these songs get into your head and stay there, bouncing happily around. The ear-catching ‘Plans‘ is nearly seven minutes of classic whipped-topping rock dessert, while ‘I Don’t Wanna Go There‘ is a meat-and-potatoes main dish, mixing unapologetic lead guitar with straight-ahead delivery a la James Gang or Humble Pie.

Recorded in J Mascis’ Bisquiteen studio in Amherst, Massachusetts, Farm was produced by Mascis himself, and delivers the singular, unique energy of one of America’s greatest living rock bands.

For more information, please visit www.dinosaurjr.com

Episode 35 sees banger after banger from all corners of the Rock n ROll world ripping out of the speakers – so turn it up peeps and get down to the likes of openers Thr Drips who kick things off with the opening track of their album ‘Broken’.

After playing the A side last week it seems only fair to play the catchy ‘You Got Me Hummin’ from the wonderful Head Hunters. you need to get over to Bandcamp and pick this up before they’re all gone.

Quickly followed by a track off Californian punks Bloodstains who are singing about ‘Public Hangings’. This four-piece include Brothers David and Nick Espinoza. you should check em out.

Coming thick and fast we bring you a song off the brand new His Lordship live album ‘Live At The Lexington’ and it’s the opening track ‘I Live In The City’ turn it up and play it loud and look forward to their next jaunt around the country but until then this will do very nicely thank you very much. They very much take a traditional approach to Loud 50 and 60s rock n roll and turn it up and kick out the jams I’m sure JErry Lee and Little Richard would be down with these cats.

One of my favourite power pop bands over the last decade has to be Wyldlife and its great to have new music from them in 2024 so after last week’s track it would be rude to not play ‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’ and it’s an instantly satisfying rocker.

One of the best exports over the last 30 years from the UK has to be the mighty Dogs D’Amour and this new box set that’s on the horizon from Cherry Red Records that pulls together the bands entire China catalogue including B-sides and live tracks its eight discs of ragged Rock n Roll. I love this version of ‘I Don’t Want You To Go’ the band were peerless and have a catalogue of albums and singles that were a head and shoulders from Tylas unmistakable husky poetic lyrics and vocals to Jo Dogs distinct style and licks that elevated each and every track perfectly and when Jo left Darrell did a sterling job right through to Steves punchy Bass lines and excellent backing vocals to Bams flamboyant style that pulled it all together. It’s a magnificent song from a magnificent band that should have been absolutely huge.

Next on the playlist is a project from Chain Whip frontman Pack Rat who release the album on Drunken Sailor Records in a couple of weeks this is another fantastic slice of Power Poppin Punk rock. ‘Sleepless’ is the song played and I’m excited to hear the rest of the album. The artwork is magnificent and at Drunken Sailor Prices you’d be mad to pass this by.

Following that new song is a classic live cut from the Bob Mould compendium of solo or post Husker Du work that came out over several awesome box sets and this is a live cut from Distortion Live ‘New Day Rising’.

UK Subs have a new EP out with Dead Boys the EP is called ‘Carnaby Street’ and the track played is a cover of the Stones classic ‘Paint It Black’. Another new album on the way in August and some UK tour action is none other than Swami John Reis and his latest project Swami & The Bed Of Nails so its a no brainer we were going to play one of the new songs entitled ‘Privacy’.

Its no coincidence that Chain Whip feature this week as well seeing as Pack Rat is on the way and Chain Whip just put out their new album and to be fair Patrick McEachnie is on fire as ‘Call Of The Knife’ smashes out of your speakers. I delved back a decade next and played a track from the eclectic Brandy Row & The Troubadours who play the fantastic Thunders esk ‘Dirty Street’ Not enough music came from the former Gaggers guitar slinger but we live in hope.

Sonny Vincent has been around the block and back again with a wonderful catalogue from his Testors days through his solo releases and the collaboration called The Limit released also on Svart Records. The track is lifted from his last studio album ‘Snake Pit Therapy‘ and this is ‘Messed Up In Blue’. It seems right to play a track from someone who came out of the same scene as Sonny – none other than the legend Stiv Bator with ‘Circumstantial Evidence’ taken from his LA sessions.

As we head into the home straight how about some classic London power pop punk rock from Los Pepes who never ever let you down with their bright and breezy take of melodic buzzsaw punk rock. They’ve released an impressive catalogue and here’s ‘Still Belong To Me’.

As we head into the past three songs its our first band from Austria in the shape of Tours with their new single ‘Language School’ injecting yet more power pop goodness into proceedings.

Smokers is another new band with a new track called ‘Irish Tenor’ These Oakland punks released their debut LP, The Rat That Gnawed the Ropeand is a really excellent album that we’ll review over the next week. Finally, we reach the end with a cut from the brand new Torme box set released by Cherry Red Records it features predominantly the Phil Lewis era of his work with Back To Babylon and Die Pretty and the live Bootleg album which we’ve got the track ‘Star’ to play out Episode 35 and I hope another show where we’ve brought you a whole bunch of top tunes. Let us know what else we should be playing or what you want to hear. Like – Share and Follow

In 1979, two school kids all hopped-up on punk-rock started their own group in their hometown of Hawthorne, Los Angeles (birthplace of the Beach Boys) and soon found themselves opening shows for notorious scene pioneers Black Flag. Jeff McDonald was fifteen, and his brother Steven McDonald was only eleven still an amazing story to this day maybe even more so today imagine an Eleven year old pulling his face off his phone to learn an instrument and go play a punk roc show.

Redd Kross’s forty-fifth birthday― an important anniversary for any group whose heart pulses at 45RPM―and the brothers celebrate the event with a veritable multimedia extravaganza. There’s a memoir, Now You’re One Of Us, due in November, with author Dan Epstein telling the group’s story in the McDonalds’ unmistakable (and occasionally contrary) voices. A brilliant rockumentary, ‘Born Innocent’, directed by Andrew Reich, will premiere later in the year. Most exciting of all, this new album―an eponymous double-album, no less, is packed with eighteen of their sharpest, most addictive songs thus far. The album is of course smattered with their now trade mark dayglo widescreen power chords, huge choruses with more layers than puff pastry rolls and tunes that will take up residency in your skull for weeks. Redd Kross are in the house ladies and gentlemen and thank fuck for that.

The record – oh didn’t I mention it’s a double LP? well, it is. Begins with one of the songs that was leaked out a few weeks ago with its gentle acoustic intro and those layered vocals I alluded to earlier then – Bang! we’re in the fuzzed-up Bass is leading the charge.

I don’t want a long drawn-out review I’ll just give a brief airbrushed overview and let you rush out and get your own copy. Hell, click the link and get the record it even comes with a download so you can get an instant hit.

‘Stunt Queen’ goes a little more aggressively which is nice before we head back into the gentler more melodic ‘The Main Attraction’. The album is a smidgeon under the hour mark which is nice and the ebb and flow is obvious from the off as ‘Cancion Enojada’ is louder whereas ‘Good Times Properganda Band’ is again more gentle with its psychedelic intro with the bass holding down the groove baby whilst the melody is classic Kross.

The album sounds like a slice of unabashed joy, really upbeat and packed with excitement. The middle of the record gets to the heart of the matter with ‘Terrible Band’ and ‘Stuff’ having its jangly moments and thick with melodies before ‘Too Good To Be True’ races off with my mind hitting on that dirty throbbing bassline before the guitar licks are choked out of the speakers, fantastic stuff.

There seems to be plenty of Ringo’s drum licks recycled here to great effect. ‘The Witches Stand’ is that a power ballad I hear? one of those late-night songs telling stories and catching everyone’s attention. Two albums worth of material wrapped into the one release is more than Redd Kross fans could have wished for and not for a second does it disappoint. There’s even time for a foot on the monitor rocker in the shape of ‘Lay Down And Die’ which is nice. All things considered, it’s a magical album with twists and turns and the vital Redd Kross non-negotiables included, we even have the sitar fused alt-rock of ‘Emanuelle Insane’ before the record is closed off with the fantastic first single off the record ‘Born Innocent’ now when is the film out again? and when can we get those UK tour dates put out again and the sooner the better please gents. Another must-own record courtesy of Redd Kross.

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Author: Dom Daley

DEALING WITH DAMAGE RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE ‘HEAD FULL OF FEEDBACK’

UK TOUR WITH MIDWAY STILL STARTS JULY 9th

Following the release of their second album ‘Use The Daylight’ in early 2023 and a raft of gigs with the likes of Girls Against Boys, Soulside, Moving Targets, Messthetics, Diaz Brothers, Danger!Man, Ruts DC amongst many others, London post-punk band Dealing With Damage are set to return afresh in 2024 with new music. Having spent the last few months working up new songs, and a new bass player in Owen Cox, Dealing With Damage are ready to release the first finished track from these sessions in new single ‘Head Full Of Feedback.

Recorded once again at Perry Vale Studios with the legend that is Pat Collier, then mixed at The Mix Dungeon by long-term collaborator Roop Coulson and mastered by Paul Yeadon, ‘Head Full of Feedback’ is dripping in melody, noise and propulsive drums and bass, clattering and swirling as it oozes out of your speakers directly into your head.

“It’s a somewhat elaborate thank you note to my daughter for chipping away over the past 5 years at my previous refusal to listen to Sonic Youth,” explains vocalist and guitarist Ed Wenn. “I had seen them a couple of times in the 80s and didn’t like what I saw or heard, so consigned them to the ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ pile. A couple of years ago I investigated the music that I heard coming out of her room and discovered that these off-kilter, twisted, intelligent, sometimes downright beautiful pop nuggets were from none other than Sonic Youth.

“As for the song itself, it was nice to write a story song about something light-hearted for a change. A lot of DWD lyrics walk along the serious side of the street, so it was great fun to write about art, music and memories of the 1980s when life was full possibilities and we had more than 3 weeks left to save the planet. We made full use of our new bass player, Owen’s playing style to come up with a solid bass/drums platform and built everything up from there. It’s an evolution of the DWD sound and I think reflects a growing confidence in our ability to spread our wings after the positive feedback (pun intended!) that the experimentation of the second album, “Use The Daylight” received in the press and from audiences.”

Following the new single release, Dealing With Damage will head out on a UK tour with friends Midway Still that starts July 9th in Sheffield. The band are working on new material for further releases throughout the year. Watch this space.

Catch Dealing With Damage on tour with Midway Still in July at the following dates:

July 9     Sheffield, Record Junkee

July 10   Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge

July 11   Portsmouth, The Edge Of The Wedge

July 12   London, The Hope & Anchor

July 13   Brighton, Prince Albert

July 14   Southampton, The Hobbit (*headline gig)

Tickets onsale at skiddle.com

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This Week I’m joined in the Pumphouse by Chris ‘Not Too Posh To Mosh’ Davies as Hotshot is on annual leave and we bring you some of the best releases around as well as a host of old classics from the RPM Online vault.

We begin with a record we reviewed on its 10th Anniversary as LA Drugz take us to the ‘Outside Place’ before we drop one of the new songs of the brand new album from Dion Lunadon that we reviewed last week as ‘Memory Burn’ is out soon on Beast Records and will be well worth the wait for fuzzed up garage rockers everywhere.

Blackwater popped into my head recently as one of those bands who promised so much but kinda faded off the radar and then the next thing you know they’ve called it a day so we bring you their finest track in ‘Moon On A Stick’. The Mighty Chuck Norris Experiment have a brand new album out and it features a cover of Zodiac Mindwarps ‘Prime Mover’ which we feature for your listening pleasure. Check out the review and head over to their Bandcamp page or the excellent Ghost Highway Records who have a veritable feast of records you need to own as do the American partners in this release over at Savage Magic Records. .

With a double damage headline tour set for next week Suede and the Manics are up next with a track each one being their most recent single and the Manics featured with their debut ‘Suicide Alley’ taking us down memory lane with a choice cut. We head further down the wormhole with a track from the mighty Tin Machine and their song ‘Under The God’.

One artist we miss at RPM Online is the constant presence of Jesse Malin and his UK tours but since he had his illness and his spinal Stroke diagnosis he’s obviously been putting his health first and rightly so. RPM Online sends Jesse all the PMA we can muster and are delighted to feature a track off his new Wicked Cool Records Album and its a stunning rip through ‘State Of The Art’, Hit up the link in his name and check out the review and get involved we need Jesse fighting fit and back doing what he was born to do. Maybe next week we’ll feature his version of the Bad Brains classic ‘I And I Survive’ featuring his good pal HR and its a stunning version.

We head down under for some C.O.F.F.I.N. and a cut off their amazing new album and this time its the epic ‘Fast Love’. A stunning song from a stunning album that’s still as fresh as the day it was released. Ruts DC have recorded volume three of their Elecra Acoustic albums and this one is equally as strong as the first two and this one also has a new track but we’ve chosen the awesome ‘Dope For Guns’ like you’ve never heard it before. We were super excited to get news that one of our favourite Noo Yawk bands has a new single recorded and we were lucky enough to be able to bring you the lead track ‘Fast Dreams’ a song that will be a real rush for fans of the band as they deliver their punked up power pop and do it like only Wyldlife can. Welcome back guys we’ve missed you and we look forward to the new album. No Pressure.

This summer has already seen some awesome touring festivals and Spain were treated to a set from Canada’s finest The Black Halos so it would be rude for us not to feature them with a track from their Bandcamp release of Demos and F.F.T.S. is a banger so it fitted right in with this week’s awesome line up. Wish we could have been at that festival with those guys Demolition 23 and Scott ‘Deluxe’ Drake Man, it would have been a blast.

South Wales’s finest and one of The RPM Online Its A Revolution team has only gone and recorded a brand new bunch of songs to make up their debut record. The Shunkos made us hungry with the first song off the album ‘Chippy Tea’ in all its battered glory. Keeping it in the UK it’s time to squeeze in Yobs and their dirty sleazy garage banger ‘Shitty Eye’ you could do a lot worse than check out these masked marauders and their fuzzed-up fucked up garage punk.

The Penultimate track is courtesy of the Japanese CD from Endorphiends featuring Damian Cullen and a couple of Kill City Dragons. Who knows why this album popped into my head but I’m glad it did and ‘Supersonic’ still sounds fantastic. Leaving just one track left to play and this week Chris lets of some steam with a short sharp blast of Noo Yawk Hardocre in the shape of the mighty Bloodclot with the pure Fire ‘Fire’. Until Next week keep it RPM Online – Turn it up and Horns Up! Follow (and don’t miss an episode)-Subscribe (keep updated)-Share(it would be selfish not to get these awesome songs and bands into as many ears as humanly possible. Its a jungle out there but it needs a soundtrack and we can provide it.