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• MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aca5718f-4f49-4439-b8f6-209db3f11757
• Official homepage: https://frank-turner.com/

Pyrex - Neptune

Excited for RA!D to open for Pyrex, along with Alement, on Friday in Allentown, PA.

Absolutely check out Pyrex. Great punk rock band.

https://youtu.be/h3bW8Dr1EKU?feature=shared

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#punk #punkrock #music #musodon #livemusic #pyrex #alement #raid #crust #crustpunk

Walk around in circles, walk around in circles...

Songwhip: Chevelle - Still Running

On February 7, 2024, Mojo Nixon died of a heart attack in his sleep aboard the Outlaw Country Cruise, an annual cruise sponsored by SiriusXM. Mojo had been a longtime DJ on the channel and a longtime champion of outlaw country. He had played his final show the night before and by all accounts, it was your average Mojo show- wild, raucous and totally in character for how he carried on throughout his long career. It was a shock to those who followed him on social media and still listened to his music. Just wanted to take some space to talk about the man and his legacy.

R.I.P. Mojo. You were bodacious and will be missed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojo_Nixon

from the album The Grand Rapids EP

Spooky

℗ 1992 4AD Ltd

Released on: 1992-01-27

Associated Performer: Emma Anderson
Associated Performer: Miki Berenyi
Associated Performer: Chris Acland
Associated Performer: Steve Rippon
Music Publisher: BMG Rights Management
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Domino Publishing
Music Publisher: BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company.
Composer Lyricist: Emma Anderson
Composer Lyricist: Miki Berenyi

One of my favourite ever albums, never fails to get some rage out of the system

bandcamp album link

Only had to wait 8 years 🤩

Hey friends from Alternative Nation, We released our first "real" single today and I would like to share it with you. Not sure if promoting is allowed and am deeply sorry if not.

If you guys have any feedback regarding the song, I would love to hear it.

Thank you for your time and ears xD

Little text just in case:

We are a "hobbyist" alternative band from southern germany. ( I play drums and am responsible for most backup vocals and writing the lyrics).

This song is about the struggle of not belonging, the senselessness of it all and false hopes.

We mostly try to convey a spirit of hope in our music with a dark twist.

I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks again!

New album from Austin, Texas slowcore duo Hovvdy. I love these guys. They're like comfort food for me.

• MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2956edbc-650f-4d23-b547-43722738bc93

GreenWing is a Heavy Indie band that features singalong hooks & driving rhythms - https://linktr.ee/greenwingmusic

Featured in the magazine North Sask Music Zine

Update June 10, 2024:

I recorded a full sample of the song on the radio station CHYZ 94.3 - The college radio of Université de Laval, located in Laval, Québec, Canada. The lyrics aren't anywhere online except in this post and on watzatsong .

Here is the ~~sample of the song~~ Link removed in favor of the Youtube link: Sarajevo & moi - PILLS

• I messaged the radio station on Facebook but they couldn't help me
• A friend of mine posted a request for help to watzatsong
• Here are the full lyrics to the song - as far as I can discern

Let me meditate on this

You say that we can learn the art of letting go

The pure eternal bliss in lessons left unlearned

In everlasting afterglow

I'll flick on the switch, my mind could just shut off

I'll flick on the switch, my mind could just shut off

and with a simple prayer, the thoughts would go away

I'll flick on the switch, my mind will shut off

Drifting to the abyss

Longing to be taken beneath the undertow

Something goes amiss

My broken soul will yearn for that feeling forever

(backing)

Dream the night away till the darkness goes away (x4)

I'll let you meditate on this

I know that I could learn the art of letting go

I'll flick on the switch, my mind could just shut off

I'll flick on the switch, my mind could just shut off

and with a word from you, the pain will go away

Hopefully you'll flick on the switch, my mind will shut off

(backing)

Dream the night away till the darkness goes away (x2)

I'll flick on the switch, my mind will just shut off

I'll flick on the switch, my mind will just shut off

and with a single kiss, the pain will go away

I'll flick on the switch, my mind will shut off

(backing)

Dream the night away till the darkness goes away (x2)

My mind will shut off

Hi Alternative Nation, it's been a while. Here's my latest Japanese Shoegaze discovery via Testcard Records (who are worth checking out). I know zero about this band!

R.I.P. Alex.

I got the Clichés LP as part of record store day today so I'm sharing this cover of a Ray Charles song.

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Deezer

I'm not 100% sure about the genre as I can't tell just from listening and the band is too small to find someone else talking about it but I think this is alternative/indie

The song kind of popped into my head for some reason.