Cincinnati’s power pop-punk trio The Dopamines have leaked yet another new song from their new sophomore album, “Expect The Worst”. Thepunksite.com is currently hosting a stream for the song “Dick Simmons”. Head over here to check it out.

“Expect The Worst” will be released on June 29th on LP and digital download via Paper + Plastick. The label is offering an early preorder package deal that includes the LP, CD, Koosie and Digital Download for $12. Head over to the label’s online store to check it out.

The album was recorded this past November with Roger Lima (Less Than Jake/Rehasher) and Matt Yonker (Teen Idols/The Queers) at Roger’s Moat House Studios and mixed by Stephen Egerton (Descendents/ALL).

The band previously leaked three other tracks from “Expect The Worst”. You can check out a stream of “Public Domain” over at paperandplastick.com and “You’d Make A Good Horsecop” on the band’s MySpace page and “It Couldn’t Really Be Any Other”, over at Dyingscene.com.

The band is currently booking a month-long tour of the U.S. in July and August. Expect confirmed dates to be announced soon. Until then, they are playing a few shows including Insubordination Fest and Dillinger Four’s 7th annual D4’th of July party. You can click “more” below for the list!
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Indierockreviews.com has launched a stream of the song “Flood Waters” from the upcoming album from Bloomington, IN’s Defiance, Ohio. You can click here to check it out.

The album, entitled Midwestern Minutes, will be released on LP/CD via No Idea Records on July 6th 2010. The label recently posted a stream of the track “Hairpool” from Midwestern Minutes. Head over to the band’s No Idea Records profile page to hear the track.

Midwestern Minutes was recorded this past March & April by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording Studio in the band’s hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. Bridavsky also produced the band’s critically acclaimed previous album The Fear, The Fear, The Fear, released by No Idea in late 2007.

The band will be embarking on an extensive US tour starting June 11th.

Defiance, Ohio have released three previous albums: Share What Ya Got, The Great Depression, and The Fear, The Fear, The Fear. All can be ordered through No Idea Records.

You can click on “more” to see the tour dates!
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Gainesville’s Coffee Project has leaked a stream of their song “I Will Run,” from their upcoming Paper + Plastick album “Moved On.” You can head over to IndieRockReviews.com to hear the song.

Coffee Project is the brainchild of good friends Buddy Shaub (Less Than Jake) and Jake Crown (Rehasher). “Moved On” was self-produced in Shaub’s home studio with guest appearances from Kim Helm (Whiskey & Co.), Jon Gaunt (Chuck Ragan’s fiddle man), and Michael Claytor (Umoja Orchestra).

The band previously leaked a couple other tracks from the album. You can find a stream of “This Is Me Getting Over You In Two Chords Or Less” over at ReaxMusic.com and “Easy Does It” on the band’s MySpace page.

In May, Coffee Project will embark on a tour to support the release of “Moved On” with labelmates Blacklist Royals and Greenland Is Melting. You can click “more” below for the dates!
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No Idea Records has announced the details for the new studio album from Defiance, Ohio. The album is titled “Midwestern Minutes” and was recorded this past March and April by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording Studio in the band’s hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. Bridavsky also produced the band’s critically acclaimed previous album “The Fear, The Fear, The Fear,” released by No Idea Records in late 2007.

The 11-song album will be released on LP/CD via No Idea Records on July 6th 2010.

You can check out an early leak of the track “Hairpool” on the band’s No Idea Records profile page.

The band is currently booking an extensive US tour starting in June. Dates will be announced shortly.

Bassist/vocalist Ryan Woods offered a brief communiqué from the studio:

“I’m not sure what it will turn out like, but I do feel it is a bit of a change. I think we were a lot more careful in arranging the songs, for example, a lot more thought-out harmonies, some songs have lots of strings, some none at all. There is a lot more use of the piano, a Wurlitzer, and a return of the upright bass on some songs. A couple of the songs are quite theatrical in content and orchestrated musically. In contrast, I think a couple songs are also more “punk” sounding than the last record. We are very excited! I feel like we really worked as a group to make the songs and I think it will be a really good representation of where we are as a band now, for better or for worse.”

Defiance Oho have released three previous albums: “Share What Ya Got,” “The Great Depression,” and “The Fear, The Fear, The Fear.” All can be ordered through No Idea Records. You can click “more” below for the album credits and track listing.
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Gainesville’s Coffee Project have leaked a stream of the song “This Is Me Getting Over You In Two Chords Or Less” from their upcoming Paper + Plastick album “Moved On.” You can head over to REAXMUSIC.COM to hear the song.

Coffee Project is the brainchild of good friends Buddy Schaub (Less Than Jake) and Jake Crown (Rehasher). “Moved On” was self-produced in Shaub’s home studio with guest appearances from Kim Helm (Whiskey & Co.), Jon Gaunt (Chuck Ragan’s fiddle man), and Michael Claytor (Umoja Orchestra).

The band leaked another track from the album, “Easy Does It”, earlier this month. You can head over to the band’s MySpace page to check out the song and get a sneak peak at partial artwork for the album.

“Moved On” is the follow-up to their previously released 10″ EP “Easy Does It” and their digital-only EP “Pickle,” both released by Paper + Plastick.

In May, Coffee Project will embark on a tour to support the release of “Moved On” with labelmates Blacklist Royals and Greenland Is Melting. You can click “more” below for the dates!
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Philadelphia’s Dirty Tactics have just launched a sneak stream of a new song entitled “Baltimore.” You can check out the stream and explanation behind the lyrics over at Dyingscene.com. The song comes from their debut album “It Is What It Is,” slated for release on May 25th via Say-10 Records.

The band previously leaked “The Process” over at indierockreviews.com and “When You Wake Up” over at The Punk Site. Both songs also come from “It Is What It Is.”

To celebrate their upcoming European tour, Dirty Tactics is releasing split 7” with UK’s Bangers on All In Vinyl and another 7” on Flix Records. Both 7”s will be out to help support the band’s 30+ day European tour that starts next month.

Before that, the band is playing a few shows on their way down to Rad Fest in Wilmington, NC.

You can click “more” below for all the dates!
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Nashville, TN’s The Blacklist Royals have leaked another track from their upcoming debut album “Semper Liberi,” scheduled for release May 25th on Paper + Plastick. You can head over to The Punk Site to listen to “Things They Say.”

The band is also giving away a download of their song “Church Bells Are Ringing” and asking for donations to help raise money for the families affected by the recent Upper Big Branch Coal Mine tragedy in West Virginia. You can head over to the Paper + Plastick website to download the song and make a donation.

The band previously leaked four other tracks from their upcoming album. You can hear “Howling At The Moonlight” on Dyingscene.com, “California” via Reax Magazine, and “American Hearts” & “Rock N Roll” on their MySpace page. All songs come from the band’s upcoming album “Semper Liberi.”

The band will be touring with label mates Coffee Project and Greenland is Melting next month, including a performance at Wilmington, NC’s Rad Fest. You can click “more” below for the dates!

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Houston, TX’s O Pioneers! have played another round of musical musical chairs, this time welcoming Toronto’s Junior Battles as vocalist/guitarist Eric Solomon’s backing band. To celebrate their matrimony, Kiss of Death Records has announced the release of a split 7” between the two bands, recorded during a marathon practice session in Toronto last month. Both bands have offered up a new song, with O Pioneers! contributing “That’s My Blood” to coincide with Junior Battles’ “Passing Out.”

You can head over to O Pioneers!’ MySpace page to check out “That’s My Blood” and to Junior Battles’ MySpace page to hear “Passing Out.”

This pairing marks the eighth line-up change for O Pioneers! in half as many years, as half a dozen rhythm sections have done time alongside band mainstay Eric Solomon. Solomon elaborated:

“In December, we did our big month-long tour. Everything was awesome; all the shows were great, we weren’t struggling on the road, and then we got into a sweet van accident that totaled our van. So after dealing with all of that, getting everyone and everything home safely, I was stuck with myself in Houston and band mates in Indiana, with no economical way to get back and forth between the two. So at this point, I was looking to call it quits on this band. The dudes in Indiana didn’t really want to come down anymore, so I just said, “Fuck it. We’ll do Harvest of Hope, and that’ll be the last show. We’ll be surrounded by friends and family, and we’ll go out on a high note.”

When I started to break the news to said friends and family, people got bummed. Which kinda took me by surprise, because if you know me, I don’t think anyone likes my shitty band. I started talking with Sam from Junior Battles and Bryon from Kiss Of Death, and they basically persuaded me to not stop doing this band, with the promise of hugs and kisses. So I agreed, and kinda became the guy who has a back up band. Pioneers! played a couple of shows around Harvest of Hope with New Bruises filling in, and shit was epic. It was so fun, it made me excited to play music again. A week later, I flew up to Toronto to write and record the O Pioneers!/Junior Battles split 7″, and although I was only in town for 5 days and we only had 10 hours to practice, we wrote three of the best songs this band (with any members) has ever produced. Also, setting up a tour with these fine gentlemen to and from Rad Fest was a no-brainer. So although Pioneers! is really, really different now, I’m really excited for what the future has to offer for once.”

O Pioneers! and Junior Battles will be touring together in May on their way to Wilmington, NC’s Rad Fest. Dates are listed just below the “more” button.
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Philadelphia’s Dirty Tactics have just launched a sneak stream of a new song entitled “When You Wake Up” over at The Punk Site. The song comes from their debut album It Is What It Is, slated for release on May 25th via Say-10 Records.

The band previously leaked “The Process” over at indierockreviews.com, also from their upcoming album.

To celebrate their upcoming European tour, Dirty Tactics is releasing split 7” with UK’s Bangers on All In Vinyl and another 7” on Flix Records. Both 7”s will be out to help support the band’s 30+ day European tour that starts next month.

Before that, the band is playing a few shows on their way down to Rad Fest in Wilmington, NC. You can click “more” below for all the dates!
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Nashville, TN’s The Blacklist Royals have leaked the track “Howling At The Moonlight” from their upcoming debut album “Semper Liberi,” scheduled for release May 25th on Paper + Plastick. To celebrate today (4/20), the band is also giving away their recipe for “Weed Shine.” Head over to Dyingscene.com to listen to the new song and learn how to make your own batch of “Weed Shine.”

The band is also giving away a download of their song “Church Bells Are Ringing” and asking for donations to help raise money for the families affected by the recent Upper Big Branch Coal Mine tragedy in West Virginia. You can head over to the Paper + Plastick website to download the song and make a donation.

The band previously leaked three other new songs, “California” via Reax Magazine and “American Hearts” & “Rock N Roll” on their MySpace page. All three songs come from the band’s upcoming album “Semper Liberi.”

The band will be touring with label mates Coffee Project and Greenland is Melting next month, including a performance at Wilmington, NC’s Rad Fest. You can click “more” below for the dates!
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