Punknews.org is leaking a stream of the entire new studio album from HIGH DIVE. The new three-piece Queer punk band from Ryan Woods of Defiance, Ohio.

You can stream the self-titled debut that was released on LP/CD via No Idea Records last month here.

Last month, No Idea Records gave away a free MP3 download from the album.

You can download the song “Tennessee” for free here.
You can order the album from No Idea, or purchase from iTunes here.

The 10 track album was recorded at Russian Recording in Bloomington, IN with Mike Bridavsky. “This is where Defiance, Ohio and lots of other Bloomington based bands record”, says Mr. Woods. “We are good friends with Mike, he is very good at what he does. We felt very comfortable with him. It was important to us to make this record very simply. We had played the songs a lot so we wanted to just be really ready. In the end it was all recorded in one session and mixed the next day. We are really happy with how it all worked out”.

Ryan commented on the inspiration for starting yet another musical outlet outside of Defiance, Ohio:

“For years, Theo Hilton (Defiance, Ohio + Nana Grizol) and I had found it
difficult to talk about the issues of being queer in our songs. It was something that was really important to us. Toby Foster seemed to have a real strength for expressing his feelings on those topics with his music. We had known Nick Romy for years and as soon as we played the few songs we had already written, it seemed to click into place. We all found a greater voice for speaking about our experiences being queer, while being influenced and excited by the energy of some of our good friends’ three piece pop-punk bands like Songs for Moms, The Max Levine Ensemble, Delay and Vacation.”

HIGH DIVE – S/T TRACK LISTING:
1. A Reason
2. Sincerity
3. Hi, How Are You?
4. I Forget To
5. I Think We’re Alone Now
6. Tennessee
7. Clean
8. I and You and We
9. Restless
10. Thank You

[SinglePic not found]Grand Rapids, Michigan’s slowcore newcomers, SHORES, have leaked a new track entitled “Faith Hill” courtesy of Alternative Press Magazine.
You can click here to have an advanced listen.

“Faith Hill” will be featured on the band’s sophomore album, To Volstead, released on LP/CD/Digital via No Idea Records on 10/4/11.

You can read below for track listing and cover art.

SHORES previously released the album Coup De Grace last year at FEST 9 in Gainesville, FL. You can still stream the album in its entirety here.

The band will once again be performing at FEST 10 as well as some off dates this fall.

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Amp Magazine is currently leaking a full stream of the new LIVE 2xlp from Sunderland, UK’s Leatherface. The 2xLP/CD live album entitled Viva La Arthouse is currently up for pre-order via No Idea Records right here. You can listen to all 19 classics performed live here.

Viva La Arthouse is a celebration of Leatherface’s 2010 Stormy Petrel World Tour that took place in Europe, Canada, America, Japan and Australia. This double live album was recorded and mixed at Melbourne’s famous music venue The Arthouse by Poison City Record’s Matt Bodiam. The recording was made in arrangement with bassist Graeme Philliskirk on the spur of the moment, with the other three members of the band unaware the gig was being recorded for posterity.

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Post hardcore legends, SEAWEED, have resurfaced to bring the masses two brand new songs in the form of a 7” to be released on July 5th via No Idea Records.
The two tracks, “Service Deck” and “The Weight” are currently streaming over at Magnet Magazine.
These new songs document the first new recorded material from the band since their 1998 Merge album, Actions and Indications.
You can pre-order the 7” from No Idea Records here.

Guitarist Wade Neal had this to say about the recordings, “We recorded the songs in our ‘beloved’ hometown of Tacoma, Washington. New drummer, yet old friend Jesse Fox (Bangs, Polecat) laid down the hammer-esque beats, and the whole shebang was recorded by our guitarist Clint Werner in our practice space, Sound West Recording, and Clint’s basement studio. Serious DIY spirit was in the air the whole dang time, and behold, new tracks! It is hoped that an album’s worth of material might follow this smidgen of music product later on this year…we’ll see, Seaweed, we’ll see”.

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No Idea Records have announced the pre-order for AMPERE’s new album, Like Shadows.
Pre-order fans will not only get the album in a limited pre-order only color, which includes a download code of the entire album, but they will also receive a bonus LP of thirty rare songs entitled The First Five Years with a limited hand screened cover. Forty five songs in all on 2xLPs.

Click here for more info on ordering!!!

Like Shadows will be released on June 7th via No Idea Records. For now, thanks to the A.V.Club’s Loud Column, you can stream the album in its entirety.

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Amherst, Massachusetts’ AMPERE have leaked a grip of four songs from their highly anticipated new album entitled Like Shadows.

Head over to ROCKSOUND to get a sneak peak at “Escapism Pt.II”, “Of Nightmare Reality”, “Bullshit Sloaganeering” and “For Automation.”

Like Shadows will be released on June 7th on LP/ CD via No Idea Records.

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THE FEST 10 recently announced more confirmations on their website for the big 10 year anniversary of their annual multiple day, multiple venue party down in Gainesville, Florida.

Added to the massive roster of bands will be Ted Leo + The Pharmacists, Defiance Ohio, Franz Nicolay, Mercury Program, Regents, Bangers (UK), Astpai (Austria), Run Forever, Street Eaters. The Holy Mess, Cutman, Junior Battles, Dude Jams, Beasts Of No Nation, The Outsiders (New Zeland), Building The State, Tubers, The Tim Version, The Future Now, The Magnificent (UK), Toby Foster, Restorations, Jumpers, Larry and His Flask, P.S. Elliot, Little League, Averkiou, and an all-star Misfits Tribute band called TV Casualty.

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To celebrate the release of Small Brown Bike’s new studio album Fell & Found, No Idea Records has posted a full stream of the new album.

You can listen to the album in it’s entirety over at No Idea Records.

The album was produced by J Robbins and is the band’s first full-length, featuring the four original members since Our Own Wars, released in 1999 by No Idea Records. The band’s last full length The River Bed was released in 2003 by Lookout! Records.

Fell & Found features 11 new songs recorded at Million Yen Studios in Chicago, IL. Mike Reed, singer/guitarist, had this to say about the new album: “This record brings together everything we’ve done as a band, but still feels new. We didn’t over think things and just had fun making music again. We’ve written 20 or so songs since we got back together and these are some of our favorites.”

Working with J Robbins was also a big factor in the overall sound of the album. Reed said, “Recording with J was something we’ve always wanted to do. It was such an honor to make it happen. He put in long days and kept the ship running smoothly. It was gratifying to come full circle and still have fun in the studio with your best friends. We owe a lot of that to J.”

Small Brown Bike have also announced a few shows to support the new album. They will be headlining two Midwest shows with support from long time friends, The Casket Lottery who they did a split EP with back in 2002 that was released by Second Nature.
The band is also performing at this year’s Krazy Fest as well as THE FEST 10. Read below for all dates.
Small Brown Bike released material on Second Nature, Smallman and were part of the No Idea Records family. They released several ground breaking albums before leaving the label to release their final swan song for Lookout! Records and ultimately broke up in 2004.
The band reformed with their original line up in 2009. They have played select shows since and have released two 7”s of new material entitled Composite Vol. 1 and Composite Vol. 2. that came out on No Idea Records.
Check out Small Brown Bike on their upcoming dates:
Friday, May 13 – Kalamazoo, MI at The Strutt w/ The Casket Lottery, Minutes.
Saturday, May 14 – Chicago, IL at Subterranean w/ The Casket Lottery, Cheap Girls.
Friday, May 20 – Louisville, KY at KRAZY FEST 2011 w/ Against Me!, By The Grace of God, Chamberlain, Bane, The Bled, Strike Anywhere, and many more.
Oct 28-30th – Gainesville, FL at THE FEST 10 w/ Hot Water Music, Against Me!, Less Than Jake, Samiam, Lifetime, Bouncing Souls, Dillinger Four, and many more.
Crucial Links:

http://www.noidearecords.com/bands/releases/smallbrownbike_fellandfound.php

http://www.myspace.com/thecasketlottery

http://www.smallbrownbike.com/

http://www.noidearecords.com

http://www.secondnaturerecordings.com/

http://krazy-fest.com/

http://krazy-fest.com/

Amherst, Massachusetts’ AMPERE have leaked a new track entitled,” Escapism Pt. II.” from their highly anticipated new album entitled Like Shadows.

Please visit the band’s website to absorb the 57 second new song and view the cover art for the album.

Like Shadows will be released on June 7th on LP/ CD via No Idea Records.

The band have a few shows lined up including an album release in Western Mass as well as appearances at RTF FEST in New Jersey and THE FEST 10 over Halloween weekend in Gainesville, FL.

6/15- Easthampton, MA @ Flywheel (LP Release Show) w/ Mothercountry Motherfuckers, Brain Killer, and Crisco Thunder
7/24- Asbury Park, NJ @ RTF Fest (Asbury Lanes) w/ You and I, Black Kites, Forward to Death, etc…..
10/28-10/30 – Gainesville, Fl @ THE FEST 10

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Big Cheese Magazine is currently leaking another new song to the masses from the highly anticipated new studio album from Michigan’s Small Brown Bike.

The new album entitled Fell & Found, will be released on April 26th through No Idea Records. The album was produced by J Robbins, and is the band’s first full-length featuring the four original members since Our Own Wars, released in 1999 by No Idea Records. The band’s last full length, The River Bed, was released in 2003 by Lookout! Records.

Fell & Found features 11 new songs recorded at Million Yen Studios in Chicago, IL. Mike Reed, singer/guitarist, had this to say about the new album: “This record brings together everything we’ve done as a band, but still feels new. We didn’t over think things and just had fun making music again. We’ve written 20 or so songs since we got back together and these are some of our favorites”.

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