Matty Grace has surprise-released a new EP. It is called Waiting Out The Clock and features four new songs: “It’s Terminal”, “There Is a Light That Only Goes Out”, “At What Cost?”, and “Death Would Be Too Kind”. The EP features additional instrumentation from Thee Male Nurse, who also mixed and mastered the record. Matty Grace released her album Cheap Shame earlier this year. Check out the EP in full below.
Sacred Bones Recordings is going to re-release the first two solo records by Alan Vega of Suicide. Alan Vega and Collision Drive are out January 23, 2026. Both albums are remastered. the deluxe edition of Alan Vega also includes rare racks, unreleased demos and photos.
Episode #702 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! Em and John talk with Connor, Nick, and Scott of Welland, Ontario-based punk rockers Dealbreaker (who we interviewed earlier this year and you can check that out right here) to talk about their recently released collection album King Size, working on their new album, the magic of short songs, their upcoming tour dates, Scott's new project Fear Elements, and so much more!
They stick around to cover some of the week’s news, including Nardwuar’s new Nike shoes, Our Sins’ debut album, Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye’s recording update, and many more stories. Listen to the episode below!
Huggy Bear have announced that they will be releasing two of their Peel Sessions. The Sessions were recorded in 1992 and 1993 and will be released together under the title Basic Strategies for Going Out. The record was mastered from the original tapes by Fred Thomas and will be out on February 14 via JABS, Monorail Music, and Rough Trade. Huggy Bear released their book Killed (of Kids) in 2024. Check out the announcement below.
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Off With Their Heads is heading out on tour this January and February with SMUG LLC. Dikembe and The Slow Death will be joining this bill on select dates. See below to check out the tour.
Taking Back Sunday have announced their 11th annual holiday show. The shows will happen on December 10th to 11th at Mulcahy's in Long Island, NY and December 12th to 13th at Starland Ballroom in New Jersey. Tickets are already on sale for these shows. See below for full details and support.
Don't Forget To Leave, the independent documentary film about the late Tim Landers (Transit, Misser, and Cold Collective) premiered over two years ago with much accolades from the punk community and is now available to stream digitally on Hoopla. The film aims to have a subsequent rollout to other streaming platforms in the future. You can click here to stream the film or see below to check out the film preview.
London, England-based punks Man/Woman/Chainsaw have released a video for their new song “Only Girl”. The video was created by Charlie and Charlie. The song is available digitally now via Fiction Records and is their first single released on the label. It is their third single to be released so far this year and follows “Adam and Steve” and “MadDog”. Man/Woman/Chainsaw released their EP Eazy Peazy in 2024. Check out the video below.
Southern Ontario-based bird punks Avem have announced European tour dates for January. The trek will begin on January 11 in Joure, Netherlands and will wrap up on January 17 in Munster, Germany. The poster was created by @zipzipwooo. Avem released their EP Graham Cracker in 2024. Check out the dates below.
Dublin-based rockers Thumper have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Sleeping With The Light On and will be out on February 20. The band has also released a new song called “Middle Management”. Thumper released their album Delusions of Grandeur in 2022. Check out the song below.
Josh Freese of Nine Inch Nails and Devo and The Dwarves and Foo Fighters and Guns n Roses and The Vandals and Sublime with Rome and a hundred other bands will release a new solo LP. Just A Minute, Vol. 2 is out on November 28, 2025 via Loosegroove Records. As per the first installment, the record crams 25 songs into 25 minutes, with every track landing precisely at the one-minute mark. You can check out the lead single below.
Leftover Crack is touring the East Coast in early 2026. La Pobreska from Los Angeles opens. You can see the dates below.
Colossal Rains, the new project made up of members of Blacklisted, have announced that they will be releasing their debut album. It is called Feral Sorrow and was produced and engineered by Will Yip. The album will be out on January 23 via Memory Music. The band has also released a video for their new song “Deadlights” which was directed by Britain Weyant. Colossal Rains released their Shrinking Violet demo EP earlier this year. Check out the video and tracklist below.
Austin, Texas-based punk band Big Bill have released a video for their new song “Young Men of the World”. The song features saxophone by Billie Buck of Sailor Poon and is off their record Sick Myth which will be out on November 21 via TODO. Big Bill released their album Strawberry Seed in 2024. Check out the video below.
Converge have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Love Is Not Enough and will be out on February 13 via Deathwish / Epitaph Records. The band has also released a video for the title track which was written, directed, shot, and edited by George Gallardo Kattah. Converge released their album with Chelsea Wolfe, Bloodmoon: I , in 2021. Check out the video and tracklist below.
Mean Bikini have had a whirlwind of a year so far. They followed up their two great EPs (2023’s self-titled and Calculated Risks) with their debut full-length album This Ain’t Gonna End Well… in April (which we spoke to lead vocalist Milli Lyman about earlier this year) and hit the road for a massive 26-date cross-Canada tour. The band brought their dynamic punk rock to towns across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Manitoba, generating a strong sense of community and catharsis at each show. Mean Bikini will be playing their final shows of 2025 across BC in December with Dead Bob and Danger Box.
Punknews editor Em Moore caught up with lead vocalist Milli Lyman, guitarist Josh Marcellin, bassist Laurie Storrie, and drummer Ashley Gelaude to talk about their recent tour, including what goes into putting a DIY tour together, their pre-show rituals, some of their favourite moments from this tour, and so much more. Read the interview below!