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Picture Credit: The Camel City Blackouts   The Camel City Blackouts - Wild Card Release Date: July 11, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 08:57 Genre: Skate Punk / Pop Punk Origin: Winston Salem , NC , USA Earlier this year, Winston Salem's Punk Rock duo released their latest single " 13 ". Now, Ryan Sizemore  (guitar, vocals) and Derek Gilreath  (bass, vocals) are back with another three-track EP. The DIY artists from North Carolina present emotional, autochthonous, and dynamic sounds about, love, life, freedom, and all the issues that come with these things. "Wild Card" is defined by gentle, dynamic, and highly melodic Punk Rock tunes. The Camel City Blackouts provide their audience with a colourful mix of Pop and Skate Punk. The most outstanding element on the three-track release might be the strong flanger effect on the second track 'Memory'. The other two songs are a bit more dynamic, and especially the final title 'Packin' up...

Picture Credit: No Guidance Artwork: Sam Lucas   No Guidance - Fireworks for Arsonists Release Date: June 25, 2021 Label: Melodic Punk Style (Europe) / Punk & Disorderly Records (North America) Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 29:34 Genre: Skate Punk / Hardcore Punk Origin: Erndtebrück , Germany "Fireworks for Arsonists" is a metaphorical term that describes people incapable of taking responsibility and thus using their power to bully the weak instead. On a larger scale it refers to people who misuse their positions for oppression, and it can be used to describe the deeds of people maintaining their status by doing so - think of authortarian politicians, oligarchs and capitalists, or other arsonists who were given fireworks. "Fireworks for Arsonists" is also the name of the debut album by Erndtebrück's Punk Rock band No Guidance, consisting of Lukas  (guitar), Pascal  (vocals), Sebastian  (guitar), Niklas  (drums), and Florian  (bass). If you won...

Picture Credit: Wrong Band   Wrong Band - Summertime Release Date: June 09, 2021 Length: 03:41 Genre: Melodic Punk Rock Origin: Stockholm , Sweden Based on a line by Justin Timberlake  and The Lonely Island, I want to say "If this band is wrong, then I don't wanna be right". Wrong Band is a Stockholm-based quartet consisting of John Michael (drums), Andy Rockson  (guitar), Hannah Armstrong  (bass), and Jesse Leory (vocals). Formed in summer 2020, Wrong Band have recently released an hommage to the hot season. Death by Horse sang "Summer's up", now here's another Swedish Punk Rock band introducing "Summertime". The soundscape of Wrong Band's song fits the season sung about perfectly. "Summertime" spreads warmth, positivity, and the urge to jump into a cold lake. Due to the fact that it is 30° C at my home tome while I am writing this, helps feeeling the vibe. Wrong Band provide us with boppy and melodic (Skate) Punk, a dynamic 80s...

Picture Credit: FiveSidedDice Artwork: Kitchen Dutch   FiveSidedDice - Confession Tapes Release Date: May 14, 2021 Label: FiveSidedRecords Format: Digital Length: 11:03 Genre: Emopunk / Skate Punk / LoFi Hip Hop Origin: Port Elizabeth , South Africa The three-track EP "Confession Tapes" is the first original output by Port Elizabeth's multi-talented artist Roscoe Nefdt , also known as FiveSidedDice. The studied musician provides us with three songs that are copletely different to each other in style, genre, mood, and tempo. Thus, it is highly recommendedto listen to the whole EP to get an overview of the versatile sounds on "Confession Tapes". Confession Tapes by FiveSidedDice The EP begins with 'Wretched', a sensual and atmospheric Emopunk song. FiveSidedDice provides the audience with melodic mid-tempo Punk Rock riffs, soulful harmonies, and deeply emotional vocals. The song's calm coda is a beautifully fading-out sonic reverie. The second track ...

Picture Credit: Detention Detention - 56 Minutes Release Date: September 07, 2020 Length: 02:29 Genre: Skate Punk Origin: Akron , Ohio , USA Have you heard about the rumours that punk was dead? It's a lie! Here are Luke Konopka  (drums), Fritz Dannemiller  (bass), Evans Cox  (guitar), and Elliott Carter (vocals) from Akron, Ohio. The winners of the 24th Annual Tri-C High School Rock Off play powerful and melodic Punk Rock for the skate parks, for the beach, and for people of all ages. Driven by a powerful off-beat riffs, the Ohian quartet deals with typical issues of adolescent life these days. The uncertainty of what is about to happen in the future, and not being taken seriously by self-righteous adults are enveloped in a boppy, dynamic, and humourist sonic package. The melodic Skate Punk by Detention comes with a small portion of Grunge and will easily please fans of The Distillers or Death by Horse . Detention prove that Punk Rock is alive. So, can Greenday please fin...

Picture Credit: Bob Ross Effect Bob Ross Effect - Don't be that Release Date: March 19, 2021 Length: 03:09 Genre: Indie Rock / Punk Rock Origin: Würzburg , Germany Bob Ross Effect are back with their new track "Don't be that". The song conveys an important message for everyone who is facing embitterment in these weird times. On soulful and emotional Indie and Punk Rock tunes, the band tells us to not become like those we avoid. Do not let hatred and grimness change who you really are. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. Bob Ross Effect Online: Facebook Instagram Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Antischall Artwork: Claudio Nadalutti Antischall - Glückskeks Release Date: February 12, 2021 Label: 30 Kilo Fieber Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 21:22 Genre: Punk Rock Origin: Ulm , Germany "Glückskeks" (German: "Fortune Cookie") is the name of the second EP by Ulm's Antischall (German: "anti noise"/"active noise control"). The band from Baden-Württemberg consists of Marco  (drums), Taiyo  (bass), Tobi  (guitar and vocals), Emi  (guitar), and Naddl  (vocals). The sound on this EP is very refreshing. Antischall combine elements of dirty Deutschpunk with Melodic Punk Rock and Hardcore. The openings of the six tracks especially are coined by progressive structures and arrangements. This is honest and rough music enwrapped in intelligent songwriting and with the potential to become really popular. If you see them playing on the big festivals stages in some years, remember these words. The fortune cookie that Antischall pro...

Picture Credit: Rebell Bagatell Rebell Bagatell Genre: Skate Punk / Pop Punk Origin: Vienna , Austria Vienna's Rebell Bagatell have recently released their debut album "Delorean" via SBÄM Records . I was given the chance to interview the band. We had an interesting talk about time travel, music more. Here is the translated version of the interview: MW: Hi, and first of all congratulations on the release of your debut "Delorean". How are you doing, now that the album is out? RB: We're doing excellent! We are super happy that we can now present our album to everyone. We have not released anything except for a demo since 2016. Thus, we are really excited on how our friends and fans like "Delorean". MW: Let's stick with the album's title right away. Assuming Marty McFly  and Doc Brown  would stop in front of your rehearsal room, where would you go to? RB: Most likely to a time before or after 2020. The year 2021 isn't that different so far...

Picture Credit: The Rant The Rant - vorsichtig optmistisch Release Date: October, 11, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 31:11 Gene: Punk Rock / Indie Rock Origin: Karlsruhe , Germany The Rant from Karlsruhe have released their debut album "vorsichtig optimistisch" (German: "cautiously optimist"). And I can tell you that this is an honest independent release. The ten tracks were recorded in the quartet's rehearsal room earlier this year and are now available via Bandcamp for free. And fitting to that The Rant play a melodic and autochthonous mix of melodic Punk and Indie Rock. This is the kind of DIY that I enjoy. Picture Credit: The Rant The songs on "vorsichtig optimistisch" concern issues of our contemporary times and every-day life. That includes every-day racism and stupidity. The track 'Fear of the Quark' is a nice blow against all those "I'm not racist, but..." arseholes. Music-wise The Rant are very melodic a...

  Picture Credit: Drastic Park Drastic Park - Imposter Syndrome Release: August 21, 2020 Label: selfrelease Length: 15:58 Genre: Skate Punk / Melodic Punk Rock Origin: Melbourne , Australia One day we will hopefully say something like "aw, remember 2020? With the COVID and the lockdown and crap?", and then someone will put on some music reporting about these days. One of these works indirectly giving us the Zeitgeist of the pandemic is Drastic Park's new EP "Imposter Syndrome". I reviewed the Melbourne-based trio's debut in February this year and I was very happy to receive a message by Maddii Nghtmre  telling me about their second release. The sophomore EP features six tracks. All of them were recorded in the musicians' homes individually. So, not even had they to stay at home for writing and recoding, neither could they do it together and thus had to makeshift three individual homerecording studios and use the ways of our digital world. Zeitgeist as ...

Picture Credit: T.S.A.R.G. T.S.A.R.G. - Moth Release: August 07, 2020 Label: Lensen Industries Format: CD/Digital Length: 35:59 Genre: Acoustic Punk Origin: Röttingen , Germany T.S.A.R.G. (that super average random guy) is the solo project by Marcel Raupp aka Mörfh , bass player and vocalist at Würzburg's Melodic/Skate Punk band Danger Jerk . Mörfh  proves to be an authentic 90s punk rock kid who grew up in the countryside, accompanied by MTV, THPS and NUFAN. During the times of the first lockdown, he wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered ten acoustic songs that are now available on CD and on Bandcamp (side note: when I wrote this, there had been only one lockdown so far; but since people are stupid, I am expecting another one). "Moth" is an exceptionally soulful Punk Rock album. Rhythms and harmonies fit the Skate Punk style of the 1990s. This is the Melodic Punk Rock for camp fires, beer gardens, a day in the countryside, or a long ride in the car with friends. The lyrics...

Antillectual's newest release is a 7'' Vinyl containing four cover versions. The idea the Dutch band had was to cover four songs that had a strong impact on early day Punk Rock . Instead of paying hommage to the bands that influenced the Nijmegen-based trio themselves, they preferred going back to the beginnings of Punk Rock Culture. The outcome are four classics reinterpreted in the melodic and somewhat Mod-influenced style of Antillectual. The cover arwork by Andy Dahlström  shows four pictures of Antillectual which are based on the four originals. The beautiful thing about this cover is that you can wrap it around the vinyl record whatever way you want. It will always show two of the artworks. Release date of the EP is May 12, 2020. First song is 'Truth hits everybody' by The Police. The song released in 1978 by Sting , Andy   Summers  and Stewart Copeland  comes in a dynamic new version that does not deny its original melodic sound. Antillectual perfectl...

Indecent Behavior haben mich schon mit ihrer Namensgebung überzeugt. Der Name Indecent Behavior klingt so schön förmlich; wie ein amtsdeutscher Begriff für Pöbelei und groben Unfug. In meinem Kopf spielt sich das Szenario von einem schweinsgesichtigen Cop ab, der ein paar Kids am Skateplatz beim Rumhängen und Musik hören stört, weil er sie wegen "ungebührlichen Verhaltens" bezichtigen will. Wunderschön! Und damit direkt zur mir vorliegenden Veröffentlichung: "Bright Days", der zweite Langspieler der Saarbrücker Melodic Hardcore / Skate Punk Band Indecent Behavior. Tatsächlich schon vor einem Jahrzehnt gegründet, sind die vier Musiker aus dem Saarland mir bisher nicht untergekommen. Das ändert sich jetzt glücklicherweise, nachdem die erste EP von 2016 " Slaves to the Rules " sowie das zwei Jahre später erschienene Album " Outnumbered " an mir vorüber gegangen sind. Das neue Album erscheint in bester D.I.Y. Manier in kompletter Eigenregie und...

Es ist Zeit für eine gehörige Ladung Arschtritte, denn Death by Horse aus dem Süden Schwedens haben ihre zweite Langspielplatte "Reality hits hard" auf dem großartigen Label Twisted Chords veröffentlicht. Nachdem die Band 2017 als beste Newcomer Schwedens nominiert wurden, haben sie sich erneut dem Songwriting gewidmet, um jetzt zwölf brandneue Tracks zu präsentieren. Die Message hier ist zweierlei und eindeutig: Punk Rock ist verdammt mal noch nicht tot, und eben "Reality hits hard". Death by Horse spielen schnellen, melodischen, treibenden Punk Rock, der hier und da ein bisschen Hardcore-Einfluss zeigt, stets einen Fuß auf dem Gaspedal hat, während das andere Bein zum Arschtreten bereit ist. Die schnellen Rhythmen sind mitreißend und galoppieren mit Leichtigkeit über den Tonträger. Gitarren und Bass kreieren eine schöne mehrschichtige Landschaft aus Verzerrung und Crunch, wobei dann und wann mal ein ruhiger cleaner Part eingebaut wird, um den Zuhörenden kleine...