Schedule 1 - Travesty

 

1. Who are Schedule 1?

Schedule 1 are a post-punk band with elements of diverse genres from Vancouver, Canada. They have been making music since 2020 and Travesty is from their debut album Crucible (April, 2024). 

2. What kind of song is Travesty? 

Travesty is a mélange of 80's post-punk bands of the Simple Minds or U2 ilk, but without the baby fat and pop filler, and some of the French/Canadian cold wave bands like Home Front and RIXE.

3. Who do Schedule 1 sound like? 

Home Front, Spiritual Cramp and High Vis. 

4. Which bands have influenced Schedule 1?

Home Front, Japandroids and Joy Division. 

5. What have the musical press said about Travesty?

"High energy melodic punk" - Release Wave. 

"Driving bass, angular bass and emotive melody" - Thoughts Words Action. 

"Hard hitting drum beats and thrumming bass pulses" - White Light/White Heat.

Drug Church - Demolition Man

 

1. Who are Drug Church? 

Drug Church are a post-hardcore punk band from Albany, New York. They formed in 2011 and Demolition Man (July, 2024) is the first single from their fifth album PRUDE (October, 2024). They are known for having a unique sound combining hardcore with 90's alternative rock. 

2. What kind of tune is Demolition Man? 

Demolition Man has the same kind of instantly lovable Green Day riffs that made them the kings of pop punk and a 90's alternative rock vibe but running roughshod over top are vocals channeling some biblical righteous anger about their perception of directionlessness in modern man. And that's the definition of a first world problem princess. 

3. Who do Drug Church sound similar to? 

Militarie Gun, Self Defense Family, early Goo Goo Dolls, Turnstile, and High Vis. 

4. Which bands have influenced Drug Church? 

Black Flag, Green Day, and Dinosaur Jr.  

5. What have people said about Demolition Man?

"Hooky, aggressive, big-guitar quasi-hardcore" - Stereogum. 

"Nineties alterna-hooks with a hardcore finesse" - Revolver Magazine. 

"A towering cut of furiously catchy melodies" - Punk Rock Theory.

"Picture being built for one thing,

And when that thing is done you feel free"

SPEED - Don't Need

1. Who are SPEED?

SPEED are a hardcore punk band from Sydney, Australia. They formed in 2019 and Don't Need (June, 2024) is the third single from their debut album Only One Mode (July, 2024).

2. What does Don't Need bring? 

Don't Need is a hardcore punk song with more twists and turns than a rabbit being chased by a greyhound. It is ten modes in one song and it slaps you in the face with it's wild variations in tone and pace. Don't Need is sophisticated, innovative and aggressive and SPEED are a politically conscious band with integrity and morals. The real deal.

3. Which bands are SPEED similar to? 

Turnstile, High Vis, Angel Du$t.

4. Which bands have influenced SPEED? 

The singer Jem Siow mentioned some love as a young'un for Linkin Park and Parkway Drive. 

5. What have people said about Don't Need?

"Another swaggering, chest-thumping anthem" - Stereogum.

"Showing the true meaning of hardcore" - Kerrang!

"Tough-as-nails hardcore anthem bursting with NYHC toughness" - Alt Press.

"You keep runnin and runnin that mouth,

Don't waste your breath on me"

HOME FRONT - Nation

 

1. Who are HOME FRONT?

HOME FRONT are a punk/new wave (they call themselves bootwave) band from Edmonton, Canada. Formed in 2021 with members from other bands Nation (March, 2023) is a single, and most popular song, from their debut alnum Games of Power (March, 2023).

2. What kind of song is Nation?

Nation contains enough hints of HOME FRONT's new wave foundations to make it fresh exciting and interesting, combined with lashings of boot-boy-running-down-the-streets-shouting-Oi-Oi-Oi rebellious energy. Nation gives an intriguing and alluring boot in the balls to two old genres and of course it features vocals from Cal Graham of The Chisel. It's pure fucking genius and like a breath of air to a drowning man.

3. Which bands do HOME FRONT sound like?

Comparisons have been made to High Vis, Suicide  and Syndrome 81. Hell throw in that TURNSTILE song while we are at it. They have also kept company with Béton Armé, The Chisel and Conservative Military Image.

4. Which bands have influenced HOME FRONT?

Information is thin on the ground so let's rolls with Joy Division, Devo, and Blitz.

5. What have people said about Nation?

"Stuffed to the brim with icy synths and righteous indignation" - Maximum Rock'n'Roll.

"A shouty Oi anthem" - Just Some Punk Songs.

"Nation lets a massive gang-chant hook guide it's chorus with fist-pumping vigor" - Exclaim!

"We're poor as fuck,

So they lock us up,

Throw away the key"