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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<h2>LABELS Announce New EP Live To Revive — Fort Worth's Fuzz-Punk Menace Returns </h2><figure id="figure-gsmvnf3m5qmtiu6jq2" data-full-width=""><img id="gsmvnf3m5qmtiu6jq2" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/158eqqhNKEzAoUCIHixvEnCplYDmzkbKBituKNXwGnUnNluI3uPXdfs7EawMSoc9.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/158eqqhNKEzAoUCIHixvEnCplYDmzkbKBituKNXwGnUnNluI3uPXdfs7EawMSoc9.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure>Fort Worth, TX — Fort Worth garage-punk four-piece<a data-mce-href="https://linktr.ee/labelsbandofficial?fbclid=IwY2xjawUBerBwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4BNFVQf4_LLKUUbzBG6TZQbqxILv1lygCUlFMfMXZ4EXEuMqILaFTK7Uod3w_aem_aRAF34iZEdh00UeHzUiVPA" href="https://linktr.ee/labelsbandofficial?fbclid=IwY2xjawUBerBwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4BNFVQf4_LLKUUbzBG6TZQbqxILv1lygCUlFMfMXZ4EXEuMqILaFTK7Uod3w_aem_aRAF34iZEdh00UeHzUiVPA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> </a><a data-mce-href="https://linktr.ee/labelsbandofficial?fbclid=IwY2xjawUBerBwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4BNFVQf4_LLKUUbzBG6TZQbqxILv1lygCUlFMfMXZ4EXEuMqILaFTK7Uod3w_aem_aRAF34iZEdh00UeHzUiVPA" href="https://linktr.ee/labelsbandofficial?fbclid=IwY2xjawUBerBwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4BNFVQf4_LLKUUbzBG6TZQbqxILv1lygCUlFMfMXZ4EXEuMqILaFTK7Uod3w_aem_aRAF34iZEdh00UeHzUiVPA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LABELS</a> are coming back swinging with a new EP, Live To Revive, dropping via <a data-mce-href="https://spaceflightrecords.com/" href="https://spaceflightrecords.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spaceflight Records</a> this fall — and it starts drawing blood September 12 with lead single "Void." <figure id="figure-ljd4n2osomtiua8ny"><img id="ljd4n2osomtiua8ny" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/4QTXKcpqfa30Im7f6pJZRinebyF5eKiKySPpavLeX5fBucYTp2u85kv8LvG47mA9.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/4QTXKcpqfa30Im7f6pJZRinebyF5eKiKySPpavLeX5fBucYTp2u85kv8LvG47mA9.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;"></figure><a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4e0rdJTuAm3zHagdm0G0dH" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4e0rdJTuAm3zHagdm0G0dH" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Call it post-psych-garage-core, if you're into new subgenres nobody asked for — it's the closest thing to a label for what LABELS actually sound like.</a> Picture Ty Segall and Black Flag colliding in some kind of musical time-travel wreck, both eras crashing back into the present and taking the windshield out with them. "Void" is the first gut-punch of several leading into the full EP this fall — and it hits like it means it.<figure id="figure-h5vnz5yylmtiub0mn" data-full-width=""><img id="h5vnz5yylmtiub0mn" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2akobwD4jpEYQae9FBcwyc7lD6Ekqq6gEDxfNKagii2AbRgiGcp95DIdYS9UvoPm.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2akobwD4jpEYQae9FBcwyc7lD6Ekqq6gEDxfNKagii2AbRgiGcp95DIdYS9UvoPm.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: undefined undefined;"></figure>If you haven't caught up with LABELS yet, catch up now or get left behind. Their 2025 album White Hot tore through the DFW scene and didn't bother apologizing, with Fort Worth Weekly calling it the sound of a band "letting the band go bigger, be louder, play faster," their live intensity "dialed into explosive territory." ImAFanOf went further, naming it "without question — LABELS' best release so far," while AHippiesLullaby called it "undeniably punk and undeniably burning up the DFW music scene... an experience you will not regret."<figure id="figure-fevl3p8znmtiuk56r"><iframe id="fevl3p8znmtiuk56r" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AsSKCAhpMOk" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/AsSKCAhpMOk?si=TJAGsRkpfhX9rjTd" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AsSKCAhpMOk" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure>Live To Revive doesn't ease off that momentum — it puts a boot on it. Four albums deep since 2021, LABELS have spent every release getting louder, faster, and meaner, a career trajectory best described as allergic to restraint. This one doesn't knock. It kicks the door down.Full assets, streaming links, and interview availability on request. Consider yourself warned. <figure id="figure-ahg65uskgkmtiuoznk" data-full-width=""><img id="ahg65uskgkmtiuoznk" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/210RBMn7EpuggyFw6U5MTaZTMZoNfiPV3dXAEFeEgcRteG42LBONgCgyJ5zGjwSv.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/210RBMn7EpuggyFw6U5MTaZTMZoNfiPV3dXAEFeEgcRteG42LBONgCgyJ5zGjwSv.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: center center;"></figure> LABELS is:Tyler Waller — Lead Vocals Braden Burgan — Guitar, Vocals Xane Spencer — Bass, Vocals Taylor Burgan — Drums Discography:Venice (2021) — not currently on streaming Brain Fragments (2022) — not currently on streaming <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5qBIW16oFHiiUcGEPSv3rc" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5qBIW16oFHiiUcGEPSv3rc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moral Laws (2024)</a> <a data-mce-href="https://elasticstage.com/labelsbandofficial/releases/white-hot-album" href="https://elasticstage.com/labelsbandofficial/releases/white-hot-album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White Hot (2025)</a> <figure id="figure-0j8z62ibrsmtiv2h36" data-full-width=""><img id="0j8z62ibrsmtiv2h36" src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/c01ohslDZPAnyjx6rUYbnecvJ1SA54ccloOGUYXnSVJQClM0F1GbKrvbkWy8k0lY.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: 15% 30%;" data-corners="medium" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionx="15%" data-positiony="30%" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/c01ohslDZPAnyjx6rUYbnecvJ1SA54ccloOGUYXnSVJQClM0F1GbKrvbkWy8k0lY.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: 15% 30%;"></figure> Press: "...<a data-mce-href="https://www.fwweekly.com/2025/05/14/white-hot" href="https://www.fwweekly.com/2025/05/14/white-hot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letting the band go bigger, be louder, play faster... 'White Hot' has dialed their live-band intensity into explosive territory." — Fort Worth Weekly</a>"...<a data-mce-href="https://imafanof.substack.com/p/the-white-hot-album-reminds-me-that" href="https://imafanof.substack.com/p/the-white-hot-album-reminds-me-that" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the quality of the songwriting, performance, and production makes this—without question—LABELS' best release so far." — ImAFanOf</a><a data-mce-href="https://www.ahippieslullaby.com/blog/white-hot-the-release-of-labels-new-album" href="https://www.ahippieslullaby.com/blog/white-hot-the-release-of-labels-new-album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Undeniably punk and undeniably burning up the DFW music scene... an experience you will not regret." — AHippiesLullaby</a>&nbsp; For interviews, early streams, high-res photos, or any other info, contact news@reprobatemedia.com

LABELS Announce New EP Live To Revive — Fort Worth's Fuzz-Punk Menace Returns

"I'm Just Not Very Happy When I'm Not Making Music": The Relentless Reinvention of NICOLE LAURENNE

<figure id="figure-kst863euzgmsmo91qi" class=""><iframe id="kst863euzgmsmo91qi" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IzC1xi9Cn3w" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/IzC1xi9Cn3w?si=no5N1M7yfYrpa9np" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IzC1xi9Cn3w" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><figure id="figure-183kuo0itnmswszoj3" data-full-width=""><img id="183kuo0itnmswszoj3" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/3a7wtRwK0d5FSX1ASGnWLElJVQI2mZ9TJ5czpPhQ7R8x50zIp0AtHQ6QrpaRRhZ0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/3a7wtRwK0d5FSX1ASGnWLElJVQI2mZ9TJ5czpPhQ7R8x50zIp0AtHQ6QrpaRRhZ0.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;"></figure> August 11, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<h2>NO DETOURS: KILLER KIN'S "ONE WAY" HITS THE STREETS, EUROPEAN TOUR HITS THE ROAD</h2> <figure id="figure-6wtfl6y3bmsmofhk6" data-full-width=""><img id="6wtfl6y3bmsmofhk6" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2dFAseeozlbUPH61fn4tleGZThMCIBcMqHCV1zbx7hayUPvezxV42hcansNUY9Ck.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2dFAseeozlbUPH61fn4tleGZThMCIBcMqHCV1zbx7hayUPvezxV42hcansNUY9Ck.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;"></figure> NEW HAVEN, CT —<a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4OYMRkK8tfp2B7HHBSpSXY" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4OYMRkK8tfp2B7HHBSpSXY" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Killer Kin</a> don't do subtle. This past Friday, August 7, the New Haven wrecking crew put out <a data-mce-href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/killer-kin-one-way-7-ep" href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/killer-kin-one-way-7-ep" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One Way</a><a data-mce-href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/killer-kin-one-way-7-ep" href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/killer-kin-one-way-7-ep" target="_blank" rel="noopener">, a three-song EP via Amsterdam's Wap Shoo Wap Records</a> that hits like a bar fight and leaves before the cops show up. The title track is all forward motion. "Power and Pleasure (Into Your Leather)" is filthy in the best way. And a live rip through "Damned 'n Doomed," off the band's self-titled debut, closes the thing out sweaty and mean.<a data-mce-href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bandcamp.com/album/one-way-ep" href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bandcamp.com/album/one-way-ep"> Get it on 7" — 300 copies, shipping August 25 — or streaming everywhere now.</a> <figure id="figure-cgg4he131pmsmogs1e" data-full-width=""><img id="cgg4he131pmsmogs1e" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/bULlw88x7NLMm8HOwcwQuFvystcW4PMggU5mWRSykWtA46nqmJC9JrHly33ltrot.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 " style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 40% 45%;" data-corners="no-rounded" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="40%" data-positiony="45%" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/bULlw88x7NLMm8HOwcwQuFvystcW4PMggU5mWRSykWtA46nqmJC9JrHly33ltrot.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 40% 45%;"></figure>Revolver already caught the scent, naming One Way one of the <a data-mce-href="https://www.revolvermag.com/feature/6-best-new-songs-right-now-8-7-26/" href="https://www.revolvermag.com/feature/6-best-new-songs-right-now-8-7-26/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">best new songs of the week and calling it a “punk 'n' roll heater”.&nbsp;</a>One Way isn't a one-off — it's the first taste of what's coming. Killer Kin head back into the studio this fall to cut LP2, and if this EP is any indication, it's going to hurt in the right ways.But first: Europe. Killer Kin hit the road August 19 in Berlin and won’t let up for three weeks, ripping through Germany, Denmark, Belgium, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. <figure id="figure-exeyv9zd6msmpq1hl" data-full-width=""><img id="exeyv9zd6msmpq1hl" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/19dV1KsLJorv3LbkzjrEY2tCDzhYm2L8RFexVZckJ31TckttXxWGYx2FQ67LZhHU.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 25% 30%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="25%" data-positiony="30%" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/19dV1KsLJorv3LbkzjrEY2tCDzhYm2L8RFexVZckJ31TckttXxWGYx2FQ67LZhHU.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 25% 30%;"></figure>Matt (vocals) and Chloe Rose (guitar) started this band in 2018 because the world needed more danger in its rock 'n' roll. Five records and two European tours later, joined by lead guitarist Brady "The Cat" Wilson, bassist Marco Carotenuto, and drummer Jason Kyek, Killer Kin have built a name as one of the meanest live bands going — Radio Birdman filth, AC/DC swagger, Motörhead's foot on the gas, Stooges chaos underneath it all.Their 2023 self-titled debut (Dead Beat Records, reissued for Europe via Wap Shoo Wap, Beast Records, and Adrenalin Fix) already had critics reaching for the classics. <a data-mce-href="https://rpmonline.co.uk/?p=21951" href="https://rpmonline.co.uk/?p=21951" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RPM Online called it “wild, reckless power-garage straight out of the MC5/Motörhead playbook”</a>, with "Sonic Love" and "Hound Howl" as the knockout cuts. <a data-mce-href="https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/band/killer-kin/)" href="https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/band/killer-kin/)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maximum Rocknroll called the record "pure rock'n'roll madness" .</a>New single, new album on deck, and a tour that's only getting louder — get in before the rooms sell out from under you.&nbsp; <figure id="figure-1kiz6plg3kmsmq5uqz" data-full-width=""><img id="1kiz6plg3kmsmq5uqz" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/8CX3xGu9tKCvYRs0WKrZ8O35BL7b8fuWSKMDGJCgzofT7ORmH13Dn8JQFKYAwRJH.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/8CX3xGu9tKCvYRs0WKrZ8O35BL7b8fuWSKMDGJCgzofT7ORmH13Dn8JQFKYAwRJH.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: undefined undefined;"></figure> <figure id="figure-apdxzv2mzmsmq7omf" data-full-width=""><img id="apdxzv2mzmsmq7omf" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/21niFc8sQ2LZFw38lDFcLh9wpvB3JQXR9UdJOR76cFgzJjtrJ1XBoHaodfSNickB.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/21niFc8sQ2LZFw38lDFcLh9wpvB3JQXR9UdJOR76cFgzJjtrJ1XBoHaodfSNickB.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure>KILLER KIN&nbsp; -&nbsp; REMAINING EUROPEAN TOUR DATES 30/08 LONDON, UK Helgi's <a data-mce-href="https://djp2e.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsHKgN9fi77PGekATCJK7j/EYert347PjZY" href="https://djp2e.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/1t6Af4OiGsHKgN9fi77PGekATCJK7j/EYert347PjZY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TICKETS →</a> 01/09 NANTES, FR Black Shelter DOOR 02/09 LYON, FR Rock N'Eat DOOR 03/09 PARIS, FR Le Klub <a data-mce-href="https://djp2e.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfsZpYmz0SW1dcjGIUAFIOt/aJhvvlmeR4D5" href="https://djp2e.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfsZpYmz0SW1dcjGIUAFIOt/aJhvvlmeR4D5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TICKETS →</a> 04/09 UTRECHT, NL dB's DOOR 05/09 HAARLEM, NL Slachthuis DOOR 06/09 ARNHEM, NL Café Bosch DOOR 08/09 LUCERNE, CH Sedel DOOR 09/09 VADUZ, LI Camaleon DOOR FULL TOUR HUB &nbsp; bandsintown.com/a/15396766-killer-kin Tour presented by<a data-mce-href="https://swampbooking.com/" href="https://swampbooking.com/"> Swamp Booking. </a>One Way is out now on <a data-mce-href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/" href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wap Shoo Wap Records,</a> with vinyl shipping August 25.<figure id="figure-wfhlq339ymsmqbl33" class=""><img id="wfhlq339ymsmqbl33" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/20EuwKRwmyzNkGg2eAZGAEAQuDmdA2cZHBLnAZHbFD5jageyjbeueIVtHu2g7ODu.png" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/20EuwKRwmyzNkGg2eAZGAEAQuDmdA2cZHBLnAZHbFD5jageyjbeueIVtHu2g7ODu.png" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;"></figure><figure id="figure-bnsgjlg1memsmqc4g5"><img id="bnsgjlg1memsmqc4g5" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/38foGdKXUVFZ1X2kjqMqcfMk3oqsulpmoQzm5KkxcZoTKaXO9jRNu7sErOgUA0qa.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/38foGdKXUVFZ1X2kjqMqcfMk3oqsulpmoQzm5KkxcZoTKaXO9jRNu7sErOgUA0qa.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure>

KILLER KIN'S "ONE WAY" EP HITS THE STREETS, EUROPEAN TOUR HITS THE ROAD

<figure id="figure-848itm95c8msntigxk" data-full-width="" class=""><iframe id="848itm95c8msntigxk" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ThqaNbwqgok" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/ThqaNbwqgok?si=FGjvvBYpbwad44GS" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ThqaNbwqgok" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><h2>THE BEAT GOES ON — MONOMAN, 1957–2026</h2> <figure id="figure-o9qohmp8n4imsnugcl2" data-full-width=""><img id="o9qohmp8n4imsnugcl2" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/b0HLAa0jrCRHCrLYHWsxkv9ub1t8qOgIC3YS5Etp2yEy3Qj13OXTDgTCSCf7d3sA.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/b0HLAa0jrCRHCrLYHWsxkv9ub1t8qOgIC3YS5Etp2yEy3Qj13OXTDgTCSCf7d3sA.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: undefined undefined;"></figure>Jeff "Monoman" Conolly died July 31, 2026, at home on the North Shore, after a fight with bladder cancer. He was 69. <a data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/HELPYOUANN" href="https://www.facebook.com/HELPYOUANN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lyres </a>played their last show in February, and Jeff went public with the diagnosis a month after that — He wasn't a guy who did anything quietly. <a data-mce-href="https://reprobatemedia.com/blog/mono-mann-cancer-battle--mission-of-burma--classic-ruins---more-rock-middle-east-tonight-for-lyres-legend" href="https://reprobatemedia.com/blog/mono-mann-cancer-battle--mission-of-burma--classic-ruins---more-rock-middle-east-tonight-for-lyres-legend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instead of a farewell tour, he put up a GoFundMe and let people help the way people wanted to help.</a>Before Lyres, there was DMZ — the band that basically invented the idea that Boston could have a garage scene worth showing up for. Jeff stole the singer job by out-singing the actual singer at a practice, which tells you everything about how the man operated. DMZ opened for the Ramones and the Jam, got signed to Sire, got produced by Flo &amp; Eddie, and imploded before anybody outside the 617 area code fully caught on. <figure id="figure-qm1k8a47mnmsnu5qlk"><img id="qm1k8a47mnmsnu5qlk" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2bdbQ9jTChQe6Y3Y3COKcYj5BkFwPgZRHgtJGTnn6fa4NGV0ttWFQYV8CSX3I8GZ.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2bdbQ9jTChQe6Y3Y3COKcYj5BkFwPgZRHgtJGTnn6fa4NGV0ttWFQYV8CSX3I8GZ.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure> Somewhere in there — mid-'70s, DMZ-era, before Lyres even existed — Jeff was also in a short-lived, ridiculous, genuinely legendary lineup called The Customs, alongside Jonathan Richman, Alpo, and old Boston scene fixture Bill Tupper. I can't find a trace of it anywhere online — no photos, no setlist, nothing indexed — which honestly feels about right for a band that four different people from that era would swear existed and none of them could prove it. That's the Boston scene in a nutshell: half legend, half true, and Monoman at the center of it either way.<figure id="figure-m9peik7sgmsnuhlb1" data-full-width=""><img id="m9peik7sgmsnuhlb1" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/bYD6304s9TlpxtU2NyLPhlQMYkCdIZt2QVAZIS026S3jMzCmt3oEzqt6JzlJ4YlD.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/bYD6304s9TlpxtU2NyLPhlQMYkCdIZt2QVAZIS026S3jMzCmt3oEzqt6JzlJ4YlD.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;"></figure> I saw Lyres more than 20 times. Maybe more — I lost count somewhere in there, the way you do with a band that stops being an event and just becomes part of your week. Ten years living in Boston in the early '90s, and Monoman on that Vox Continental was weather, not news. "Help You Ann" would kick in and whatever kind of week you'd had stopped mattering. The room just flipped onto your side. <figure id="figure-mwv7m16egqmsnv2kfg" data-full-width=""><iframe id="mwv7m16egqmsnv2kfg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6zpMkgmIHQ" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6zpMkgmIHQ" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6zpMkgmIHQ" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure> In 1996, Jeff caught me drumming for <a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bVD65YeHUA&amp;list=OLAK5uy_kdDUzY1Mycf3mgF5g1cJmHBQkdE6ga6lg" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bVD65YeHUA&amp;list=OLAK5uy_kdDUzY1Mycf3mgF5g1cJmHBQkdE6ga6lg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kenne Highland Clan</a> at Ralph's in Worcester, opening for Lyres, and asked me to audition for a seven-week European tour — Paul Murphy was out, nobody was saying why, and I said yes before I'd even finished hearing the question. Worth saying: Kenne Highland is no minor footnote himself — a founding Gizmo, an Afrika Korps veteran, the man behind Johnny and the Jumper Cables and his own Clan, a certified legend of the underground in his own right. It was his band on that stage that night, and Jeff was watching. Touring Europe behind Jeff and Lyres sounded like the whole point of playing drums in the first place. <figure id="figure-ex8mte9papmsnv9lwk" data-full-width=""><img id="ex8mte9papmsnv9lwk" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/31cwCKRWAa2qTlK0bV4ACxgq46sBcvsIidw6KCzso5uujpj77Jq1tbgtNonBKs9d.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/31cwCKRWAa2qTlK0bV4ACxgq46sBcvsIidw6KCzso5uujpj77Jq1tbgtNonBKs9d.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;"></figure> The audition was the full JC stress test: three hours in the In Out rehearsal room at 425R Cambridge Street in Allston — a building that punched way above its weight in the Boston scene, shared by bands like the In Out and Thalia Zedek's Come and Sensurround, sitting right above Karmic Records, run by the Cheater Slicks' Shannon brothers, Tom and Dave. That whole address was its own little ecosystem of the '90s Boston underground. Jeff working through most of a fifth of vodka from Blanchard's, the In Out Farfisa going almost the entire time — that<a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKwQ30BiO6g&amp;list=RDNKwQ30BiO6g&amp;start_radio=1" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKwQ30BiO6g&amp;list=RDNKwQ30BiO6g&amp;start_radio=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> "No Reason to Complain" </a>riff on a loop like it was piped in from somewhere he couldn't turn off — while I tried to lock down the same beat over and over, start to finish. Every time I'd drift off it he'd stop playing just long enough to roast me. "It's sooo simple, maaan. Yer just making it harder for yourself." Then he'd grab the sticks right out of my hands and show me — clean, obvious, right there — and I'd get back on the kit and somehow bastardize it all over again. <figure id="figure-xm42qpv1frmsnub0cm"><img id="xm42qpv1frmsnub0cm" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/30gKojRoMQF0C8nvhIWAFnQ53IN6N04ebjPKjuQlVd6PG8LJNiOBqXm4YSuJvA3d.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/30gKojRoMQF0C8nvhIWAFnQ53IN6N04ebjPKjuQlVd6PG8LJNiOBqXm4YSuJvA3d.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure> Three solid hours, one song, back and forth like that. At one point, maybe half-joking, maybe not, he told me every rehearsal after this one would be the same deal — one song off the set, drilled down until it was wired straight into my nervous system and couldn't come loose. It hurt. It also worked. I walked out of that room a more disciplined drummer than I walked in, with a real, physical understanding of what Jeff meant by rhythm — not a feel, an obsession. He called the next day wanting a firm yes and another rehearsal. By then everyone who'd ever actually worked with Jeff had gotten to me first, and I politely bailed. Still kick myself a little for it — I never got to find out if he really would've whipped a snare at my skull mid-set for rushing the beat. Some part of me will always wonder what those seven weeks would've been.<figure id="figure-nv95465q8lmsnuc47x" data-full-width=""><img id="nv95465q8lmsnuc47x" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/29bNqWS3QJF6WjpZBtD6uUi74rOKJqs5TKqmMrU0grOsSBLm4VgQuy83qomx5mkn.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 15% 0%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="15%" data-positiony="0%" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/29bNqWS3QJF6WjpZBtD6uUi74rOKJqs5TKqmMrU0grOsSBLm4VgQuy83qomx5mkn.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 15% 0%;"></figure> He was a stubborn, difficult, brilliant man who built a sound in his head sometime around 1965 and spent the next sixty years refusing to let anybody talk him out of it. DMZ, then Lyres, then Lyres again and again through a rotating cast that never stopped turning over — Jeff the one constant, the one piece that never got swapped. Most people, that's a character flaw. On him, it was a refusal to compromise — confrontational sometimes, obsessive always, and entirely in service of the beat. Modern garage rock owes him a debt for that stubbornness whether it knows it or not. <figure id="figure-48940szctlmsnv8f0d"><img id="48940szctlmsnv8f0d" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2fArgWSdzbj2zhRSVRJNMd7DC1s4ATG8SvbkQSXdeSKlDeKvjUi2OuQL38BwF5HR.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2fArgWSdzbj2zhRSVRJNMd7DC1s4ATG8SvbkQSXdeSKlDeKvjUi2OuQL38BwF5HR.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure>Rest easy, Monoman. Thanks for all of it — the twenty-some nights, the seven weeks I didn't get, the vodka, the snare I never took to the head. All of it.— Reprobate Media

THE BEAT GOES ON — MONOMAN, 1957–2026

<figure id="figure-0vsqo0vswgmmnghai1" class=""><iframe id="0vsqo0vswgmmnghai1" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9sq3UBzrfU" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/t9sq3UBzrfU?si=xJ-UdNUhIhVfhuzS" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9sq3UBzrfU" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><h2>Garage Legend Jeff Conolly Fights Cancer – Epic Benefit Tonight with Mission of Burma, Classic Ruins &amp; More</h2> <figure id="figure-8pt63lcyf9mmngju7u"data-full-width><img id="8pt63lcyf9mmngju7u" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/25BpQgIfBN6H4gp0WauY8KHXJKwJv9boXGfyxTUnxajLRhAPVw8QH3nCevOry4Y2.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionX="undefined" data-positionY="undefined" data-fullWidth="true"/></figure> <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5b0wQCgdlG1Dk4N67lguml" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5b0wQCgdlG1Dk4N67lguml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LYRES</a> stand as one of Boston's most enduring and influential garage rock legends, a band that kept the raw, '60s-inspired fire alive through decades when punk and new wave scenes came and went. Formed in 1979 by Jeff Conolly (better known as Mono Mann or Monoman) after the breakup of his earlier proto-punk outfit DMZ, LYRES channeled a manic, organ-driven sound—think Farfisa-fueled frenzy, reverb-soaked guitars, and Conolly's distinctive, snarling vocals—that paid homage to '60s nuggets while injecting a fierce, uncompromising edge. <figure id="figure-75dgxzu2hkmmngunhg" data-full-width=""><img id="75dgxzu2hkmmngunhg" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/7XfhyXEgsJ2hDFzkaPy6UuGDrLCiTcUih5dGsnW32vfyaw224xlqQIhKrZdwN5nL.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 0%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="50%" data-positiony="0%" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/7XfhyXEgsJ2hDFzkaPy6UuGDrLCiTcUih5dGsnW32vfyaw224xlqQIhKrZdwN5nL.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 0%;"></figure> Rising from the ashes of DMZ, where Conolly had already established himself as a volatile force in Boston's underground, LYRES quickly became fixtures on the local scene, playing legendary venues like The Rat and building a cult following with their relentless energy and purist approach to garage rock. Their breakthrough came with the 1984 album On Fyre, featuring standout tracks like the explosive <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6vE4n6MTCprTQi5hsOqZ5q?si=f1205c12999b44f9" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6vE4n6MTCprTQi5hsOqZ5q?si=f1205c12999b44f9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"</a><a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6vE4n6MTCprTQi5hsOqZ5q?si=f1205c12999b44f9" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6vE4n6MTCprTQi5hsOqZ5q?si=f1205c12999b44f9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don't Give It Up Now"</a> (famously used in commercials) and <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/track/22zOTz6PaXcvCUqFz6yFC6?si=1bf2b5bc31004bd4" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/22zOTz6PaXcvCUqFz6yFC6?si=1bf2b5bc31004bd4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Help You Ann,"</a> which captured the band's blend of wild abandon and retro precision. Follow-ups like LYRES LYRES (1986) and A Promise Is a Promise (1988) solidified their reputation, earning praise for keeping garage rock vital long before the '90s revival wave. <figure id="figure-ww7wd6zwjrmmnhmgii"><img id="ww7wd6zwjrmmnhmgii" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/1AjgG8oHMsK6ATV237P4DEbWKEx2kAbswpJrxpDllSWFFwxIJqSgSBGyNnK3wSzE.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 35% 25%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="35%" data-positiony="25%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/1AjgG8oHMsK6ATV237P4DEbWKEx2kAbswpJrxpDllSWFFwxIJqSgSBGyNnK3wSzE.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 35% 25%;"></figure>Conolly's monomaniacal dedication to his vision—earning him the nickname Monoman, though he later came to dislike it—made him a polarizing yet revered figure: talented, brilliant on keys and songwriting, but often difficult in the studio and on the road. The group lineup shifted over the years, but Conolly remained the constant, driving force, releasing records sporadically into the 2000s and beyond while influencing generations of garage and punk revivalists.<figure id="figure-aoowzoalh6mmngyrxz"><iframe id="aoowzoalh6mmngyrxz" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6zpMkgmIHQ" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/d6zpMkgmIHQ?si=170kC01HAJLr2bdC" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6zpMkgmIHQ" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure>Today, in March 2026, Jeff Conolly faces one of his toughest battles yet: a diagnosis of bladder cancer. The treatment—chemotherapy, pre-surgery medications, and mounting medical debt—has been financially crushing, prompting him to launch a <a data-mce-href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-jefflyres-cancer-battle-2026" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-jefflyres-cancer-battle-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoFundMe campaign t</a>o help cover costs and aim for being cancer-free by the end of the year. The Boston music community, known for rallying around its own, has responded powerfully.<figure id="figure-xn8urd04wsmmnhir9p"><img id="xn8urd04wsmmnhir9p" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/35UclLzbxNVNh1ujuO21wiRr9ZuvW7HUgRHPh8NKgIOEPXHmLecfqWh5Ymm4Vvhj.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 25% 65%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="25%" data-positiony="65%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/35UclLzbxNVNh1ujuO21wiRr9ZuvW7HUgRHPh8NKgIOEPXHmLecfqWh5Ymm4Vvhj.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 25% 65%;"></figure>This very evening—Thursday, March 12, 2026—a major benefit concert titled the <a data-mce-href="https://allevents.in/cambridge/the-middle-east-presents-jeffrey-conolly-cancer-battle-of-the-bands-2026/200029766088743" href="https://allevents.in/cambridge/the-middle-east-presents-jeffrey-conolly-cancer-battle-of-the-bands-2026/200029766088743" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeffrey Conolly Cancer Battle of The Bands </a>2026 takes place at the iconic Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge (Boston area). Doors open at 7:00 PM, it's an 18+ show with tickets around $30. Headlined by Mission of Burma, the lineup includes other Boston scene stalwarts like Classic Ruins, Unnatural Axe, Nat Freedberg (Joint), The Dogmatics, Hilken &amp; Melissa Band, and special guests. All proceeds support Conolly's fight,<a data-mce-href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-jefflyres-cancer-battle-2026" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-jefflyres-cancer-battle-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> joining the GoFundMe</a> (which has already raised significant funds) in a show of solidarity for this garage rock icon. It's a night to celebrate LYRES legacy, honor Conolly's unbreakable spirit, and help one of Boston's true underground legends push through. If you're in the area, <a data-mce-href="https://allevents.in/cambridge/the-middle-east-presents-jeffrey-conolly-cancer-battle-of-the-bands-2026/200029766088743" href="https://allevents.in/cambridge/the-middle-east-presents-jeffrey-conolly-cancer-battle-of-the-bands-2026/200029766088743" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grab a ticket </a>and raise a glass (or a Farfisa riff) to Mono Mann—get well soon, Jeff.&nbsp; <figure id="figure-jjgbrqodlfmmnhktvf" data-full-width=""><img id="jjgbrqodlfmmnhktvf" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/17zqVHilZJOmcWaQrCcsikMaYnNVT05usU1omi7iP5tsoZz6JKyR9pbDNfF1AoO7.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 70% 0%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="70%" data-positiony="0%" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/17zqVHilZJOmcWaQrCcsikMaYnNVT05usU1omi7iP5tsoZz6JKyR9pbDNfF1AoO7.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 70% 0%;"></figure>

MONOMAN Cancer Battle: Mission of Burma, Classic Ruins & More Rock Middle East TONIGHT for LYRES Legend

<figure id="figure-mulp23ajwdmmis6nla" class=""><iframe id="mulp23ajwdmmis6nla" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-rEm9T_rYHU" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtu.be/-rEm9T_rYHU?si=yoPsw1Cr6FMPxZK9" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-rEm9T_rYHU" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure><h2>Amsterdam Punk Firebrands SAVAGE BEAT Unleash Explosive Second Album <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1nHeQ4OCJJaSl3zuM3S5Qa" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1nHeQ4OCJJaSl3zuM3S5Qa">Bright Lights, Tall Shadows</a></h2><h2 id="figure-wawqnrqkwpmmis3r87"><img id="wawqnrqkwpmmis3r87" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/atx7V5DWPoDPMrnOJn69pqJkm65SA5piOcHmYCQl0T8MCiaQZWLOXKYVcT04rGiL.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/atx7V5DWPoDPMrnOJn69pqJkm65SA5piOcHmYCQl0T8MCiaQZWLOXKYVcT04rGiL.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: center center;"></h2>Amsterdam, Netherlands – March 8, 2026 – Amsterdam's<a data-mce-href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows-album" href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows-album" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> SAVAGE BEAT</a> unleash their explosive second album, <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1nHeQ4OCJJaSl3zuM3S5Qa" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1nHeQ4OCJJaSl3zuM3S5Qa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bright Lights, Tall Shadows,</a> out now via <a data-mce-href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/" href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wap Shoo Wap Records </a>(March 6, 2026). Hailed as the "Amsterdam ambassadors of high-energy rock ’n’ roll," the band delivers their most focused and confident statement yet: a raw, riff-driven blast of "street boogie" blending late-’70s punk, high-octane rock ’n’ roll, and unapologetic Oi! Attitude. <figure id="figure-agf59szyshmmis4n71" data-full-width=""><img id="agf59szyshmmis4n71" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/36oZBTqSloaMIKskMCFj8IHuwjinxd9qm83DgTvVPa3ExavR2lyhQv1UWGDrAds2.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/36oZBTqSloaMIKskMCFj8IHuwjinxd9qm83DgTvVPa3ExavR2lyhQv1UWGDrAds2.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure> At a tight 35 minutes, the 10-track LP doubles down on towering riffs, fist-pumping choruses, and anthems built for sweat-soaked clubs and festival chaos. Standouts include the defiant instrumental opener <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4xkMZBsJPcOjhTDluc6dy3?si=6cf538df92334ea9" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4xkMZBsJPcOjhTDluc6dy3?si=6cf538df92334ea9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Street Boogie Confidential," </a>the wall-crashing<a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6R3WeSBzCfC4J13jCSUY9c?si=66dc35b17a5d45e9" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6R3WeSBzCfC4J13jCSUY9c?si=66dc35b17a5d45e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> "Cut To The Chase," </a>and the relentless single <a data-mce-href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6R3WeSBzCfC4J13jCSUY9c?si=66dc35b17a5d45e9" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6R3WeSBzCfC4J13jCSUY9c?si=66dc35b17a5d45e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Unhinged."</a><figure id="figure-rqzff8umsmmisaxum" data-full-width=""><img id="rqzff8umsmmisaxum" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/238XpxmGv4jEimVVJOQ8C4xHDL2ZrbDJteQCbPg6if4r34KEhADHgyMCGhB48Tf0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/238XpxmGv4jEimVVJOQ8C4xHDL2ZrbDJteQCbPg6if4r34KEhADHgyMCGhB48Tf0.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: center center;"></figure> &nbsp;Lyrically, it mixes celebratory defiance with darker introspection on modern life's tensions—loud, honest, and battle-scarred without ever slowing down.Early praise is fierce: <a data-mce-href="https://tinnitist.com/2026/03/05/albums-of-the-week-savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows" href="https://tinnitist.com/2026/03/05/albums-of-the-week-savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tinnitist spotlights it as an Album of the Week, lauding the "towering riffs, fist-pumping choruses and anthems tailor-made for sweat-soaked clubs."</a> <a data-mce-href="https://maximumvolumemusic.com/review-savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows-2026/" href="https://maximumvolumemusic.com/review-savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Max Volume Music&nbsp;</a>calls it a "raw, riff-driven rock ’n’ roll with the energy of late-70s punk and the swagger of a gang that probably travels everywhere together and leaves venues in pieces behind them".while outlets hail the raw energy, swagger, and timeless three-chord punch—fans of Slaughter &amp; The Dogs, The Hellacopters, and Dead Boys will devour it.&nbsp; <figure id="figure-1dqg3qaryvmmisl4zf" data-full-width=""><img id="1dqg3qaryvmmisl4zf" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/28S8JHF5f6BGZ3w6GUnLh9Kq1cdCyEOl602PTofcuNhH40JfW3Zq41bzDJnE6vLN.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="true" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/28S8JHF5f6BGZ3w6GUnLh9Kq1cdCyEOl602PTofcuNhH40JfW3Zq41bzDJnE6vLN.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure> No nostalgia here; just pure, room-wrecking impact. Available on limited red/white/black vinyl, hi-res digital, and streaming—grab it now at <a data-mce-href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows-album" href="https://wapshoowaprecords.bigcartel.com/product/savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows-album" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wap Shoo Wap Records!</a> Latest Reviews<a data-mce-href="https://www.architeg-prints.com/blog/savage-beats-bright-lights-tall-shadows-punk-for-people-who-sweat?srsltid=AfmBOorj06WDBXyvj49MItVpb5UNqFPqY1z9GgYJpCC2rZKbIaUqOSUt" href="https://www.architeg-prints.com/blog/savage-beats-bright-lights-tall-shadows-punk-for-people-who-sweat?srsltid=AfmBOorj06WDBXyvj49MItVpb5UNqFPqY1z9GgYJpCC2rZKbIaUqOSUt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Architeg Prints – "Savage Beat's Bright Lights, Tall Shadows: Punk for People Who Sweat" (recent, post-release): Describes it as a "dare to stand still for 35 minutes" with "street boogie" swagger, highlighting the raw, riff-driven energy and impact.</a> <a data-mce-href="hink%20late%2070s%20punk%20snarl,%20bar%20room%20rock%20n%20roll%20grease,%20and%20a%20flash%20of%20Oi%20grit%20thrown%20in%20for%20good%20measure.%20No%20frills,%20no%20safety%20net,%20just%20riffs%20that%20swing%20like%20a%20clenched%20fist." href="hink%20late%2070s%20punk%20snarl,%20bar%20room%20rock%20n%20roll%20grease,%20and%20a%20flash%20of%20Oi%20grit%20thrown%20in%20for%20good%20measure.%20No%20frills,%20no%20safety%20net,%20just%20riffs%20that%20swing%20like%20a%20clenched%20fist." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">We Shoot Music&nbsp; - Think late 70s punk snarl, bar room rock n roll grease, and a flash of Oi grit thrown in for good measure. No frills, no safety net, just riffs that swing like a clenched fist.</a> <a data-mce-href="https://www.oioitheblog.com/3020502_savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows" href="https://www.oioitheblog.com/3020502_savage-beat-bright-lights-tall-shadows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oi! Oi! The Blog – Savage Beat – Bright Lights, Tall Shadows (2026): Emphasizes unfiltered aggression, no nostalgia/cosplay, with vein-popping rock 'n' roll; notes the gritty opener and charging momentum.</a> <figure id="figure-v999tvpvimmismfxb"><img id="v999tvpvimmismfxb" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/24KskcAK2oMT0fRsibVqHSB5pUYk1xWvOFSHcNuDlpxA5CybgI4AIT8dMkgwgcqN.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-sm md:rounded-md lg:rounded-lg" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/24KskcAK2oMT0fRsibVqHSB5pUYk1xWvOFSHcNuDlpxA5CybgI4AIT8dMkgwgcqN.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: center center;"></figure>

Amsterdam Punk Firebrands SAVAGE BEAT Unleash Explosive Second Album Bright Lights, Tall Shadows

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