Restorations

In 2011, the new wave of post-hardcore came into full effect with seminal albums by Touche Amore, Pianos Become the Teeth, La Dispute, Defeater, Title Fight, and more. This edition of ‘In Defense of the Genre’ looks back on those albums for their 10th anniversary, the overall punk landscape of 2011, and today’s young bands who are starting their own new wave

Asbury Park venue House of Independents turns four this year, and they’re celebrating with a pretty stacked anniversary show…

Hot Water Music have revealed openers for the U.S. dates on their 25th anniversary tour, where they’ll be performing Caution and No Division in full…

Check out what members of Good Riddance, Western Addiction, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Night Birds, and Direct Hit picked as their favorite albums of the year.

Steady Hands will also wrap the year up with a holiday show in Philly.

‘Don’t Stop Now II’ follows ACLU benefit covers comp Don’t Stop Now and features Craig Finn + John K Samson covering Gillian Welch, Tom May of The Menzingers covering Regina Spektor, Wild Pink covering Springsteen, Chris Farren covering Joanna Newsom, Augusta Koch covering Sharon Van Etten, awakebutstillinbed covering Julien Baker, Anika Pyle covering Lucinda Williams, and more.

Listen to new songs by Open Mike Eagle, Minus the Bear, Petite Noir + Danny Brown, Yoko Ono, Richard Swift, Tom Morello covering AC/DC, and more.

Listen to new songs by Mount Kimbie, Yowler, Colleen Green, Nothing, Restorations, Mitski, and more.

It’s a bit of a return to the rawer sound of the band’s earlier days, following the atmospheric LP3, but it’s still a colossal rock anthem.