Minor Threat‘s sole full-length album, Out of Step, turned 40 this year, and to celebrate, the band have now released Out of Step Outtakes, a three-song EP with previously unreleased recordings from the legendary album’s sessions. This was the band’s first time recording as a five-piece (Brian Baker moved from bass to second guitar and Steve Hansgen joined on bass), and they wanted to see how some of their earlier songs would sound with two guitars, so they did new versions of “In My Eyes” and “Filler.” They also recorded a song called “Addams Family,” and ended up using part of it as the coda ..read more

Alt-pop artist Holly Humberstone released her debut album, Paint My Room Black, in October, and she’s given one of its tracks a new rendition. Pop trio MUNA join her for the new take on “Into Your Room,” and you can watch the visualizer below. Read more: MUNA on making their self-titled album: “It’s impossible for us to not grow and change” “I’m obsessed with MUNA and have been wanting to work with them for ages,” Humberstone says. “I’m so thankful that I finally get to have them bring their magic to one of my songs.” MUNA add, “Holly is such a talented artist, and we have been so impressed by ..read more

LA eccentric Izzy Spears makes dizzying, fearless music that transcends borders, and today he returns with a new single called “Serena.” The track comes with a music video that’s equally sinister and absorbing, and AP is giving you the first look. Throughout the video, Spears is in pursuit of a better life. He follows Serena, “the embodiment of Miss American Dream herself,” clawing toward her through the mud in what feels like a twisted hallucination. Yet she’s always out of reach, sneering at him with an intensity that makes his quest seem dubious. Delirious moments of highs and withdrawal ma ..read more

The Postal Service played their first shows in a decade to celebrate 20 years of their decade-defining album Give Up this year, joined by none other than main man Ben Gibbard‘s primary project, Death Cab for Cutie, celebrating 20 years of Transatlanticism. Read more: Fan poll: 5 best Death Cab For Cutie songs of all time They’ll do it again in 2024, when they’ll return to the road together in April and May for more shows playing both albums in full. The outing begins on April 23 in Atlanta and runs through May 15 in Portland, and tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. local time, with an ..read more

Head to the AP Shop to grab exclusive pressings of Waterparks’ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY and magazine bundles. 2023 has been packed with great releases that deserve recognition. From the jump, Paramore ended their six-year break with a funky, “fierce portrait of millennial angst.” Meanwhile, Drain’s Living Proof served as a mission statement and acknowledgment of their influence, and boygenius’ the record proved how much love can come from being in a band with your best friends. That said, we asked our readers to name their favorite albums of the year, and the answers were wide-ranging across genr ..read more

Pick up our exclusive pink marble vinyl variant of Life Under the Gun, plus our variants of the All Roads Lead to the Gun EPs, in the AP Shop. Militarie Gun have had a great year with the release of Life Under the Gun and lots of touring, and now they’re wrapping up 2023 with alternate versions of two songs from the album, plus an announcement of a 2024 North American headlining tour. Read more: 15 best modern hardcore bands for day one fans They’ve turned “Very High” (retitled “Very High – Under The Sun”) and “Never Fucked Up Once” (retitled “Never Fucked Up Twice”) into softer, lig ..read more

Glassjaw have a new 30th anniversary box set on the way, dubbed The Playable Collection, along with an 88-page, 12″x12″ book. The Playable Collection includes new vinyl pressings of all three Glassjaw full-lengths — 2000’s Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence, 2002’s Worship and Tribute, and 2017’s Material Control — along with 2011’s Our Colour Green and Coloring Book EPs. Read more: Fan poll: 5 best post-hardcore vocalists of all time Each LP comes in its own jacket, and all five are housed in a durable corresponding, numbered slipcase. The Playable Collection is available as two ..read more

Alternative Press teamed up with the Chisel for exclusive vinyl pressings of What A Fucking Nightmare, limited to 250 copies. Head to the AP Shop to snag yours. U.K. street punk band the Chisel have been on the rise lately, and now they’ve announced their first album for Pure Noise, What A Fucking Nightmare. It follows their 2021 debut LP, Retaliation, which originally came out via La Vida Es Mus Discos and which Pure Noise re-released earlier this year. The Chisel — who share current and former members with Chubby and the Gang, Violent Reaction, Arms Race, and more — make rabble-rousing ..read more

More Artist Friendly arrives this week. Following conversations with Orville Peck, GAYLE, and MAY-A, Jedidiah Jenkins will join Joel Madden on the latest episode of the series. For the unfamiliar, Jenkins is an LA-based writer who launched his career at the nonprofit Invisible Children and, in the ensuing years, has transformed into a bestselling author. He’s released several books, including To Shake the Sleeping Self and Like Streams to the Ocean. His latest, Mother, Nature, is a gripping memoir that documents a mother-son bond, where they retrace a 5,000-mile route that his mother first tra ..read more

Punk has a lot of different definitions depending on who you ask, but one thing most will agree on is that it’s a gateway. There have been plenty of classic records in its time — Walk Among Us, Marquee Moon, and Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables all come to mind — but we consulted our readers and asked them to pick the best punk albums of all time. The votes were, unsurprisingly, varied and vast, including veterans and modern-day heroes that prove how many artists have made their mark on the genre.  Read more: 20 greatest punk-rock drummers of all time From Ramones to the Clash, find the ..read more