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  Vancouver punk rock 4-piece Rest Easy (consisting of members of Daggermouth and Shook Ones) have announced a new album titled 'Hope You're Okay,' set for release on October 28 on Mutant League Records. The band has unveiled the first single "The Hill" along with a music video. Check them out below. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ-hcfcjwZk Of the track, vocalist Dylan Hossack explains, "I feel like everyone over the last few years has lost touch with a friend or family member because of different views or beliefs, whatever they may be. I wrote this song about how, even when we think we are so in the right- we are all a product of our own echo chambers." Vinyl/merch pre-orders have launched at: https://www.mutantleaguerecords.com/categories/rest-easy Pre-save the album and stream the single here: https://orcd.co/resteasypunx 'Hope You're Okay" was produced by Tim Creviston (Spiritbox, Misery Signals) and mixed by Brett Romnes (Br...

  Beloved NY pop-punk 5-piece With The Punches is back after a lengthy hiatus. The new track "Almost Everything" is the follow-up to the recently released single "Stoneham Blues," which marked a new era for the band. Both tracks will appear on the upcoming 'Discontent' EP which will be released on May 27 via their new label home, Mutant League Records. Stream "Almost Everything": https://orcd.co/14llyw2 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNfC8wlJ24g "Discontent" pre-save link: https://orcd.co/discontent Pre-order the vinyl: https://withthepunches.presspressmerch.com/shop/ Of the new track, vocalist Jesse Vadala says, “I hate a lot of the posturing and destructive trends in media & music marketing specifically. That kind of puppeteering was the aim of the chorus lyrics specifically while the verses speak a bit more to the long term effects. There is something infinitely cool about writing and creating something in ...

  NY pop punk vets With The Punches have signed with Chicago-based Mutant League Records and will release a new EP "Discontent" on May 27, 2022. The band has also dropped the first single "Stoneham Blues" offering fans a taste of what's to come. Stream "Stoneham Blues": https://orcd.co/aro532y Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT_OEylk9Ic "Discontent" pre-save link: https://orcd.co/discontent Pre-order the vinyl: https://withthepunches.presspressmerch.com/shop/ Of the new track, vocalist Jesse Vadala says, "In the time when we were touring independently and writing our own way around the country, I often felt invincible even if just for a while. Inevitably, the rubber band would snap and bad news would arrive. I would be reminded swiftly of the severity of time and certainty of death. Always mildly obsessed with thoughts of my own. This song is loosely written about a few close friends who passed away. I struggled l...

  Vancouver, BC pop-punks Chief State have just released their new single "Metaphors" via Mutant League Records. The standalone single serves to tide fans over until their debut full-length, which is due out in 2022. Nik Pang of Chief State says, “Metaphors is about being in a really dark place, but not knowing how to communicate that to your loved ones. Instead of saying what you mean, and exactly how you feel, it’s easy to gloss over it and be super generic and vague.” This is the first new music from the band since the release of the band's 2020 breakthrough 'Tough Love", which resonated with media and lovers of the genre alike. Check out the lyric video below: https://www.facebook.com/chiefstate

  Cincinnati, OH pop-punks Settle Your Scores have released their new album "Retrofit" via Mutant League Records. The band is also debuting a nostalgic new video for the track "Broken Heart Scenario." Vocalist Christian Fisher says, "The Broken Heart Scenario video is living proof that it was never a phase. We wanted to capture the visual elements of 2005 emo music videos accurately, but with a humorous twist. This video is a salute to all the elder-emos out there. Stay true, and lay your eyeliner on thick."   Check out the video for "Broken Heart Scenario" below: Stream/Buy 'Retrofit' Here: https://orcd.co/retrofit "Retrofit" vinyl includes a limited 12" vinyl pressing + multiple apparel designs which each reference tracks from the album. Vinyl Pressing info: Blue Splatter: 150 Blue Marble: 350 'Retrofit' reunites the five-piece with producer Nick Ingram at Capital House Studio (Hawthorne Heights), who previously...