Tag: Exclusive

Exclusive: Call Me Malcolm Premiere Video For ‘Restore Factory Settings’

Watch the latest video from ska-punk breakthrough stars Call Me Malcolm exclusively at Shout Louder.

Shout Louder are proud to bring you the latest music video from summery South London ska-punk kings Call Me Malcolm.

In 2018, Call Me Malcolm were responsible for restoring lost faith in the ska-punk genre, with the release of their album I Was Broken When You Got Here (read our review).

Filmed at Level Up Festival 2018, the video for Restore Factory Settings follows the band’s theme of channelling mental health struggles into relatable, singalong lyrics. It also revisits the nostalgic screens of Windows 95…

“Restore Factory Settings is about the moment you realise you suffer with mental health issues, and trying to process that as the world moves on around you,” said guitarist/vocalist Lucias. “Our songs are not typically tied to one moment or event, but in this case I wrote it about a day I was unable to get out of bed, and the waves of realisation that cascaded out of that. In the wider narrative on I Was Broken When You Got Here, we resolve that it’s ok to not be ok. This song begins that story.” Continue reading “Exclusive: Call Me Malcolm Premiere Video For ‘Restore Factory Settings’”

Exclusive: Mean Caesar Premiere Video For ‘Drowning’

London gruff-punks debut the third single from their self-titled EP, released via Little Rocket Records.

Shout Louder are proud to bring you an exclusive look at the brand new video from South London’s Mean Caesar.

This is the third single from their self-titled debut EP, which was released on Little Rocket Records on 5 October 2018 (read our review here).

“Drowning is about attempting to have a healthy relationship with someone while also trying not to face up to mental health issues, pretending everything is fine and then inevitably lighting the fuse and watching everything burn down, before retreating into alcohol as the one thing that will always be there,” said vocalist, Danny Lester, about the new track. “It’s not a particularly optimistic song but I guess it’s real.”

The video for Drowning was shot by Craig Temple from Racketeer Pictures in guitarist Ollie Ward’s living room. They played a gig the nght before and thought having a fry up and filming a video would be a lot more fun than going to their actual jobs. Continue reading “Exclusive: Mean Caesar Premiere Video For ‘Drowning’”

Exclusive: Incisions Stream New Self-Titled Album

Be the first to hear the raucous new album from Incisions.

Who do you think is going to explode in 2019? Our money’s on Incisions.

It’s refreshing to see a newer hardcore punk band with so much energy and anger. They’ve outgrown their Manchester hometown and they’re primed to kickstart a revolution around the country. That’s why we’re so excited to be the first to share their new album Incisions with you, ahead of its release on TNS Records on December 7th.

There’s still time to grab the album on brilliant white/black splatter vinyl or on CD, direct from TNS Records.

In the meantime, listen up, listen loud and don’t forget to tell your friends.

Check out the Follow video here: https://youtu.be/bTMGLpjBk_M

Follow Incisons on Spotify: http://bit.ly/IncisionsFollow

Check out TNS Records’ Incisions playlist: http://bit.ly/incisionsTNS

Pre-order the album on vinyl and CD: http://bit.ly/IncisionsAlbum

Exclusive: Fastfade Premiere ‘Walkie Talkie’ Video & Announce Debut Album

Enfield’s scrappiest skate-punks get wet and wild in their new music video.

Fastfade are hard not to love. Taking influence from Frenzal Rhomb, MxPx, early Greenday and decent-era Blink 182, these three young Londoners are the edgy, exciting injection of energy that the UK skate-punk scene needs.

Walkie Talkie is the first single from their debut album Happy If You Aren’t, which will be released through Umlaut Records on Friday 14th December. They’re celebrating the release with a launch party supporting No Fun At All at London’s New Cross Inn on December 19th.

“Walkie Talkie is one of our slower but more hard hitting songs, proving that we don’t only play at 260bpm and sing about getting dumped or something,” said Fastfade about the single. “With this song we tried to show off a little bit of everything that we could do and to make something so catchy it sticks in your head and pisses you off a little.” Continue reading “Exclusive: Fastfade Premiere ‘Walkie Talkie’ Video & Announce Debut Album”

Shout Louder Fest in Manchester Announced!

We are proud to announce the first ever Shout Louder Fest!

We are seriously excited to announce the first ever Shout Louder Fest, created in association with Lockjaw Records.

Shout Louder Fest will take place at Gullivers in Manchester on February 2nd, promising a mix of melodic punk, ska, skate-punk and hardcore. Grab your ticket now!

We’re calling it a ‘fest’ but, if we’re honest, Shout Louder’s head honcho Sarah W is turning 30 and wants you all to come and party with her. To celebrate, she’s hand-picked a line up of all her favourite bands for this massive all-dayer in Manchester, including Faintest Idea, Fair Do’s, The Human Project, PMX, Aerial Salad, The Burnt Tapes, Goodbye Blue Monday, Nosebleed and Follow Your Dreams.

Let us know if you can join us on our Facebook Event.

Here’s a taste of all the awesome bands you can enjoy:

Faintest Idea

Long-term TNS favourites Faintest Idea bring the rudeboy street/ska-punk party all the way from the East of Anglia. Shouty smash-the-state vocals, irresistible brass, Alan Partridge accents. What more do you want?

FFO: Random Hand, Rancid, The Specials, dancing till you drop

Fair Do’s

Masters of shred, breakdowns and political ‘choruses’, locals underdogs Fair Do’s bring seriously uptempo, technical skate-punk with a metal edge. Now that they’ve finally released their album ‘Leopards’ you can learn all the lyrics and sing along too.

FFO: Death By Stereo, Propagandhi, Protest The Hero, telling Tree to fuck off Continue reading “Shout Louder Fest in Manchester Announced!”

Exclusive: Goodbye Blue Monday FINISHED

Goodbye Blue Monday announce major announcement.

Yesterday Scottish misery-punks Goodbye Blue Monday announced that they would be making a major announcement at 7pm CET. As this was shared across the internet, anticipation gripped the punk rock world. As the forefront of punk rock in-jokes, Shout Louder is proud to bring you this exclusive announcement of an announcement.

Goodbye Blue Monday are finished… with their tour.

Following an incredible five show extravaganza, taking in Beligum, London and Shout Louder’s kitchen, Goodbye Blue Monday will be heading home for a well-deserved sleep, tattie scones and hugs with their dogs. They will also be reuninted with their absent guitar player, Jack, at whom this exclusive announcement was aimed.

When asked about their tour, singer Graham Lough commented, “It was a time.”

We wish the boys all the best with their announcement of an announcement and with their trip home.

 

Exclusive: Captain Trips Premiere Video for ‘Chances’

South Coast skatepunks Captain Trips unevil their new single from their upcoming Stand By EP.

Portsmouth skate-punks Captain Trips are primed to release a brand new Ep Stand By on October 5th, via the lovely chaps at Umlaut Records (you can pre-order now). The video was shot at their practice rooms at Quay West Studios in Gosport, using a grand budget of £0.

“This tune is lyrically based on the irony of having all the knowledge of the world in your pocket, at your fingertips, and how sometimes that has caused some of the biggest divisions in society,” said vocalist/guitarist Rich Mayor.

“This is the first nod to the created echo-chamber theme that runs through other parts of the EP, and an acknowledgement that we do at least a bit of ‘opinion-cleansing’, primarily to make room for more videos of animals doing cool sh*t, but also because we get tired. Tired of checking out what seem like suspect facts, tired of the anger and hate in the comments sections, but also realising (perhaps in a defeatist way) that far less is checked and it’s sort of out of control. Shame that. ”

Pre-order Stand By now direct from Umlaut Records.

Captain Trips are hosting an EP launch show in Portsmouth on October 6th with Layman’s Terms and Laughing In The Face Of, plus a gig in Ashford with The Human Project, Spoilers and Eat Defeat on 15th November. They’ve got some cool plans for future, so make sure you follow them on Facebook.