BART & THE BRATS - Missed Hits (Sweet Time - 2025)

Prolific French punker, Bart De Vraantijk, tosses another 12" slab of snotty 70s punk onto the growing heap of Bart & The Brats releases. "Missed Hits" is packed with ten original paint peelers that could have easily come from any of the Rip Off Records roster of low rent garage punks. Bart shows his cards as he taps into his inner Johnny Rotten on a roaring version of The Kids' "Fascist Cops". The songs are fraught with urgency; guitars buzz and sting; and cacophonous drums are bound to knock shit off yer shelves.

File Next To: Ramones, The Infections, The Rip Offs, The Stipjes, The Spits

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THE BATTLEBEATS - Meet Your Maker (Sweet Time - 2024)

"Meet Your Maker" is the sophomore long player from the one man demolition squad out of Indonesia. Andresa Nugraha is the motor that drives The Battlebeats. Boldly wearing the influence of Teengenerate on the sleeves of his tattered leather jacket, he strangles each song's singular riff into submission. This is feral, hyperactive and highly volatile budget rock!!

File next to: The Rezillos, The Kids, The Cortinas, Teengenerate, The Phantom Rats

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THE CIRCULATORS - Insufficient Fun (Total Punk - 2024)

Initially released as a demo in January 2023, The Circulators' instantly contagious pogo pop was noticed by the good folks at Total Punk. The eight original tracks were tuned up and bolstered by six new songs for "Insufficient Fun". The non-stop action starts with the 90s garage punk ripper "On The Loose" and keeps a foot firmly on the accelerator until the final fist pump of "Can't Get My Way". 

File Next To: The Zeros, Protex, Devil Dogs, Exploding Hearts

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