Greek emotive punks, Hoi-Poi, release new single and announce new album

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Hoi-Poi, emotive punk/post hardcore band from Thessaloniki, GR (FFO: Title Fight, Hot Water Music, Sunny Day Real Estate), have just released their new single “Chief End”, taken from their upcoming album “Sain’t Adorable” that comes out on the 3rd of April 2020 via Nasty Cut Records. The song’s lyrics are about the sudden appearance of self-doubt in the shape of an apparition and the music perfectly reflects the album’s overall sound, in which keyboards and synths are in harmony with a mixture of raw post-hardcore riffage. “Chief End” is available on all streaming platforms, while the album will be available digitally as well as on vinyl, CD and cassette (available for pre-order on the band’s Bandcamp page).

Hoi-Poi is a four piece post-hardcore/emotive punk outfit from Thessaloniki, Greece. The band started off in early 2011 as a cover band trio and in August 2013 they released their first original EP, entitled “Powerhouse Dynamics”. After a streak of live shows, during the winter of 2015 they released their demo, Happen. After 9 months of independently recording, mixing and mastering their debut album titled “Forever Knows Best” at their DIY studio, they released it in December 2016. Two years later, in March 2018, the band released their latest mini album, “Dread and Vision”. During 2019, Hoi-Poi recorded their upcoming album, “Sain’t Adorable”, which was recorder and mixed by Jacopo Fokas (Despite Everything) at Villa Giuseppe Recordings in Athens and mastered by Jason Livermore at The Blasting Room in the US. The album will be released in April 2020 and it will be followed by an extended Greek tour with Forever Unclean (DK) and an EU tour in May. 

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Hotel Murder released new single!

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Hotel Murder were already featured on the pages of our zine with their great music. This time they released new single called Need A Change. This is the second single from the forthcoming e.p.

The concept behind this song and art is of a serial killer on a late night drug and alcohol fueled bender fighting the urge to kill again, who winds up getting killed in the end by his own drug dealer.

 

https://hotelmurder.bandcamp.com/track/need-a-change

Discography:

Wide Awake EP – Released February 2018

Ripper EP – Released August 2018

“Hotel Murder” single Released October 31, 2019

“Need a Change” single Released March 4, 2020

 

Social Media Links:

 Bandcamp Page:https://hotelmurder.bandcamp.com

Facebook Page :https://www.facebook.com/hotlmurdr

Live Footage – Two Bats in Flight

https://youtu.be/jzs47lOzWvM

Pop-punks Sean Nolan and The Heartmakers unveil their single Or, the Whale!

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Formed in 2015 by Sean Nolan (vocals, guitar), Sean Nolan and The Heartmakers is Chris Cross (vocals, lead guitar), Kyle Nolan (synthesizers, keyboards), Matt Bayer (bass), and Kenny Duclos (drums).
Since their conception, they’ve played countless shows throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan, released two records… And have recently wrapped up their forthcoming record, “The Machineries of Joy”, set to be released on May 13th 2020.
On their new single “Or, the Whale”, Sean (vocals / guitar) comments: “It’s a song I wrote inspired by the themes present in Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick. Whatever we pursue, whether it be a relationship, a career, starting a band, it can be deeply frustrating.
Sometimes, we blame ourselves for the failures that come along the way or we look for reasons as to why something didn’t work out. But ultimately, it’s the journey that matters most, the pursuit. It’s also important to try and find what motivates us. If we’re constantly striving, unhappy with where we are because we haven’t arrived, we’ll never catch that white whale.