Warwick, NY hardcore band DEAD CHANNELS have put up their new full-length Soul Pollution for stream/download on their Bandcamp page. For a trio, the band plays at a depth akin to having two more members with pounding guitars and intricate rhythmic features… and there’s an awesome early SNAPCASE vibe to boot. Check out the eleven song release below.

Prolific music site Property of Zack has a new interview posted with Panic Records pop-punkers LATE NITE WARS. The group discusses their new full-length Who’s Going to Miss You If You Go? and includes a stream of the new tune “Rock, Paper, Bitters”. Check it out here.

Several years old, but I still like to jam this lil’ blast of speedy, melodic punk rock. It’s presently available from the Rorschach Records Bandcamp page as a name-your-own-price download.

From the inbox:

THE SHIRKS “CRY CRY CRY” 7″ and NIGHT BIRDS “FRESH KILLS VOL. 1″ CD OUT NOW!

Two brand new releases are now available! Both of these are available for mailorder direct in the Grave Mistake webstore, and should be popping up in your favorite stores and distros shortly.

GRAVE045: THE SHIRKS Cry Cry Cry 7″

This is EP number four from one of Washington DC’s finest, THE SHIRKS. CRY CRY CRY features three more infectious, guitar driven punk rock ‘n roll A-Sides with 70′s punk feel – there’s a heavy SAINTS / Aussie KBD sound present in these tunes – run through the 90′s garage filter while maintaining a raw and primitive vibe. To put things into perspective, Terminal Boredom might have put it best in a review of their last 7″ on Windian, referring to the band’s style as “East Coast tough-as-shit leather jacket punk bad ass-ness” … while I’m not 100% sure what that means, I can’t really disagree with it either because it sounds kinda perfect. THE SHIRKS have been at it for a few years now, with each release better than then next – if you have yet to check them out, then what better place to start than with this 7″?

I’ve got about 50 copies left of the RED VINYL version (out of 100), so head over to the webstore and grab yourself a copy. I was also able to score more distro copies of both their previous 7″ on Windian, and their debut 7″ on Big Neck as well! I highly recommend picking up every one of these singles!!!

GRAVE048: NIGHT BIRDS Fresh Kills Vol. 1 CD

Hopefully you’ve heard NIGHT BIRDS by now, as they’ve made a name for themselves over the past year with three incredible 7″s and a killer live show. In preparation for their full-length LP, The Other Side of Darkness due out summer 2011, we decided to give you all a little recap just in case you need to play catch-up before the LP hits. This CD compiles the first two years of the band’s existence; including their 2009 demo, the Killer Waves 7″ on Art of the Underground, the Self-Titled EP on Dirtnap / Grave Mistake, and the very recently released Midnight Movies 7″ on No Way Records. If you have yet to check out NIGHT BIRDS, then this might be a perfect starting point because you get it all at once! 15 songs in all, packaged in a concise layout with flyers, photos, and lyrics. These Jersey boys take all of the best elements from bands like ADOLESCENTS, D.I., AGENT ORANGE, and DEAD KENNEDYS (to name a few), to create some of the most infectious snotty surf-influenced hardcore punk this side of Rikk Agnew’s cat corpse. There is no doubt that the NIGHT BIRDS are going to be the soundtrack to your summer so get hip to ‘em now or pose hard later!

The Fresh Kills CD will be available in the webstore for $7 plus shipping through the end of the month … I also have a package deal going which will get you not only the CD, but the Night Birds “S/T” 7″ (Grave Mistake / Dirtnap) as well for $10 plus shipping.

CAVE IN – Sing My Loves by H.H.R.

The band’s upcoming full-length, White Silence hits stores/ships from Hydra Head on May 24th. Interesting song selection from Hydra Head, as “Sing My Loves” is nearly double the next longest song from the album. It immediately made me think of an ugly twist on the band’s epically epic soundscapes from their notorious RCA release Antenna. The full track listing and album bio is available on the Hydra Head site.

From the inbox:

Kat Kat Records has just launched the pre-order for ASPIGA’s newest 7″ How I’m Not Feeling. The 7″ is made up of four tracks that were recorded during the same session as their full length, Tense. The first pressing will be made up of 300 records. Each record will come with a digital download of all four tracks. You can pre-order the album here. You can also stream all four tracks via Bandcamp.

- Interesting mix of sparse emo/garage punk. Screams out “basement show fun times!”.

If an already progressive hardcore/metal band continues to progress in their songwriting ideas and concepts, is there anything left to really say about them? BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE are getting close to shortened-song BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME territory, but at only half-hog levels of low-key moments. Not quite ready to part with the occasionally chugga-chugga [...]

Alternative Press has a stream up for “Couch King” by midwestern punk/emo rockers GROWN UPS. The track is from the band’s upcoming EP, Hand Holder, coming this June on Doghouse Records.