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Sit back, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself for the huge trip Direct Hit has in store for you. This Milwaukee-based group has labored intensely over the last year, crafting their debut FAT full-length, Wasted Mind, out June 24th. Inspired by the savage and warped sensibilities of Burroughs’ Naked Lunch and Thompson’s Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, this 12-track concept album will take you on a sonic rollercoaster, reminiscent of a more concise and pointed version of Green Day’s American Idiot. Produced by All-American Rejects guitarist Mike Kennerty, the album follows a cast of drug-addled, medicated and unpredictable...
We are only two weeks away from the April 22nd release of Mean Jeans’ third full-length and first for FAT, Tight New Dimension! Pre-Order it now! We’ve been partying to this radical record for weeks, a nice perk granted to us after sharing Jäger bombs with the band at SXSW! Today however, it’s more of a “pour one out for…” than a “slam one down” occasion, as Mean Jeans declare their adoration for ‘80s pop stars in “Michael Jackson Was Tight.” Go listen to this tribute at Noisey, soak up the nostalgia and the guitar lead of the year! Hey...
The long-awaited second PEARS full-length album is out today! Green Star is a linear narrative, woven through a full album’s worth of inventive melodic hardcore punk rock. You got but a taste last year with the Letters to Memaw single. You’ve patiently waited in line, and now you’re finally at the front. So come now, strap yourself in, hold on, and take in the insanity that is: Mr. Quinn’s Wild Ride, aka Green Star! Premiered on Revolver. Listen on Bandcamp or Spotify. Read a review or two. and check out their cover story on New Noise. PEARS will be hitting...
Right now, Leftöver Crack are at the tail-end of their Australian tour. They have 3 shows left! If you’re not in the land down under, they were kind enough to send us an amazing souvenir they recorded today at Goatsound in Melbourne to share with you all. Without any further ado, we give you Leftöver Crack covering Men At Work’s classic song Down Under:
You’ve probably noticed we’ve been leaving clues for weeks about a new signing to the FAT family. Yeah, well, we’re not great at keeping secrets. Fortunately we can finally make this shit official! (Drum roll, please.) The latest addition to the FAT ranks is… Direct Hit! For those of you not in the know, they’re pretty much the best thing to come out of Milwaukee since Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, or beer. These Wisconsin pop punkers formed in 2007 and we’ve been fans since their inception. From their very first EP up through their latest LP, Brainless God, released...
