Mayday Parade is celebrating the release of their 8-track record Sweet in the coolest way: with their besties in Knuckle Puck. The pop-punkers collabed on track “Who’s Laughing Now” and even dropped a party-fueled music video. The band shared on social media, “We teamed up with @josephfran and a bunch of YOU to make this epic video, and honestly? It was chaos in the best way! Huge love to everyone who dressed up and went wild, y’all made it unforgettable.” Check out the music video below. Listen to the full album below and grab a physical copy of Sweet on… Read more »
Wake up, everyone! Alternative supergroup Celebrity just dropped their new EP Automatic Changer. Featuring members Kevin Kiley (Militarie Gun, LURK), Drew Brown (Weekend Nachos), Kevin Maida (Knuckle Puck), and Chris Mills (Harms Way, Inclination), Celebrity is here for all the indie-rock and emo vibes. Alongside the release of their EP, the quartet dropped a music video for their track “Wildflower.” Here, the musicians, who typically exist in the hardcore or pop-punk worlds, get to exercise their bright indie-rock muscles. The band’s sunny melodies and surf-rock guitar lines are utterly electric. Check out the music video below. Stream Automatic Changer here.… Read more »
German hardcore punkers Shoreline have reunited with their former tourmates Knuckle Puck on the blistering new single, “Forgive.” The collaborative track sees Knuckle Puck’s vocalist, Joe Taylor, effortlessly intertwine his distinct delivery into Shoreline’s explosive instrumentation. Vocalist Hansol Seung shares, “Knuckle Puck took us out on a UK tour last year, and they were such an amazing band to be on the road with, we’re super stoked to have Joe on the song.” He continues, “When he sent me his tracks, it immediately felt right, and it was exactly the way I hoped it would sound. When we wrote the… Read more »
Chicago’s premier pop-punkers Knuckle Puck just dropped their new single “Nice To Know Ya” to make your gray winter day a little brighter. This follows up their October 2024 release “On All Cylinders” out via Pure Noise Records. The band explains, “When writing ‘Nice to Know Ya,’ we tried to take an older approach by keeping it as out-of-the-box as we could. This includes uglier chords, a spoken verse, and push-pull lyrics to match the juxtaposition of the verse and chorus.” Knuckle Puck continues, “One of our goals for this band originally was to keep the listener guessing with our… Read more »
Knuckle Puck is back with their first new music of the year, “On All Cylinders,” out via Pure Noise Records. This marks their first release since 2023’s Losing What We Love. “‘On All Cylinders’ is a song about moving forward, especially in the times when you feel most alone,” the band explains. The high-octane pop-punk track pulls no punches and delivers the aggressive push listeners may need for their early-morning playlists. “So I’ll just go/Just get up, get up, go/Even if it means/Moving on alone,” Joe Taylor sings. Check out “On All Cylinders” below. Knuckle Puck will be embarking on… Read more »
Knuckle Puck just announced a very exciting hometown show. On January 11, 2025, the Chicago-based pop-punkers will be playing their debut record Copacetic in full at The Salt Shed to celebrate 10 years of the LP. The band shared on Twitter/X, “This show is gonna be a little freaky for us because the room is 2x bigger than any room we’ve ever headlined in. No idea what to expect, but we wanna do it big since this album means a lot to us and we know it means a lot to all of you. Thank you :0)” And of course,… Read more »
Thanks to Knuckle Puck, pop-punk elitists can finally stop feeling guilty about jamming “Stick Season” By Noah Kahan this summer! Kahan is easily one of the front runners in modern indie folk, and with Knuckle Puck being a leading act in the pop-punk space, this “Stick Season” cross-over moment feels like the perfect storm. It’s giving a taste of nostalgia for the old Punk Goes Pop albums from back in the day. We always stan an alternative cover of a Top 40 hit. Noah Kahan‘s “Stick Season” was a MASSIVE hit when It dropped in October of 2022, and truthfully… Read more »
Following the arrival of their most recent six-track EP, SH!T YEAH, which dropped earlier this month, Aussie natives Between You & Me have launched the official accompanying video for “Kill My Vibe,” which features Chicago pop-punkers Knuckle Puck. Acting as both the opening track of the collection and a standout amongst the tracklisting, “Kill My Vibe” is an infectious, dance-worthy tune that will worm its way into the deepest crevices of your brain. At the time of the track’s release at the start of April 2024, the band shared on X (formerly Twitter), “I literally grew up listening to Knuckle… Read more »
Just days away from the release of their highly anticipated, independently issued EP, SH!T YEAH, dropping this Friday, April 5, Between You & Me has unveiled the final preview of their forthcoming, 6-track collection. “Kill My Vibe,” the group’s latest offering, is an infectious, dance-worthy collaboration that features Chicago pop-punkers Knuckle Puck. Of the new collaborative track, the band shared on X/Twitter, “I literally grew up listening to Knuckle Puck. Band shaped a lot of our earlier music and in 2024 we released a fkn song together. That shit is really cool man.” With a striking opening line that demands… Read more »
Following the release of their latest full-length album, Losing What We Love, in October, Knuckle Puck has announced a string of tour dates in the UK alongside Shoreline. The Chicago natives will head overseas for four tour dates ahead of supporting Neck Deep in London, UK, at Alexandra Palace. The band was also announced today for a performance at So What?! Fest in Fort Worth, TX, on June 1. Below, you can check out their announced touring schedule for 2024 thus far and get tickets to see Knuckle Puck perform here. Tour Dates: More on Knuckle Puck: Ahead of their… Read more »
