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What were your top releases of 2023? Another year is coming to a close, and I thought it might be an idea to compile a list of the top 23 of 2023. It could be either albums released in 2023 or just your top plays of the year. Post your suggestions in the comments below, and I'll add up the votes into a post at the start of January.

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Anything new and exciting, or sticking with the old standards?

Whether it’s streaming on Bandcamp while you work/study, playing through your phone/DAP on the bus, or spinning on your hifi, let everyone know what’s getting you through the week in the comments down below!

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Invidious link to listen for free.

It’s time for album club #5! I'm a few days late with this one, and have also decided to switch the format to monthly instead of every 2 weeks. If we start getting more participation I might look at increasing the frequency again.

This week I went with a Canadian classic. D.O.A.'s Hardcore 81. The album that lent it's name to a genre. Released in 1981, this was D.O.A.'s second album. Formed in 1978, by this point in their career the band had already opened for the Clash, and toured extensively around California with some of the other founders of hardcore punk. They would soon lose a drummer to Black Flag, and go through some lineup changes of their own. In the middle of all of that, they released what is likely their best album, Hardcore 81.

This post will stay pinned for a month, in order for anyone interested to leave their thoughts on the album. December 31st will see the launch of Album Club #6.

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I've been thinking about this post for a while, ever since a similar one went up on the old Hardcore community on the now defunct waveform.social. Basically an introduction/why are we all here, and what's the point?

Why Punk_Rock?
Like many of you (I assume), I moved over to Lemmy after watching Reddit slowly (or sometimes rapidly) go to shit over the past decade+. From Front Page of the Internet to Digging it's own grave for that sweet ad revenue. I started this sub-lemmy for two main reasons:

  1. At the time, most of the other punk subs on Lemmy hadn't had new posts in half a year or more, and/or had almost no active members. I wanted to create a sub that was actually active and enticing to people during the great Reddit exodus(es).
  2. Most of the punk subs on Reddit were, well... boring. I mean, I get it, for some people listening to Teenage Bottlerocket on repeat for weeks on end has a certain comforting appeal. However, there's more out there in the big wide world than US Top 40 punk. Reddit has always been famous for headline readers, and it seemed more often than not, that's all the punk subs were too. Bad Religion or the Interupters get hundreds of upvotes in minutes, likely from people who don't even click through to listen to the music, but anything unfamiliar would get ignored, or worse, downvoted. That lead to a painfully repetitive catalogue. Some subs tried blacklists or posting guidelines, but it often didn't seem to make a big difference.

Rules? What do we need rules for?
That's not to say that you can't post Bad Religion or whatever else you like here. Feel free. I'd like to keep this place as rules-free as possible. I think, as a whole though, we can do better. What I was always looking for on Reddit was new music. Something I hadn't heard before. That's what I'm trying to do here. I want to help people find new favourite bands that rip as hard as what they're used to. That said, in this sad world we live in, basic ground rules almost always have to be stated:

  1. Don't be racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. Basically just don't be a degenerate.

There, that was easy wasn't it?

A quick note about Spotify
Yeah, yeah, it's convenient. It's also absolute shit. Spotify is bad for artists, it's bad for listeners, it's bad for the internet. You know who Spotify is good for? Spotify shareholders and executives, that's about it.

That said, I obviously don't expect everyone to stop using it. Post Spotify links if you must, however there are better alternatives out there. One of the big ones is Bandcamp.com. Users get all the free streaming they want, there are apps in addition to the website, and most importantly, over 80% of the money, on average, goes directly to the artist or label putting out the music. That is why all of my posts (where possible) feature a Bandcamp link. Help support the artists you love whenever you can.

Holy fuck this is wordy
Yeah. Sorry about that. At the end of the day, I never really aspired to mod a community again, and I'm hoping the amount of actual moderation required remains minimal. If everyone sticks to the golden rule Just don't be a degenerate, we should be fine. So have fun, find new music, post news, scene updates, favourite songs, whatever you'd like (that's punk related), and hopefully we all come across new and exciting music along the way. Invite your friends, the more the merrier!

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First exposure to this local (Oakland) band and they're quite the churning piledriver: Ramones hooks and harmonies crossed with an overdriven wall of fuzz and hum. I'm reminded of the bottom-heavy attack of Pampers, the oblique lyrics of the Spits, and (strangely) Spacemen 3 (when they digress into drone-heavy extendo-grooves).

Their 2025 LP is pretty good - please don't construe this as an ad.

https://thewind-ups.bandcamp.com/album/confection

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Good Riddance - One for the Brave (2000) (goodriddance.bandcamp.com)
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Clowns - ENDLESS (Australia, 2023) (clownsband.bandcamp.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi to c/punk_rock@lemmy.ca

ENDLESS by Clowns, released 20 October 2023

  1. ENDLESS
  2. FORMALDEHYDE
  3. SCARED TO DIE
  4. THANKS 4 NOTHING
  5. BISEXUAL AWAKENING
  6. I GOT A KNIFE 🔪🔪🔪 (feat The Baboon Show)
  7. Z3r0s&0n3s
  8. SARAH
  9. DEATH WISH
  10. ENOUGH'S ENOUGH
  11. QUICKSAND
  12. A WIDOW'S SON (feat Anonymous Host of Casefile & Feine Sahne Fischfilet)
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BB Gabor (www.youtube.com)
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CBC 1980

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First Demo, by Fugazi (fugazi.bandcamp.com)

First Demo by Fugazi

  1. Waiting Room (Demo)
  2. Merchandise (Demo)
  3. Furniture (Demo)
  4. Song #1 (Demo)
  5. The Word (Demo)
  6. Badmouth (Demo)
  7. Break-In (Demo)
  8. Turn Off Your Guns (Demo)
  9. And The Same (Demo)
  10. In Defense of Humans (Demo)
  11. Joe #1 (Demo)

This is Fugazi's first demo, 11 songs recorded with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios in 1988.

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This one hurts. Saw them play at my very first punk show back in the mid-90s. Been a huge fan since. RIP

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Can’t believe this happened

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DOA - WW3 (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by scottyhertz@lemmy.ca to c/punk_rock@lemmy.ca

West coast’s finest

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Scum by Team Nonexistent (teamnonexistent.bandcamp.com)

Scum by Team Nonexistent, from the album Teeth.

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Welcome to 1984 (www.youtube.com)
submitted 2 months ago by scottyhertz@lemmy.ca to c/punk_rock@lemmy.ca

Everyone who heard this album started a band

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Lost Canadian punk (www.youtube.com)
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Where did they go?

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Went digging in my basement today, pulled these out of a dusty old box...

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If you're curious, the video is on yt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPpYbnDZoZ4

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Taken from the album "Talk Of Violence" by Petrol Girls

Available on Vinyl , CD and download

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I have so much to say about this.
I think NOFX ‘Punk in Drublic’ and Dead Kennedys ‘Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables’ are both top 20 at least.
Also, feels like this is a lot of early/proto-punk bias. And on the opposite end, what the hell is Turnstile doing that high?
If you are going to put Nirvana on this list at least use Bleach and not Nevermind.
And replace Blink-182 ‘Dude Ranch’, with The Offspring ‘Smash’

Okay, enough of my bitching, here is the list.

  • 100 : D.R.I., ‘Dealing With It!’ (1985)
  • 99 : Paramore, ‘Brand New Eyes’ (2009)
  • 98 : The Faith and Void, ‘Faith/Void’ (1982)
  • 97 : Naked Raygun, ‘Jettison’ (1988)
  • 96 : Refused, ‘The Shape of Punk to Come’ (1998)
  • 95 : Downtown Boys, ‘Full Communism’ (2015)
  • 94 : Redd Kross, ‘Born Innocent’ (1982)
  • 93 : IDLES, ‘Brutalism’ (2017)
  • 92 : Sick of It All, ‘Blood, Sweat, and No Tears’ (1989)
  • 91 : L7, ‘Smell the Magic’ (1990)
  • 90 : The Damned, ‘Damned Damned Damned’ (1977)
  • 89 : Angry Samoans, ‘Back From Samoa’ (1982)
  • 88 : Social Distortion, ‘Mommy’s Little Monster’ (1983)
  • 87 : Negative Approach, ‘Tied Down’ (1983)
  • 86 : Jawbreaker, ’24 Hour Revenge Therapy’ (1993)
  • 85 : The MC5, ‘Kick Out the Jams’ (1969)
  • 84 : Frightwig, ‘Cat Farm Faboo’ (1986)
  • 83 : Blink-182, ‘Dude Ranch’ (1997)
  • 82 : Priests, ‘Nothing Feels Natural’ (2018)
  • 81 : Discharge, ‘Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing’ (1982)
  • 80 : NOFX, ‘Punk in Drublic’ (1994)
  • 79 : Agnostic Front, ‘Victim in Pain’ (1984)
  • 78 : Various Artists, ‘No New York’ (1978)
  • 77 : Crass, ‘The Feeding of the 5000’ (1978)
  • 76 : Dead Boys, ‘Young Loud and Snotty’ (1977)
  • 75 : Blondie, ‘Blondie’ (1976)
  • 74 : Birthday Party, ‘Junkyard’ (1982)
  • 73 : Meat Puppets, ‘II’ (1984)
  • 72 : Various Artists, ‘Oi! The Album’ (1980)
  • 71 : Soul Glo, ‘Diaspora Problems’ (2022)
  • 70 : The Mekons, ‘Fear and Whiskey’ (1985)
  • 69 : SS DeControl, ‘The Kids Will Have Their Say’ (1982)
  • 68 : Dead Kennedys, ‘Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables’ (1980)
  • 67 : Dropkick Murphys, ‘Do or Die’ (1998)
  • 66 : Suicide, ‘Suicide’ (1977)
  • 65 : Le Tigre, ‘Le Tigre’ (1999)
  • 64 : Stiff Little Fingers, ‘Inflammable Material’ (1979)
  • 63 : Screaming Females, ‘Ugly’ (2012)
  • 62 : Fear, ‘The Record’ (1982)
  • 61 : Against Me!, ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’ (2014)
  • 60 : Flipper, ‘Generic Flipper’ (1982)
  • 59 : Iceage, ‘New Brigade’ (2011)
  • 58 : Liliput/Kleenex, ‘Liliput’ (1993)
  • 57 : Gun Club, ‘Fire of Love’ (1981)
  • 56 : Public Image Ltd, ‘Second Edition’ (1980)
  • 55 : Operation Ivy, ‘Energy’ (1995)
  • 54 : The Cramps, ‘Songs the Lord Taught Us’ (1980)
  • 53 : Devo, ‘Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo’ (1977)
  • 52 : The Pogues, ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’ (1985)
  • 51 : Rancid, ‘…And Out Come the Wolves’ (1995)
  • 50 : Circle Jerks, ‘Group Sex!’ (1980)
  • 49 : The Modern Lovers, ‘The Modern Lovers’ (1976)
  • 48 : Team Dresch, ‘Personal Best’ (1995)
  • 47 : The Fall, ‘Hex Enduction Hour’ (1982)
  • 46 : Yeah Yeah Yeahs, ‘Fever to Tell’ (2003)
  • 45 : Bad Religion, ‘Against the Grain’ (1990)
  • 44 : The Slits, ‘Cut’ (1979)
  • 43 : Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, ‘L.A.M.F.’ (1977)
  • 42 : Mannequin Pussy, ‘Patience’ (2019)
  • 41 : Rites of Spring, ‘Rites of Spring’ (1985)
  • 40 : The Wipers, ‘Is This Real?’ (1980)
  • 39 : Turnstile, ‘Glow On’ (2021)
  • 38 : Richard Hell and the Voidoids, ‘Blank Generation’ (1977)
  • 37 : The Jam, ‘All Mod Cons’ (1978)
  • 36 : Bratmobile, ‘Pottymouth’ (1993)
  • 35 : The Misfits, ‘Misfits’ (1986)
  • 34 : Various Artists, ‘Wanna Buy a Bridge?’ (1980)
  • 33 : Velvet Underground, ‘White Light/White Heat’ (1968)
  • 32 : Big Black, ‘Atomizer’ (1986)
  • 31 : Joy Division, ‘Unknown Pleasures’ (1979)
  • 30 : Fugazi, ‘Repeater’ (1990)
  • 29 : Replacements, ‘Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash’ (1981)
  • 28 : The Germs, ‘(GI)’ (1979)
  • 27 : Pere Ubu, ‘Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection’ (1985)
  • 26 : Ramones, ‘Rocket to Russia’ (1977)
  • 25 : The Raincoats, ‘The Raincoats’ (1979)
  • 24 : Mission of Burma, ‘Vs.’ (1982)
  • 23 : The Descendents, ‘Milo Goes to College’ (1981)
  • 22 : Minor Threat, ‘Complete Discography’ (1989)
  • 21 : Television, ‘Marquee Moon’ (1977)
  • 20 : Green Day, ‘Dookie’ (1994)
  • 19 : Bikini Kill, ‘Reject All American’ (1996)
  • 18 : Buzzcocks, ‘Singles Going Steady’ (1979)
  • 17 : Bad Brains, ‘Bad Brains’ (1982)
  • 16 : Gang of Four, ‘Entertainment!’ (1980)
  • 15 : New York Dolls, ‘New York Dolls’ (1973)
  • 14 : X, ‘Los Angeles’ (1980)
  • 13 : Hüsker Dü, ‘Zen Arcade’ (1984)
  • 12 : Patti Smith, ‘Horses’ (1975)
  • 11 : Black Flag, ‘Damaged’ (1981)
  • 10 : The Clash, ‘London Calling’ (1980)
  • 9 : Nirvana, ‘Nevermind’ (1991)
  • 8 : The Stooges, ‘Fun House’ (1970)
  • 7 : The Sex Pistols, ‘Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols’ (1977)
  • 6 : Wire, ‘Pink Flag’ (1977)
  • 5 : Sleater-Kinney, ‘Dig Me Out’ (1997)
  • 4 : The Clash, ‘The Clash’ (1977)
  • 3 : The Minutemen, ‘Double Nickels on the Dime’ (1984)
  • 2 : X-Ray Spex, ‘Germfree Adolescents’ (1978)
  • 1 : Ramones, ‘Ramones’ (1976)

source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-punk-albums-1235538842/

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One of the original, and currently largest, punk communities on Lemmy. The purpose of this place should be obvious from the title. Self promotion is ok, but spam is not, so keep it reasonable.

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