In each issue of the print version of Plastic and Wax I include listings of new releases from independent bands. I’ve compiled them here for easy-browsing (and included a few extras). I’ve also included Bandcamp links because it’s the most artist-friendly platform, but you can find most of this stuff on the other streamers too.
AAWKS
On Through The Sky Maze
Barrie outfit descends into fuzzed-out doom devilry (Black Throne Productions)
Alex Kasznel & the Board of Directors
Flightless
Cheeky pop-punk for grownups by Cincinnati trio (Air Quotes Records)
Arcade Allstars
Destined 4 Disaster
Breezy ska debut full-length from Kitchener outfit (Pink Lemonade Records)
ASD Band
Almost Flawlss
New full-length from Toronto/Oshawa rock ‘n rollers (self-released)
Baby’s First Pistol
Smiles Are Contagious
Toronto nihilists dabble in post-hardcore disco (self-released)
The Bare Minimum
Doomed City
Snarky punk/metal four-piece takes aim at their hometown of Toronto (self-released)
Big Fist
The Correct Way To Make Art
Toronto punks use melodic hardcore and oversized hand to punch listener (self-released)
Bilious
Thems The Breaks
Newmarket trio lean on rhyming couplets to accent alt-metal/hillbilly cowpunk combo (self-released)
Bill McNeal
Nasty
The best ska-punk/thrash metal hybrid in all of Montreal (self-released)
The Boojums
Self-Titled
Infectious power pop pick-me-up from Nova Scotia trio (We Are Busy Bodies)
Broken Yolks
The View of the Bystander
Raw melodic skatepunk from Edmonton trio (High End Denim)
Casper Skulls
Kit-Cat
Lo-fi indie rock outfit dips into twangy dream-pop (Next Door Records)
The Crease Rule
Acceptable Rot
Turbo-charged EP from pop punk hockey enthusiasts gets two in the box for hooks (self-released)
Curbside
A Lifetime To Outgrow
519 skatepunk heroes make their triumphant return with brand new LP (Thousand Island Records)
The Dead Drops
The Dead Drops II
Barrie four-piece puts rockabilly, country and punk rock on collision course (self-released)
Don’t Tell Sarah
Garagemahal
Party bangers from the best metal band in Cornwall (self-released)
Duane Regretzky
Live From Death Mountain
Kamloops troubadour plies eccentric acoustic punk (High End Denim)
Early Tombs
Misery Lights
Fast-burnin rock ‘n metal power trio from Toronto (Dead Beat Records)
Fast Eddie
Live At Silence
Live performance by acoustic folk-punk solo artist recorded in Guelph, ON (self-released)
Glitch Kingdom
Jungle Hijinxs
Synth-driven gamercore takes cues from punk, ska and metal (self-released)
Gomer
The Rise of Gomer
Toronto punks play hard and heavy with sophomore EP (self-released)
Gutter Crowns
Is That All You Want?
Emo/alt-rock project based out of Welland (self-released)
Harm School
The Devil’s In Detention
High-speed hook-heavy dreampunk debut (self-released)
Heavy Sweater
Hemorrhaging
Bite-sized power pop EP from Toronto trio goes down easy (self-released)
