Sophie's Floorboard: Jade Dust

Jade Dust are a five-piece hardcore punk band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 2021. Following a demo, they put out two fantastic EP's last year, both of which I somehow managed to miss until now. This band is fantastic, and call back to one of my favourite eras in punk (as you probably can tell), the late 80's to early 90's DC scene including bands like Swiz, Ignition, Marginal Man, Shudder To Think and Dag Nasty. Though the influence there is apparent, Jade Dust manage to make that sound distinctly modern, while still emulating the energy of those legacy acts, making for melodic hardcore in its truest, most bare-bones definition. Their last EP was a co-release between Extinction Burst and the legendary Ebullition Records, which is just another example of this band being the best of both worlds. Enjoy.