Can't Swim

Can't Swim are a five-piece pop punk/post-hardcore band from Keansburg, New Jersey that formed in 2015. Thus far they've put out an EP and full-length (both on Pure Noise), which have fast-tracked them to so massive attention. They play a slightly heavier, indie-centric brand of pop punk that still utilizes the energy, catchiness of its brand, though with a slightly less sunny disposition. Fans of bands like Boston Manor, Daisyhead, Have Mercy, Citizen, Trash Boat, and other like-minded bands will dig this, as I'm sure the many of you who requested them will. Enjoy.

Death Deserves A Name (2016)

1. Your Clothes

2. Come Home

3. Right Choice

4. Way It Was

5. Death Deserves A Name

Fail You Again (2017)

1. What's Your Big Idea?

2. We Won't Sleep

3. $50,000,000

4. Friend

5. Quitting

6. Hey Amy

7. Stranger

8. One Shot

9. Kid

10. Show Me

11. Molly's Desk

12. All The Moves We Make Are In The Dark

This Too Won't Pass (2018)

1. What Have We Done?

2. My Queen

3. "sometimes you meet the right people at the wrong times"

4. Hell in a Handbasket

5. Congratulations, Christopher Hodge

6. Malicious 444

7. Not The Way It Is

8. Amnesia 666

9. Daggers

10. Winter Of Cicada

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Landscapes

Landscapes are a five-piece melodic hardcore band from Somerset, England that formed in 2009. Their debut EP came out in 2010, and their full-length followed in 2012. A year later,  it was reissued by Pure Noise, who also released their second full-length just last month. Landscapes play a melodic and emotional brand of hardcore that could warrant comparisons to other UK bands such as More Than Life, Dead Swans, and Departures. Enjoy.

Reminiscence (2010)

1. Overcast

2. Drencher

3. Take Me Home

4. Silhouette

5. Reminiscence

6. Love Alone

Life Gone Wrong (2012)

1. Cemetery

2. No Love

3. D.R.E.A.M

4. Disdain

5. Providence

6. Forgiveness

7. Epilogy

8. Paradox

9. Coming Of Age

Modern Earth (2016)

1. Mouths Of Decadence

2. Observer

3. Death After Life

4. Embrace

5. Remorser

6. Neighbourhood

7. Escapism

8. Aurora

9. Radiance

10. Transient

11. Heaven Ascended

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Hit The Lights

Hit The Lights are a five-piece pop punk band that formed in 2003 in Lima, Ohio. Admittedly, I don't listen to this band a ton, or many in their corner of the pop punk universe, but they get requested like crazy, and I haven't fulfilled anyone's pop punk fix on here for a while now, so here's the antidote. This band released their debut album through Triple Crown Records in 2006, which immediately brought them a devoted fan base and plenty of attention, and for good reason. Their debut is solid, and filled with chunky rhythms and catchy melodies plastered with vocal harmonies and gang chants about friends, girls, and girlfriends. All the essentials of a pop punk album. This would be the last album they put out with their original singer, since he left a year after its release. In his place was then-guitarist Nick Thompson, who has been their frontman since then. Their next album, Skip School, Start Fights is a more "mature" (I use that word loosely) effort on their part, and their tightness in both their musicianship and songwriting is apparent. Four years later, they made an even bigger jump in sound with Invicta by dabbling with a more indie/alternative influence. Now in 2015, they're signed to Pure Noise Records and put out a new album called Summer Bones, which is a return to their original form, plus features a song with their first vocalist.

I've really got to thank Jacob Shumaker for the help with this one, because I definitely would not have most of what's below, so you can thank him for that too. I'm glad to finally get this band on here, because the requests for them have been constant, so enjoy!

Leaving Town Tonight (2004)

1. At 6:00 We Go Live

2. Head Over Heels

3. Sorry For

4. Counter-Clockwise

Until We Get Caught (2005)

1. Until We Get Caught

2. At 6:00, We Go Live

3. Save Your Breath

4. These Backs Are Made For Stabbing

5. Loose Lips Sink Ships

This Is A Stickup...Don't Make It A Murder (2006)

1. The Call Out (You Are The Dishes)

2. These Backs Are Made For Stabbing

3. Three Oh Nine

4. Body Bag

5. Talk Us Down

6. Save Your Breath

7. Sincerely Yours

8. One Hundred Times

9. It's All The Rage

10. Speakers Blown

11. Until We Get Caught

12. Make A Run For It

13. Her Eyes Say Yes, But The Restraining Order Says No

14. Stick Up

Skip School, Start Fights (2008)

1. Count It!

2. Breathe In

3. Stay Out

4. Drop The Girl

5. Tell Me Where You Are

6. Hangs Em High

7. Back Breaker

8. Don't Wait

9. Cry Your Eyes Out

10. Statues

11. Say What You Want To Say

12. On And On

13. How Will I Know (Whitney Houston cover)

14. Drop The Girl (The Secret Handshakes remix)

Coast To Coast (2009)

1. Coast To Coast

2. Pulse

3. Drive Onto Me (Elliott cover)

4. Snowbirds and Townies (Further Seems Forever cover)

5. Tell Me Where You Are (Acoustic)

6. Make A Run For It/The Call Out (Acoustic)

Invicta (2012)

1. Invincible

2. Gravity

3. Earthquake

4. So Guilty

5. Get To You

6. Float Through Me

7. Should've Known

8. All The Weight

9. Faster Now

10. Take Control

11. Oh My God

Summer Bones (2015)

1. Fucked Up Kids

2. The Real

3. Life On The Bottom

4. Revolutions And Executions

5. No Filter

6. Blasphemy, Myself And I

7. Summer Bones

8. Keep Your Head

9. Sitter

10. Old Friend

Misc.

All Or Nothing

Body Bag (Acoustic)

Head Over Heels

Hey Jealousy (Gin Blossoms cover)

Hey Jealousy (Acoustic)

More Than A Feeling (Boston cover)

One Hundred Times (Acoustic)

The Warrior (Scandal cover)

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State Champs

State Champs is a pop punk quintet from Albany, New York, formed in 2010 and currently signed to Pure Noise Records. These guys are definitely one of the best new pop punk bands right now. They're full of energy, catchy riffs and choruses, and they just make you feel good in general. Definitely download their debut LP The Finer Things and their EP Apparently, I'm Nothing. You won't regret it.
They were just on the 2014 Vans Warped Tour, and you can catch them this fall on the Pure Noise Tour.

State Champs (2010)

1. The Record

2. Shades Of Gray

3. Rooftops

4. Small Talk

5. Stick Around (bonus)

Apparently, I'm Nothing (2011)

1. How It Used To Be

2. Hot And Bothered

3. I Would Try

4. If It Helps You Focus

5. The Record

6. Shades Of Gray

7. Rooftops

8. Small Talk

9. Stick Around

Overslept (2012)

1. Tonsil Hockey

2. Critical

3. We Are The Brave

4. Remedy

The Finer Things (2013)

1. Elevated

2. Deadly Conversation

3. Hard To Please

4. Prepare To Be Noticed

5. Over The Line

6. Simple Existence

7. Remedy

8. Nothing's Wrong

9. Mind Bottled

10. Critical

11. Easy Enough

The Acoustic Things (2014)

1. Elevated

2. Deadly Conversation

3. Hard To Please

4. Simple Existence

5. Easy Enough

6. Leave You In The Dark

7. If I'm Lucky

Around The World And Back (2015)

1. Eyes Closed

2. Secrets

3. Losing Myself

4. All You Are Is History

5. Perfect Score

6. All Or Nothing

7. Shape Up

8. Back And Forth

9. Around The World And Back

10. Breaking Ground

11. Tooth And Nail

Living Proof (2018)

1. Criminal

2. Frozen

3. Crystal Ball

4. Dead And Gone

5. Lightning

6. Our Time To Go

7. Safe Haven

8. Something About You

9. The Fix Up

10. Cut Through The Static

11. Mine Is Gold

12. Time Machine

13. Sidelines

Unplugged (2020)

1. A Thousand Hearts (feat. Saxl Rose)

2. The Recipe

3. 10 AM

4. Crying Out Loud

5. Criminal (Acoustic)

6. Dead & Gone (Acoustic)

Kings Of The New Age (2022)

1. Here To Stay

2. Eventually

3. Everybody But You

4. Outta My Head

5. Fake It

6. Half Empty

7. Just Sound

8. Act Like That

9. Where Were You

10. Sundress

11. Some Minds Don't Change

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Handguns

Handguns are a five-piece pop punk band from Harrisburg, PA, formed in 2008. They are currently signed to Pure Noise Records. None of the members of the band are the original members. The band currently consists of vocalist Taylor Eby, guitarists Brandon Pagano and Kyle Vaught, bassist CJ Wilson, and drummer Woody Spokas.

Handguns are extremely kickass in every way. They're fun to listen to and catchy as hell. They're one of the best pop punk bands out there right now, and you should definitely listen to them if you're a fan of The Story So Far, Man Overboard, Giants At Large, The Wonder Years, Forever Came Calling, etc.

Demo (2008)
1. Hey, You're Being Unfair
2. Jake Can't Drive 55 (Riverwinds)
3. Looks Like We've Got Ourselves A Conversation Starter
4. Exit 4 Off Jersey Turnpike

MMIX Summer Tour EP (2009)

1. This Isn't Fun Anymore

2. Two Weeks

3. Vamos!

4. She Blinded Me With Science

5. We Bleed Rainbows

6. I Won't Miss This Place At All

Anywhere But Home (2010)

1. My Own Captain

2. Two Weeks

3. Pave The Way

4. Harbor Water

5. Last Year

6. Fingers Crossed

7. Anywhere But Home

Don't Bite Your Tongue (2011)

1. A Year In Review

2. Scream Goodbye

3. Sink Like Lead

4. Best Excuse

5. Gag Reflex

6. Wait Up

7. I Hope He Kills You

Handguns / Forever Came Calling Split (2011)

1. Handguns - Smoke And Mirrors

2. Handguns - Swallowing Knives

3. Handguns - Where Are You?

4. Forever Came Calling - Knott Sky Or Luckie?

5. Forever Came Calling - Contrition

6. Forever Came Calling - Front Porch Sunrise

Angst (2012)

1. Porch Light

2. Drag You Out

3. Long October

4. Stay With Me

5. Early Retirement

6. Song About You

7. Capsize

8. The War At Home

9. Nice Choice, Nice Life

10. Still Running Away

11. Fade Away

12. Where I Belong

Life Lessons (2014)

1. Anvil

2. Sleep Deprived

3. Highway Robbery

4. Heart vs Hand

5. I Can Relate

6. The Loved Ones Who Hate Us

7. Queens

8. Give And Take

9. Waiting For Your Ghost

10. New Years Resolution

Disenchanted (2015)

1. Self Portrait

2. The Worst In Me

3. My Lowest Points

4. Low Spirits

5. Bury me

6. Carbon Copy Elitist

7. Disenchanted

8. Conjuring My Youth

9. Missed Calls

10. Recovery 

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