Issue #014 · August 2026

Making Friends

Home is Where the Heart Was

Label: Cat's Claw Records
Released: 2026
Genre: skate-punk, pop-punk, melodic-punk

Relentless, no-nonsense Brighton skate-punk in the vein of NOFX and Bouncing Souls. Fast, heartfelt and sing-along, with a concept-record heart about grief and home.

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