Boston - based songwriter Nick Martin's new single "Drifting" is out now, and is a highly recommended listen. If you're looking for a beautiful, easy-listening acoustic sing-along vibe then check it out! Nick says that the track is “an…
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WE CRY WOLF IS BACK!
We're damn excited about this new release. One of our fav discoveries of last year - Scottish rockers We Cry Wolf are back with a massive new single “Running”, which is also their first release under Wild Cove Recordings…
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POST-HARDCORE BLISS
We may have just found our new fav band.. Don't sleep on the epic-ness that is maewest - a Chicago based post hardcore band that just released their debut EP - “Let’s Not and Say We Did”, which is…
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TAKE ME BACK TO 1999!
Who doesn't love a fun & catchy pop-punk-rock banger? Check out this awesome debut release from Paris-based Adrien Martin - who gets his inspiration from the 90’s and early 00’s US rock scene, but then mixes in his own special…
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LOVE GHOST x DAN GARCIA
LA trap-metal/ grunge rockers LOVE GHOST is back with a short but savage new single “GLOCK”, in collab with fast-rising Mexican rapper Dan Garcia.
“Glock” delivers a hard-hitting trap metal/ hard-latin rap song in the vein of Scarlxrd, Ghostemane…
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SHARPER SIDE - 4K CLUB
Are you looking for your next fav pop-punk sing-along anthem? Then don't miss this one.
SHARPER SIDE, a punk-pop / alt-rock 3 piece band from North London, UK delivers the goods with recent single “FOUR THOUSAND CLUB”.
This tune…
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TORCH THE SMILE
Torch the Smile, hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, is a band on a mission to bring a fresh and exciting sound to the local heavy music scene.
The band starts this mission with their brutal debut single “MIRAGE”…
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LIBERTY DOWN!
Are you ready for your new favourite album? The long-hidden debut from South African alternative rockers LIBERTY DOWN has finally been unleashed, and it's not to be missed.
Based at the tip of Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa - Liberty…
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GHOSTS II
WonderWolf is back with something special, in collaboration with Lava Suit.
GHOSTS II is the long-overdue remake of his haunting personal ballad, originally released in 2017 as part of his debut album "The Long Winter".
OUT NOW - STREAM…
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DESTROY!
South African progressive rockers Far From Who We Are's back with another genre-bending emo-prog-rock BEAST via HopePunk Records. “Destroy” is out now on all platforms!
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“DESTROY” is filled with their signature infectious riffs…
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WONDERWOLF - "MUD"
Wonderwolf is back with “Mud” - an emotional and heartfelt rock ballad about dealing with depression and loss, a common theme in many of his songs.
Musically the song delivers huge melodic rock energy, somewhat…
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I AM INVINCIBLE
OUT NOW!
Soul Suture is back with a very special new collaboration featuring legendary South African rock royalty David Beretta Owens (Lithium, N8ive, The DeadBeats) - "INVINCIBLE" redefines the standard of world-class melodic alternative rock, and proves once…
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2022 WRAPPED!
Looking back at another great year of creating epic tunes in 2022. Thanks for the support!
2022 saw some great new releases from:
HEADFURY | FAR FROM WHO WE ARE | WHAM BAM! | PIRATES OF RADIO | LAVA SUIT…
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NEW EP FROM FFWWA!!
Hell yeah! The year's not yet over here at HopePunk HQ - we've got some damn exciting news to share...legendary South African Alt-metal kings Far From Who We Are just dropped a new collection of epic sonic treats!
LISTEN TO…
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B-SIDE BANGERS!
Get ready for 2 epic previously unreleased B-side tracks from WonderWolf's archives - "Simplify Me" (released 30.09.22) and "Here with You" (released 14.10.22) are both out now!
First up is "Simplify Me", taken from Wonderwolf's archive of previously…
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EASY WAY OUT
OUT NOW!
South African rockers Far From Who We Are's beautiful new stripped down re-interpretation of "Easy Way Out (Piano)" is out now on all platforms.
First released back in 2017 as part of the band's self-titled debut, this…
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WHEN STARS COLLIDE
OUT NOW!
Global experimental rock collective Pirates of Radio have created some exquisite pieces of sonic art over the last few years. They've been pioneers of the remote creative collaboration model since 2018 (with the members all living in different…
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NEW SWAG!
We've added some cool new products to our HopePunk Merch Stores!
You can now treat someone with a HopePunk Gift card (choose between GBP 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 cards) which they can use to…
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