PAPER ARMS have recently been in the studio recording for the upcoming SHUFFLE & SCRAPE: A Tribute To Blueline Medic album – as well as demoing new material for a forthcoming new album.

Two party-starting (or finishing?) bands firmly entrenched in their respective DIY scenes; and a mutual enjoyment of mock meat and the odd beverage…

BTMI; notorious for raucous shows, supplying paint and stencils for fans to create their own merch, band members spread out all over the continent, and constantly gathering new ones wherever they go. Blending several musical styles as diverse as Ska through to Hardcore, songwriter and producer Jeff Rosenstock travels to Australia to join one of Australia’s most talked about DIY punk band of the moment The Smith Street Band.

After their album ‘No one Gets Lost Anymore’ was voted album of the year by Bombshellzine, there’s been a flurry of excitement and anticipation around the band. With another album being recorded in early 2012, expect to hear some new stuff on this tour…..

In recognition of their influence on Poison City and our extended family of bands, we’re extremely proud to present SHUFFLE AND SCRAPE: A Tribute To Blueline Medic. Featuring tracks from THE NATION BLUE, A DEATH IN THE FAMILY, ARROWS, THE GIFTHORSE, JAMIE HAY & THE SMITH STREET BAND, HARMONY, JEN BUXTON, PAPER ARMS, DARREN GIBSON and GRIM FANDANGO the album is set for release this April on limited edition vinyl LP, with a special colour version available in line with this year’s Independent Record Store Day (April 21st). To top it all off, artwork for the LP is being created by Samiam guitarist and long-time Blueline Medic fan & friend, Sergie Loobkoff.

“We feel lucky to have worked with such a forward thinking and progressive band and strongly recommend you check out the (now posthumous) EP ‘Currents & Undertows’ – to be released digitally via iTunes/ Amazon Music in coming weeks. These six tracks will certainly be a sad reminder of the potential FIRES OF WACO had, clearly some of the most powerful and intelligent song-writing I’ve heard in the past few years. Such a shame. I wish the guys all the best with future endeavours .” – ANDY PCR

FIRES OF WACO ‘The Journey Slow’ 7″ and ‘Old Ghosts Never Sleep’ CD/ LP are available via Poison City

FIRES OF WACO ‘Currents & Undertows’ EP is out Feb 6th via iTunes/ Amazon Music

Hoodlum Shouts deliver their first full-length dose of brooding sing-alongs with their debut album ‘Young Man Old Man’ set for joint release on Poison City and HelloSquare Recordings on March 28.

Recorded by Matt Voigt (The Nation Blue, Midnight Oil, The Dirty Three), Canberra’s Hoodlum Shouts continues down the path of big bold simplicity and lush melodies, while balancing the needle somewhere between melancholy and uplifting. Musically ‘Young Man Old Man’ is a natural progression from their 2009 ‘Horses and Human Hands’ EP, expanding the possibilities of modern Australian alt-country-rock, while lyrically exploring the age-old themes of history, our past and present, and the uncomfortable realisation that some things never change.

“Take The Nation Blue and The Drones, put them together, and you get Hoodlum Shouts; punk rock fuelled by the same kind of colonial fervour of those aforementioned bands. Superb stuff!” – Dom Alessio TRIPLE J

“It’s rare that an unknown band’s CD works its way across your desk and makes an instant impact. Rare, but so very rewarding when it does. So it was with Hoodlum Shouts, a four-piece rock band from Canberra. The band summon the tense ghosts of Midnight Oil and The Dead Kennedys as much as evoke more recent locals like The Nation Blue, The Drones and curiously—but with great affect—early Art of Fighting. There’s a rural melancholy to their angst, one that has room for harmonica, field recordings and sparse, hanging chords, as much as powerhouse drumming, thundering riffs and the taught, captivating, wobbly voice of Sam Leyshon.” – Marcus Teague TheVine.com.au

Head to www.poisoncityrecords.com to hear the track ‘Gun, Germs, Steel’ – recently released as a 7″ single ahead of the album.

‘Young Man Old Man’ LP is out March 28th on Poison City Records. Pre-orders for a limited edition colour vinyl version will be available early February from the Poison City E-Store (www.poisoncityrecords.com/estore)

Poison City will also handle distribution of the CD version to be released by Canberra label HelloSquare Recordings.

Hoodlum Shouts play The Corner Hotel (Melbourne) on Feb 18th w/ La Dispute (USA) + Harmony Tickets on sale now.

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‘No One Gets Lost Anymore’ CD/ LP/ iTunes is out now via Poison City Records. Click HERE to buy online.