NEW SHIRTS. WEAR YOUR DREAD. will be available at @reggieslive this saturday

#BandcampFriday greetings from @piratespressrecords ! Check out our new digital & vinyl releases, plus our ONE-DAY-ONLY TEST PRESSING SALE, to benefit @mentalhealthmn & @mentalhealthamericaofca ! piratespressrecords.bandcamp.com [link in bio] We've got new LPs from @druglordsoftheavenues & @noi7se for pre-order! Each has 2 singles you can listen to now! @teenagebottlerocket & @theriptides both have new 4-song EPs!  We've got the latest from @squirtgunofficial , and an EP from the @downtownstruts catalog, on @bandcamp for the first time! Check the "Merch" tab to order vinyl & get the digital free! The new Druglords & NOi!SE LPs are available, plus warehouse finds like the last remaining copies of @thebarstoolpreachers ' debut 7" & the aforementioned Downtown Struts EP on gorgeous colored vinyl! Perhaps the biggest news is the return of our Test Pressing Benefit Sale! As the US government unleashes masked men with guns into American cities while the cost of healthcare, let alone mental health care, balloons out of control, we're choosing to support mental health. The proceeds of today's Test Press sales will be split between Mental Health Minnesota, where we have all seen the terror inflicted by ICE, & Mental Health America of California, Pirates' home, where many are still recovering from devastating fires, among other struggles. You'll be amazed at the insane rare vinyl we're offering today, including a Test Press Set of the Deluxe Version of Teenage Bottlerocket's Ready To Roll, including the LP, bonus 7", & Flexi! @theslackersband have given the okay to sell REJECTED TPs of their Lost & Found Vol 2 LP (as well as the accepted ones, of course)! That's just for starters! We've got ultra rare TPs from NOi!SE, Druglords, Downtown Struts, The Riptides, @thedrowns , @slaughterhouse.la , @thesuzimoon , @floresyfuego.punk , @theinciters , @the_gamblers_boss , & @blind_pigs , to boot!    [links in bio] Test Press Sale: piratespressrecords.com/test-pressing-sale Digital: piratespressrecords.bandcamp.com Vinyl: piratespressrecords.bandcamp.com/merch Mental Health MN: mentalhealthmn.org Mental Health America of CA:  #piratespressrecords #bandcamp #punk #ska

WE ARE PLAYING @reggieslive NEXT SATURDAY, MARCH 14. older jams? 🔮

To celebrate the recent return of beloved Chicago punk rock ’n rollers @downtownstruts - and the 15th anniversary of their debut EP Sail the Seas Dry - @piratespressrecords is re-pressing a few of their most essential early records! Originally formed in 2008 in Chicago, with two members hailing from Northern California and two from the Midwest, the band set out to create honest music inspired by both the punk & Americana traditions. Their songs are passionate & melodic at heart, but delivered with drive & aggression, drawing on influences such as The Clash, Rancid, Social Distortion, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen. Sail The Seas Dry is a 7-song chronicle of their experiences with luck, love, & life on the road. It was the band's debut release, and an early one for PPR, as well! Featuring fan-favorite tracks such as “Always Heading West,” the strong songwriting & performances on this EP show all the promise of the great things to come on Downtown Struts' musical path...and it sounds as vital today as it did 15 years ago! And if Sail the Seas Dry had shown the world promise, their first full length - Victoria! - was the sound of a promise fulfilled. Originally released on the heels of the band's third US tour, it builds on the strengths of their debut while leveling up in every aspect thanks in no small part to the time spent on the road honing their sound - not to mention collecting life experiences that end up infused in the lyrics of many of the band's best-loved anthems, including "Back To NY," "Lost in America," and "Postcards." For fans old & new, these new pressings of Sail the Seas Dry on 10" Classic Black Vinyl & Victoria! on 12” Iridescent Green Vinyl will be treasured copies of these modern classics...a welcome look back at the road behind while anticipating what the band has planned for the road ahead! Both albums are also streaming on all major platforms, and are now also available for the first time on Bandcamp! [links in bio] Order Vinyl: piratespressrecords.com/downtown-struts-shop Stream Victoria!: vyd.co/DowntownStrutsVictoria Stream Sail the Seas Dry: vyd.co/SailTheSeasDry Bandcamp: downtownstruts.bandcamp.com #downtownstruts #punk

Friday. Buy ur tix. Bring ur voice.

CHILDHOOD/CEREMONY OUT NOW We first put these out 10 years ago as a vinyl-only release, but chances are this is your first time hearing it. It’s always felt like an important part of the Downtown Struts catalog, and we’re stoked to finally give it a proper digital release. Hope it finds you like it should’ve back then. Shout out to all the people who have shared with us their love of this song and to @piratespressrecords for encouraging us to release it to everyone New music in the works too…

when all your dreams come true, try to run but you can’t hide. Next Friday.

JUST ANNOUNCED [10.10] • Reunion show incoming–indie punk takes a nostalgia trip on October 10 with Downtown Struts, The Sky We Scrape, and Typesetter. • Tickets on sale Friday 4.25 via DICE, link in bio.

DTS in Chicago, playing at @sl33pingvillag3 // tickets on sale Friday Tell ur friends

First band practice in 10 years. Welcome back

Official Music Video by @dcoops

“New Rock n Roll” OUT NOW! from @dcoops danielcooper.org