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    <description>Independent hardcore/ punk label based in Prague since 2018</description>
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      <g:title>Copy of BALACLAVA - Crewneck/ Mikina [ blue ]</g:title>
      <g:description>Výtěžek z merche bude věnován jako finanční podpora našemu kamarádovi Banánovi, který bojuje s vážnou nemocí. 

The proceeds from merch will be donated as financial support to our friend Banán, who is battling a serious illness.

Všechny objednávky budou distribuovány 25. května 2026. 
Pokud objednáte více položek ze shopu, počítejte se stejným datem distribuce.

All orders will be distributed on May 25, 2026. 
If you order multiple items from the shop, please expect the same distribution date.

Printed on Stanley Stella 100% Cotton


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      <g:title>BALACLAVA - T-Shirt [ grey ]</g:title>
      <g:description>Výtěžek z merche bude věnován jako finanční podpora našemu kamarádovi Banánovi, který bojuje s vážnou nemocí. 

The proceeds from merch will be donated as financial support to our friend Banán, who is battling a serious illness.

Všechny objednávky budou distribuovány 25. května 2026. 
Pokud objednáte více položek ze shopu, počítejte se stejným datem distribuce.

All orders will be distributed on May 25, 2026. 
If you order multiple items from the shop, please expect the same distribution date.

Printed on Stanley Stella 100% Cotton


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      <g:title>BALACLAVA - T-Shirt [ blue ]</g:title>
      <g:description>Výtěžek z merche bude věnován jako finanční podpora našemu kamarádovi Banánovi, který bojuje s vážnou nemocí. 

The proceeds from merch will be donated as financial support to our friend Banán, who is battling a serious illness.

Všechny objednávky budou distribuovány 25. května 2026. 
Pokud objednáte více položek ze shopu, počítejte se stejným datem distribuce.

All orders will be distributed on May 25, 2026. 
If you order multiple items from the shop, please expect the same distribution date.

Printed on Stanley Stella 100% Cotton


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      <g:title>BALACLAVA - T-Shirt [ white ]</g:title>
      <g:description>Výtěžek z merche bude věnován jako finanční podpora našemu kamarádovi Banánovi, který bojuje s vážnou nemocí. 

The proceeds from merch will be donated as financial support to our friend Banán, who is battling a serious illness.

Všechny objednávky budou distribuovány 25. května 2026. 
Pokud objednáte více položek ze shopu, počítejte se stejným datem distribuce.

All orders will be distributed on May 25, 2026. 
If you order multiple items from the shop, please expect the same distribution date.

Printed on Stanley Stella 100% Cotton


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      <g:title>SCOOP - Spring Promo '25</g:title>
      <g:description>Cassette Tape limited to 70 pcs.
[Crocodile King 004]

Two brand new songs on cassette tape.
The band took most of the press on their tour. Act fast before they sell out. </g:description>
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      <g:title>REPELENT SS Evergreen T-Shirt</g:title>
      <g:description>You asked for it, so here it is!

Gildan Soft Style Midweight T-Shirt
100% cotton. 

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      <g:price>20.00 EUR</g:price>
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      <g:title>REPELENT SS - Kauf 7"</g:title>
      <g:description>7" vinyl (classic black color) limited to 250 pcs. 
[Crocodile King CK003]

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While your average hardcore kid in Czech Republic bought their first 7” long after the fall of the Iron Curtain, there’s still a contingent of Slavic rabblerousers amongst their ranks that were raised on bootlegs and black market purchases of punk and metal records prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Sure, your “walls of death” at the arena concert might seem dangerous, but your hero’s albums are at every record store and the concert was brought to you by some major media conglomerate. It's a far cry from the days of Czech bands like Hrdinové Nové Fronty, where going to a show meant risking police harassment and buying a record was like buying drugs in a back alley. 

Fortunately, we have Prague’s REPELENT SS to remind us of the antagonistic and illicit roots of punk in the City of a Hundred Spires. Manned by a motley assortment of local lifers—drummer Aleš of powerviolence ensemble SKIPLIFE and hardcore miscreants G.U.T.S., guitarist Vorel of local punk legends HANBA and anthemic post-punkers KOVADLINA, bassist Jirka of sludge group GOSPEL OF THE FUTURE, and vocalist Tomas of dark hardcore kings FLOWERS FOR WHORES—REPELENT SS are less a band and more of an agency of chaos and pranksterism set to a soundtrack of fast and furious misanthropic hardcore. Emerging from an 8-year recording dormancy with the four-song Kauf EP, REPELENT SS are back with both a sonic vengeance and a continuing predilection for self-sabotage. The EP opens with “Bloom,” a two-minute rager featuring a guitar solo by Domenic Romeo (Pulling Teeth, Integrity, A389 Records), and continues to pummel the listener for the entirety of the record’s five-minute runtime. REPELENT SS Kauf EP is available digitally as well as on 7” courtesy of Crocodile King Records and Might Morphine Power Violence Records. 

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      <g:price>12.00 EUR</g:price>
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      <g:title>LAVRA - Usual Blaze (Vinyl) 12"</g:title>
      <g:description>12" Black vinyl (140g) 
Includes download code
250 copies made
[Pushteek 04]

On the surface, Prague’s dark ambient duo Lavra may seem like the black sheep of the PUSHTEEK catalog. Their pairing of digital soundscapes and haunting songcraft seems more in line with the output of Editions Mego or 4AD than with a progressive hardcore label. Yet if you take the DIY principle of using whatever tools are at your disposal to make music, add the desperation and urgency of that fuels so much underground music, and factor in the predilections towards caustic and unsettling timbres and textures, then the Lavra / PUSHTEEK relationship makes perfect sense.

On their sophomore album Usual Blaze, multi-instrumentalist Tomáš Vondra creates disquieting digital soundscapes from various synths, MPCs, and guitars to serve as the bedrock for vocalist Barbora Zelníčková’s sorrowful melodies. Described by members of their music community as “a soundtrack for Aleister Crowley’s curriculum vitae,” Lavra’s music embraces the vast tonal opportunities of modern electronic music while maintaining a melodic thread to dark, meditative, and ritualistic song forms. The album opens with the stuttering, deconstructed drum patterns and pensive synth melodies of “Unthrone,” with Zelníčková’s hypnotic vocals solidifying the song into a futuristic industrial ballad. “As If” operates under similar principles—marrying the cold visions of heady electronic music to the beating heart of Zelníčková’s voice. Across the remaining span of Usual Blaze’s side A, Vondra employs attributes of his other musical projects—the electronic alternative pop of Orient and the expansive sonic tapestry of post-rock outfit Tomáš Palucha—into an amalgam of ASMR-worthy textures and brooding modern composition. But on side B, Lavra’s connection to the more primitive and volatile realms of the PUSHTEEK catalog become more apparent. The twenty-minute opus “The Hanged Woman” is a composite of brutish industrial battery, throat-shredding vocals, sound collage, and power electronics fused with Lavra’s standard musical operating procedures.

Usual Blaze is a journey into the sonic possibilities afforded by coming untethered from rock’s analog boundaries, yet it eschews the sterile and synthetic trappings of so much modern electronic music. Lavra’s fusion of the vulnerable human spirit with metronomic pulses and unadulterated oscillations heightens both elements, adding a new dimension of intimacy to Zelníčková’s musical narratives and an even more foreboding and dystopian aura to Vondra’s constructions. Throw it on and immerse yourself in Lavra’s claustrophobic world.  

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      <g:title>I AM PENTAGON - Příčetnost (Cassette Tape)</g:title>
      <g:description>Cassette Tape limited to 70 pcs.
[Pushteek 07]

Don’t be misled by their band name being lifted from a song by punk-soul royalty The Make-Up; Prague’s I Am Pentagon created their sound in homage to the legacy of urgent and impassioned hardcore. Featuring current and ex-members of crucial Czech bands Balaclava, Protijed, The Airbags, Kovadlina, and Hanba, I Am Pentagon may be a new band but their personal reputations are well established in the Slavic hardcore scene.

Czech audiences are likely to hear sonic nods local luminaries Kritická Situace, but you don’t need to be familiar with Prague’s punk scene from the late ‘80s / early ‘90s to appreciate I Am Pentagon’s blend of chunky mid-tempo riffs, melodic dual guitar interplay, call-to-arms choruses, and anxious energy. Think of the gruff hooks of Revolution Summer bands fused with the spirit of the Ebullition roster and the tightly-rendered power ‘90s straight edge hardcore and you’ll have a close approximation of the band’s passionate punk anthems.

Whether you’re hurling your body across the dance floor to the chugging rhythm of the title track, shouting along to the chorus of “Nesíla” (better brush up on your Czech lessons, Westerner!) or flailing wildly to the energized riffage of “Bylo nebylo,” the hearfelt hardcore of I Am Pentagon’s Příčetnost is a guaranteed adrenaline booster.

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      <g:title>PROTIJED - Stres (Cassette Tape)</g:title>
      <g:description>Cassette Tape limited to 70 pcs.
[Pushteek 06]

Prague’s Protijed may wave the vegan straight edge flag, but their sound is less indebted to X’ed up icons like Earth Crisis and more in line with the driving, dark hardcore of Catharsis and Tragedy. Featuring members of V0nt, I Am Pentagon, Gattaca, and Got A Wolf, Protijed provides an outlet for its four Czech scene veterans to tap into the gnarlier, crustier end of their sonic interests while providing a platform for social commentary on living in a police state, the injustices of war, and the dehumanizing nature of capitalism. As a result, Stres sounds more in line with a band out of the Profane Existence scene than a ‘90s Victory Records catalog.

So many classic ‘90s hardcore bands excelled on the 7” format but struggled to make engaging full-length albums, possibly because the best bands of the era kept their live sets short and sweet. Protijed avoided the pitfall of overstaying their welcome by unleashing an eight-song LP that clocks in at just under 15 minutes. The band comes crashing out of the gate with “Čuk a Gek,” a two-minute barrage that tramples the listener with its driving riffage and pummeling breakdown. From there, Protijed unleashes “Šňůry, smyčky,” an explosive fusion of feedback-drenched dissonance and melancholic melodicism. The remaining songs on side A—“Jed” and “Nekonečná éra”—tread the line between desperate anthems and metallic savagery, while the four tracks on side B take on a significantly more raw and primal approach. Recorded two years prior, the four song spread from “Nekonečná éra” to “Mezi svými” finds Protijed in a much more vengeful and primitive headspace. The riffs are meaner, the songs are even more direct, and the recording sounds like everything is being pushed into the red.

Ultimately, Stres is the sound of a band that long ago opted out of the rat race of careerism, consumerism, and blind devotion to the status quo. Protijed is a band that observes modern society from a distance, yearning for a better tomorrow while watching our devolution with disdain and despair.  </g:description>
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      <g:title>FFW - False Flag World (Cassette Tape)</g:title>
      <g:description>Cassette Tape limited to 70 pcs.
[Pushteek 08]

Over the last fifteen years, Prague’s apocalyptic hardcore band Flowers for Whores have consistently chosen the difficult path. There have been small-run EP's and split 7”s, but good luck finding any of those records in the wild. There have been scrappy DIY tours across Eastern Europe and into Russia, but few ventures west of the Czech Republic. And with their members devoting their time to projects like Decultivate, SS Warhead, and Repelent SS, it’s no wonder that Flowers for Whores haven’t graced the world with new recordings since 2012. But with their first official full-length, False Flag World, the raging quartet show that their dormancy has only magnified their power.

From the opening track “Rez,” the band lays the template for their aural assaults. The song is a combination of primordial hardcore brutality and brawny metallic breakdowns—somewhere in the realm of Integrity’s doomsday anthems grappling with Bolt Thrower’s mechanized violence. The savagery continues on “Cern,” where Marián Leskovský’s dexterous drumming, Pavel Polák’s caustic guitar work, and Radek Pavlovič's grinding bass create a bleak soundscape for Tomáš Mládek’s harrowing howls. Everything about Flowers for Whores sounds cataclysmic, whether it’s the driving chords of “Srpen,” the frenzied Hydra Headed assault of “Torza,” or the monolithic weight of “Finis Coronat Opus.” It’s no wonder the band describes the album as “the world comes to an end and this is its swansong.”

As is typical of the Czech hardcore scene, Flowers for Whores don’t operate under the assumption that there is some crossover potential for their music. There’s no glossy music mag or corporate sponsored festival knocking at their door. This is music made for their tight-knit community. It’s music made for the hungry and the angry—the kids that seek out some sort of assurance that, yes, the world is indeed fucked and cruel, and the only hope is to carve out some space outside of the blind, bloodthirsty Industrial Age machine that’s slowly crushing the human spirit. False Flag World is the war cry; the raised fist against dwindling odds. 

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[Pushteek 08]

Over the last fifteen years, Prague’s apocalyptic hardcore band Flowers for Whores have consistently chosen the difficult path. There have been small-run EP's and split 7”s, but good luck finding any of those records in the wild. There have been scrappy DIY tours across Eastern Europe and into Russia, but few ventures west of the Czech Republic. And with their members devoting their time to projects like Decultivate, SS Warhead, and Repelent SS, it’s no wonder that Flowers for Whores haven’t graced the world with new recordings since 2012. But with their first official full-length, False Flag World, the raging quartet show that their dormancy has only magnified their power.

From the opening track “Rez,” the band lays the template for their aural assaults. The song is a combination of primordial hardcore brutality and brawny metallic breakdowns—somewhere in the realm of Integrity’s doomsday anthems grappling with Bolt Thrower’s mechanized violence. The savagery continues on “Cern,” where Marián Leskovský’s dexterous drumming, Pavel Polák’s caustic guitar work, and Radek Pavlovič's grinding bass create a bleak soundscape for Tomáš Mládek’s harrowing howls. Everything about Flowers for Whores sounds cataclysmic, whether it’s the driving chords of “Srpen,” the frenzied Hydra Headed assault of “Torza,” or the monolithic weight of “Finis Coronat Opus.” It’s no wonder the band describes the album as “the world comes to an end and this is its swansong.”

As is typical of the Czech hardcore scene, Flowers for Whores don’t operate under the assumption that there is some crossover potential for their music. There’s no glossy music mag or corporate sponsored festival knocking at their door. This is music made for their tight-knit community. It’s music made for the hungry and the angry—the kids that seek out some sort of assurance that, yes, the world is indeed fucked and cruel, and the only hope is to carve out some space outside of the blind, bloodthirsty Industrial Age machine that’s slowly crushing the human spirit. False Flag World is the war cry; the raised fist against dwindling odds. 

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      <g:title>FFW - False Flag World (Black) 12"</g:title>
      <g:description>Classic Black 12" vinyl limited to 150 pcs.
[Pushteek 08]

Over the last fifteen years, Prague’s apocalyptic hardcore band Flowers for Whores have consistently chosen the difficult path. There have been small-run EP's and split 7”s, but good luck finding any of those records in the wild. There have been scrappy DIY tours across Eastern Europe and into Russia, but few ventures west of the Czech Republic. And with their members devoting their time to projects like Decultivate, SS Warhead, and Repelent SS, it’s no wonder that Flowers for Whores haven’t graced the world with new recordings since 2012. But with their first official full-length, False Flag World, the raging quartet show that their dormancy has only magnified their power.

From the opening track “Rez,” the band lays the template for their aural assaults. The song is a combination of primordial hardcore brutality and brawny metallic breakdowns—somewhere in the realm of Integrity’s doomsday anthems grappling with Bolt Thrower’s mechanized violence. The savagery continues on “Cern,” where Marián Leskovský’s dexterous drumming, Pavel Polák’s caustic guitar work, and Radek Pavlovič's grinding bass create a bleak soundscape for Tomáš Mládek’s harrowing howls. Everything about Flowers for Whores sounds cataclysmic, whether it’s the driving chords of “Srpen,” the frenzied Hydra Headed assault of “Torza,” or the monolithic weight of “Finis Coronat Opus.” It’s no wonder the band describes the album as “the world comes to an end and this is its swansong.”

As is typical of the Czech hardcore scene, Flowers for Whores don’t operate under the assumption that there is some crossover potential for their music. There’s no glossy music mag or corporate sponsored festival knocking at their door. This is music made for their tight-knit community. It’s music made for the hungry and the angry—the kids that seek out some sort of assurance that, yes, the world is indeed fucked and cruel, and the only hope is to carve out some space outside of the blind, bloodthirsty Industrial Age machine that’s slowly crushing the human spirit. False Flag World is the war cry; the raised fist against dwindling odds. 

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      <g:description>12" single sided black vinyl with custom engraving
Limited to 300 pcs.
[Pushteek 10]

DECULTIVATE return with POHRDAT: a five-track testament of ripping, dark hardcore that once more drags the listener across a crippling nightmare reality. POHRDAT corrupts boundaries and erases expectations; through unhinged riffs and caustic vocals brimming with misanthropic agony, it presents an ugly world defined by a bleak and unforgiving future. Riven with the tension and angst of the modern condition, DECULTIVATE burns the fuel of a forgotten hope - yet in the process provides a soundtrack to carry us through our seemingly meaningless existence. 

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      <g:title>FRANKIE &amp; THE DEADBEATS - The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough (Cassette Tape)</g:title>
      <g:description>Violet cassette tape limited to 200 pcs.
[Pushteek12]

The Bakersfield sound of twangy guitars. The pedal steel. The heavy drawl. The common signifiers of America’s country and western music are steeped in tradition and culled from the landscape, but there is also something rich and universal in those sounds, something that transcends borders. The timbres tie the sound to a place, but the real virtues in country music come from the storytelling, the approachable melodies, and the personal stamp on the well-honed template. On their debut album, The Shining, the Czech ensemble Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats deftly paid homage to the sound of the American west while imbuing their music with Slavic fatalism and punk irreverence. The album garnered enough stateside attention for frontman Frankie Knuth to tour the eastern seaboard of the US with American songwriter Matt Charette, and with every live performance the Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have further refined their sound. On their new sophomore album, The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats continue to explore the varied terrain of country music, tackling riotous two-steps, forlorn ballads, and rowdy anthems with the expertise of seasoned traveling troubadours.

The album cover for The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough shows the Czech band decked out in Nudie suits in a high desert landscape with a flying saucer looming overhead. Is it a statement on their inherent alien-ness in the American landscape? Is it an affirmation of their reverence for the music and acknowledgment of the absurdity in Bohemian punks tackling an often-xenophobic artform? Is this country music with a fantastical cosmic element? Whatever the motivation, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have faithfully crafted a collection of songs steeped in tradition while adding their own forward-thinking radiant outsider flair. Songs like “On The Road Again, Again” acknowledge their lineage to American country classics while forging a link between yesteryear outlaws and modern touring nomads. Similarly, tracks like “On The Other Side” employ classic country timbres while making melodic nods to The Church’s post-punk hit “Under the Milky Way.”

We live in the era of globalization. Everywhere is both familiar and foreign. Like tumbleweeds, we drift from place to place, never laying down roots. That restless roaming spirit permeates across The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, whether it takes shape in the homesick acoustic ballad “All My Heroes,” the down-and-out wanderlust of “Flowers,” or the defiant exit of the Townes Van Zandt cover “Nothin'.” If we are all untethered from our lineage, unbound by geography, and sifting through the ashes of culture in a rapidly evolving world, why not stake a claim on the sound of a specific time and place and build a foundation on that bedrock? This is exactly what Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats are doing on The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough—taking advantage of a comforting sound of the past and juxtaposing it against the tumult of our current age. Call it kitsch, call it camp, but the universal yearning and undeniable melodies of these songs speak an eternal truth. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.  

&lt;iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hU0SzZmfEqE?si=_Iuj2GlWNaNi2yyz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;

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      <g:title>EXUDE - Cognitive War (Swamp Green) 12"</g:title>
      <g:description>12" vinyl (Swamp Green Color) limited to 111 pcs. 
[Pushteek 11]

After meeting each other for the first time at a No Turning Back show in their hometown of Prague, the members of Exude decided to form a band without even discussing which musical role each member would play.

The resulting eight tracks comprising the band’s debut, Cognitive War, are youthful and unpolished, lyrically introspective, and loaded with a dead-serious mid tempo groove reminiscent of the Desperate Fight scene of Umeå, Sweden in the 1990’s.

With members also putting in creative hours at Pushteek (the local label responsible for this release), playing with sXe 90’s revivalists Lifelike, or pursuing academic studies in philosophy, the Desperate Fight parallels don’t just end with a metallic hardcore sound that would turn the heads of any fan of Shield or Abhinanda.

Exude’s songs are a modern take on a sound that will be familiar to some and completely new to others, but the breakdown always comes back around.

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      <g:title>EXUDE - Cognitive War (Black) 12"</g:title>
      <g:description>Classic black 12" vinyl limited to 111 pcs. 
[Pushteek 11]

After meeting each other for the first time at a No Turning Back show in their hometown of Prague, the members of Exude decided to form a band without even discussing which musical role each member would play.

The resulting eight tracks comprising the band’s debut, Cognitive War, are youthful and unpolished, lyrically introspective, and loaded with a dead-serious mid tempo groove reminiscent of the Desperate Fight scene of Umeå, Sweden in the 1990’s.

With members also putting in creative hours at Pushteek (the local label responsible for this release), playing with sXe 90’s revivalists Lifelike, or pursuing academic studies in philosophy, the Desperate Fight parallels don’t just end with a metallic hardcore sound that would turn the heads of any fan of Shield or Abhinanda.

Exude’s songs are a modern take on a sound that will be familiar to some and completely new to others, but the breakdown always comes back around.

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      <g:title>FRANKIE &amp; THE DEADBEATS - The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough (Blue/ Violet) 12"</g:title>
      <g:description>12" vinyl (blue/ violet color) limited to 200 pcs.
[Pushteek12]

Gatefold, color printing, silver lamination + glossy UV varnish, 5mm spine, left flap taped

The Bakersfield sound of twangy guitars. The pedal steel. The heavy drawl. The common signifiers of America’s country and western music are steeped in tradition and culled from the landscape, but there is also something rich and universal in those sounds, something that transcends borders. The timbres tie the sound to a place, but the real virtues in country music come from the storytelling, the approachable melodies, and the personal stamp on the well-honed template. On their debut album, The Shining, the Czech ensemble Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats deftly paid homage to the sound of the American west while imbuing their music with Slavic fatalism and punk irreverence. The album garnered enough stateside attention for frontman Frankie Knuth to tour the eastern seaboard of the US with American songwriter Matt Charette, and with every live performance the Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have further refined their sound. On their new sophomore album, The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats continue to explore the varied terrain of country music, tackling riotous two-steps, forlorn ballads, and rowdy anthems with the expertise of seasoned traveling troubadours.

The album cover for The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough shows the Czech band decked out in Nudie suits in a high desert landscape with a flying saucer looming overhead. Is it a statement on their inherent alien-ness in the American landscape? Is it an affirmation of their reverence for the music and acknowledgment of the absurdity in Bohemian punks tackling an often-xenophobic artform? Is this country music with a fantastical cosmic element? Whatever the motivation, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have faithfully crafted a collection of songs steeped in tradition while adding their own forward-thinking radiant outsider flair. Songs like “On The Road Again, Again” acknowledge their lineage to American country classics while forging a link between yesteryear outlaws and modern touring nomads. Similarly, tracks like “On The Other Side” employ classic country timbres while making melodic nods to The Church’s post-punk hit “Under the Milky Way.”

We live in the era of globalization. Everywhere is both familiar and foreign. Like tumbleweeds, we drift from place to place, never laying down roots. That restless roaming spirit permeates across The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, whether it takes shape in the homesick acoustic ballad “All My Heroes,” the down-and-out wanderlust of “Flowers,” or the defiant exit of the Townes Van Zandt cover “Nothin'.” If we are all untethered from our lineage, unbound by geography, and sifting through the ashes of culture in a rapidly evolving world, why not stake a claim on the sound of a specific time and place and build a foundation on that bedrock? This is exactly what Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats are doing on The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough—taking advantage of a comforting sound of the past and juxtaposing it against the tumult of our current age. Call it kitsch, call it camp, but the universal yearning and undeniable melodies of these songs speak an eternal truth. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.  

&lt;iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hU0SzZmfEqE?si=_Iuj2GlWNaNi2yyz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;
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      <g:title>FRANKIE &amp; THE DEADBEATS - The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough (Alien Blood) 12"</g:title>
      <g:description>12" vinyl (alien blood color) limited to 200 pcs.
[Pushteek12]

Gatefold, color printing, silver lamination + glossy UV varnish, 5mm spine, left flap taped

The Bakersfield sound of twangy guitars. The pedal steel. The heavy drawl. The common signifiers of America’s country and western music are steeped in tradition and culled from the landscape, but there is also something rich and universal in those sounds, something that transcends borders. The timbres tie the sound to a place, but the real virtues in country music come from the storytelling, the approachable melodies, and the personal stamp on the well-honed template. On their debut album, The Shining, the Czech ensemble Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats deftly paid homage to the sound of the American west while imbuing their music with Slavic fatalism and punk irreverence. The album garnered enough stateside attention for frontman Frankie Knuth to tour the eastern seaboard of the US with American songwriter Matt Charette, and with every live performance the Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have further refined their sound. On their new sophomore album, The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats continue to explore the varied terrain of country music, tackling riotous two-steps, forlorn ballads, and rowdy anthems with the expertise of seasoned traveling troubadours.

The album cover for The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough shows the Czech band decked out in Nudie suits in a high desert landscape with a flying saucer looming overhead. Is it a statement on their inherent alien-ness in the American landscape? Is it an affirmation of their reverence for the music and acknowledgment of the absurdity in Bohemian punks tackling an often-xenophobic artform? Is this country music with a fantastical cosmic element? Whatever the motivation, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have faithfully crafted a collection of songs steeped in tradition while adding their own forward-thinking radiant outsider flair. Songs like “On The Road Again, Again” acknowledge their lineage to American country classics while forging a link between yesteryear outlaws and modern touring nomads. Similarly, tracks like “On The Other Side” employ classic country timbres while making melodic nods to The Church’s post-punk hit “Under the Milky Way.”

We live in the era of globalization. Everywhere is both familiar and foreign. Like tumbleweeds, we drift from place to place, never laying down roots. That restless roaming spirit permeates across The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, whether it takes shape in the homesick acoustic ballad “All My Heroes,” the down-and-out wanderlust of “Flowers,” or the defiant exit of the Townes Van Zandt cover “Nothin'.” If we are all untethered from our lineage, unbound by geography, and sifting through the ashes of culture in a rapidly evolving world, why not stake a claim on the sound of a specific time and place and build a foundation on that bedrock? This is exactly what Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats are doing on The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough—taking advantage of a comforting sound of the past and juxtaposing it against the tumult of our current age. Call it kitsch, call it camp, but the universal yearning and undeniable melodies of these songs speak an eternal truth. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.  

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      <g:title>FRANKIE &amp; THE DEADBEATS - The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough (Black) 12"</g:title>
      <g:description>12" vinyl (black color) limited to 200 pcs.
[Pushteek12]

Gatefold, color printing, silver lamination + glossy UV varnish, 5mm spine, left flap taped

The Bakersfield sound of twangy guitars. The pedal steel. The heavy drawl. The common signifiers of America’s country and western music are steeped in tradition and culled from the landscape, but there is also something rich and universal in those sounds, something that transcends borders. The timbres tie the sound to a place, but the real virtues in country music come from the storytelling, the approachable melodies, and the personal stamp on the well-honed template. On their debut album, The Shining, the Czech ensemble Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats deftly paid homage to the sound of the American west while imbuing their music with Slavic fatalism and punk irreverence. The album garnered enough stateside attention for frontman Frankie Knuth to tour the eastern seaboard of the US with American songwriter Matt Charette, and with every live performance the Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have further refined their sound. On their new sophomore album, The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats continue to explore the varied terrain of country music, tackling riotous two-steps, forlorn ballads, and rowdy anthems with the expertise of seasoned traveling troubadours.

The album cover for The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough shows the Czech band decked out in Nudie suits in a high desert landscape with a flying saucer looming overhead. Is it a statement on their inherent alien-ness in the American landscape? Is it an affirmation of their reverence for the music and acknowledgment of the absurdity in Bohemian punks tackling an often-xenophobic artform? Is this country music with a fantastical cosmic element? Whatever the motivation, Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats have faithfully crafted a collection of songs steeped in tradition while adding their own forward-thinking radiant outsider flair. Songs like “On The Road Again, Again” acknowledge their lineage to American country classics while forging a link between yesteryear outlaws and modern touring nomads. Similarly, tracks like “On The Other Side” employ classic country timbres while making melodic nods to The Church’s post-punk hit “Under the Milky Way.”

We live in the era of globalization. Everywhere is both familiar and foreign. Like tumbleweeds, we drift from place to place, never laying down roots. That restless roaming spirit permeates across The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough, whether it takes shape in the homesick acoustic ballad “All My Heroes,” the down-and-out wanderlust of “Flowers,” or the defiant exit of the Townes Van Zandt cover “Nothin'.” If we are all untethered from our lineage, unbound by geography, and sifting through the ashes of culture in a rapidly evolving world, why not stake a claim on the sound of a specific time and place and build a foundation on that bedrock? This is exactly what Frankie &amp; the Deadbeats are doing on The Possibility That Love Is Not Enough—taking advantage of a comforting sound of the past and juxtaposing it against the tumult of our current age. Call it kitsch, call it camp, but the universal yearning and undeniable melodies of these songs speak an eternal truth. Saddle up and enjoy the ride.  

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[Crocodile King CK002]

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Czech chain-punks SCOOP quickly have become one of the most active and exciting hardcore bands in their native country on little more than a two-song digital single and, more importantly, a raging live show. The quintet now offer up their debut EP, the five-song Curb Justice 7”. Fusing the subterranean grime of Hoax, the ripping d-beat of Totalitär, and the vitriolic chug of crossover acts like Power Trip, SCOOP channel raw and primal energy without burnishing the edge off their razor sharp riffage.

Featuring a line-up consisting of Prague show promoters, local backline technicians, and members of other Czech hardcore acts like TCHERT and LIFELIKE, SCOOP is an ensemble of dyed-in-the-wool punks who have culled the gnarliest components of their underground world to make some of the ugliest and most adrenalizing bursts of electrified fury out there. Starting with opener “Morningstar”—a minute-and-a-half rally cry on par with Integrity’s “Vocal Test”—Curb Justice bulldozes the listener with its relentless stomp. From the beatdown misanthropy of “Wanna Quit,” through the tempo-shifting misery anthem of the title track (featuring Peter Pawlak of SPY), and culminating with the spit-soaked ferocity of the closer “Unwanted,” SCOOP are on a mission to wreck everything and ruin your life. Pushteek sublabel Crocodile King is proud to release Curb Justice to the world across digital platforms and on a limited edition run of 300 7” vinyl EPs.</g:description>
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[Crocodile King CK002]

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