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Jump Start Records is excited to announce the release of Drinking Rage, the new 14-track LP from Dirty Jersey ska veterans, Hub City Stompers! Following last month’s release of “Bloodstream,” the first single from new LP, the band and label are excited to offer a vinyl and digital Pre-Order that includes three vinyl variants; Opaque Red with Black Splatter, Translucent Emerald Green, and Standard Black. Drinking Rage is 14 tracks of high energy modern American ska that draws heavily from traditional ska, 2 Tone, punk, and Oi! and shows the band in their finest form yet.

The band is also excited to announce their first of two record release shows, the first on the album’s release date at Broken Goblet in Bensalem, PA (home of This Is Not Croydon Fest) on Friday, December 6th with Duffy’s Cut, labelmates The Bad Ups, and The West Kensingtons. Tickets for this show are now available over on Broken Goblet’s website so grab some of those while you’re at it as well!

Be sure to grab some vinyl and tickets to the HCS record release show, and thanks as always for your continued support of this lil’ basement dwelling record label! Hit the links in the images above for more information and details!

Chicago’s Bad Planning just dropped the first single from their upcoming debut LP, Et Fortes, available now on your favorite streaming platform and the fine folks over at PunkRockTheory were kind enough to feature a premiere and write up of the band so just smash the link below.

We’ve also launched a PRE-ORDER for Et Fortes that features some of the slickest vinyl we’ve ever had pressed. Slated for a May 6th release, Et Fortes is available on Randomly Mixed color vinyl, Translucent Gold with Black Splatter (Subscription Club only), and audiophile Black and showcases the band’s love of riff heavy hardcore, skate punk, and pop punk; a young band with one foot in the past and one foot in the future. Are these sick or what?

The newest Jump Start recruits have been writing together since they were freshmen in high school, and now all these years later, the band is still booking their own shows, playing gigs with some of their favorite bands, and making a name for themselves in the Midwest.

The band writes with a sound that will draw comparisons to bands like Neck Deep, but with an obvious heavy slant towards East Coast melodic hardcore like Lifetime or former label contemporaries Crucial Dudes who themselves were heavily influenced by bands like Latterman or early Saves the Day. In 2019 Bad Planning released the split Splitting Hairs alongside Chicago’s A Semester Abroad, bringing a heavier side with singles “Be Brave” and “Actors”.

The four-piece outfit will be keeping busy over the coming weeks and months in support of Et Fortes. Look for a video drop in the coming weeks and more live dates in support of the release.