HUB CITY’S NEW LP, DRINKING RAGE, OUT DEC 6TH

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!

HUB CITY STOMPERS TO RELEASE DRINKING RAGE ON JUMP START

Long mainstays in the American ska/punk scenes, the Hub City Stompers return with their long awaited forthcoming LP, Drinking Rage, out December 6th on Jump Start Records. The band is excited to bring you the first single from Drinking Rage that shows the band delivering with a renewed sense of energy and urgency.

“Bloodstream” is an unrelenting burst of over two decades of Dirty Jersey ska, driving and infectious while lyrically delivering with the band’s patented in your face and pull no punches attitude.

Long known for blending ska with punk attitude and socially conscious lyrics that reflect their working-class roots, the band has built a reputation for their high-energy live shows garnering them a loyal fanbase and reputation. With a discography that includes albums such as Dirty Jersey, Haters Dozen, and Life After Death, Hub City Stompers continue to push the boundaries of ska and punk while staying true to their New Jersey roots.


A limited pressing of custom 7” lathe cuts featuring “Bloodstream” and an unreleased live version of the Stomper’s classic, “Skinhead Boi.” Both the single and seven-inch lathe cuts will be available Friday, September 6th through the label’s on our Bandcamp page and the band.

THE BAD UPS DEBUT LP ‘LIFE OF SIN’ OUT SEPTEMBER 27TH

It’s been a little sleepy around these parts, but we’ve got some exciting releases slated for the remainder of 2024, so grab some popcorn because we’re about to drop some shit on you real quick.

The Bad Ups are a four-piece outfit from the Philly burbs, but don’t let that fool you because their debut LP, Life of Sin, is anything but suburban. Life of Sin is chock full of EpiFat and Lookout! goodness that’s rarely done well these days, but Travis and the guys have been able to harness the energy and passion from that era and make it all their own. Driving and melodic, Life of Sin is also driven by the storytelling, which truly makes it not just a personal record, but one that’s more than relatable.

Life of Sin drops September 27th on your favorite streaming service, but you can check out the first single from the LP, “Ego Trip”, over on our Bandcamp page right now. While you’re there, do yourself a favor and pick up some of the super slick vinyl that’s up for Pre-Order now. The first pressing is available on Yellow/Black splatter and standard Black variants.

TWENTYTWO. RELEASE SURROUNDED SINGLE

Formed in 2019, Twentytwo. is a dynamic melodic punk band hailing from the Philadelphia area that has quickly made a name for themselves delivering more than a throwback sound. With Tony Conner on vocals, Bryan Fischer on bass, Jason Mack on guitar, Justin Mondschein on drums, and Mike Wrigley on guitar each member brings their own unique style and energy to the band. Drawing inspiration from everyday life experiences, Twentytwo.’s songwriting is both raw and authentic with lyrics reflecting on personal struggles, triumphs and a sincere sense of community they hope to continue building through releases and live shows.

With the release of the single “Surrounded” the band has teamed up with Jump Start Records for the upcoming release of their debut LP that the band will begin tracking in late 2024. The band joins labelmates Bad Planning, You Vandal, and Wes Hoffman & Friends who continue to fly the modern melodic punk flag that is reminiscent at times of late 90s and early 2000’s Fat Wreck and Epitaph’s ‘golden years’ without being derivative and unoriginal.

When asked about the creative process behind some of the band’s songwriting, Tony is quick to point out that “I mostly try to write from others perspectives and minimally of my own,” showing an extrospective world view that has had a lasting impression on the band’s output.

Having recorded their debut EP with Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls, 2020’s 505 Palomar Place was followed up with a series of post-Covid released singles in 2023 recorded with Matt Brasch of The Wonder Year that has proven the band as adept in the studio as they are on stage. With the band delivering passionate and engaging performances, their energetic live shows are not to be missed.

Twentytwo. hopes to contribute to the resurgence of the local scene by bringing a sense of fun, excitement, and community to their music while feeling part of something special, bigger than the sum of their parts.

THRU IT ALL’S FOUR SONG EP NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY

There’s a lot more for me to say about this release, but the proper words to give this release any justice are proving hard to find. Through the years the guys from Thru It All have been good friends, but not without our ups and downs, which is typical of any relationship when you’ve known someone for as long as we have. I’ve missed these songs, especially their youthful energy and the times spent with three wide-eyed near twenty-something year old ‘kids’ living life on the road for the first time. At nearly 50 I think of these days often… time spent seeing the Milky Way in South Dakota brighter than I’ve ever seen before or since, the Northern Lights from the rooftop of a garage in Fort McMurray, Canada, and almost being arrested by local cops in Midland, Texas for playing lazer tag in a large shopping center parking lot. Those are but just a few of many that I’ll never forget (especially breaking my ankle jumping off a boat onto hard concrete at a DIY Storage Lot/Unit show outside Tampa, Florida). I’m happy these songs are seeing the light of day again. It helps the faded memories burn a little brighter again.

Back in 2006 three Philly hardcore kids recorded a four song EP with a, at the time, relatively unknown producer named Will Yip, then piled into a van and hit the road with Giving Chase for a 50 day tour across US and Canada. After seven weeks on the road filled with broken down vans, killer shows and random garage and basement shows, THRU IT ALL returned to Philly with zero in the gas tank and bank accounts. Luckily they had this gem of an EP under their belts that sounds as fresh today as it did when the band worked with Will before he became a Grammy nominated Producer and Engineer.

Four songs of youthful hardcore that wouldn’t be unfamiliar to fans of bands like Comeback Kid, With Honor, and fellow Philly standouts Kid Dynamite. Sing-alongs, pile-ons, and all the mosh you could ask for now available on your favorite streaming service or ‘Name Your Price’ (zero dollars if you feel inclined) on our Bandcamp page right now.

Time to two-step it into the weekend.

WES HOFFMAN & FRIENDS ‘PAPER HEARTS’ SINGLE/LYRIC VIDEO & VINYL PRE-ORDER

Winter blues got you down? Welp, we’ve got a cure for that, right here with How It Should Be, the new LP from Wes Hoffman & Friends. Ten tracks of melodic pop/skate-punk that will warm your frozen heart and get you out of that mid-winter funk. How It Should be drops February 23rd, but you can get your hands on a copy now! Check out the sweet limited vinyl variants we have including the Baby Blue/White A/B split color vinyl, Neon Coral with Smoke, and the always classic Black available now through our Limited Run store and Bandcamp page.

To help celebrate the occasion New Noise magazine is premiering a lyric video for the latest single “Paper Hearts”. Here’s what Wes had to say about the new single..

“Paper Hearts is one of my favorite songs on the album and is about getting closure on a relationship or friendship that has ended. It’s somewhat of a letter to the person, telling them your thoughts on how things went south. You’re cutting up paper hearts, and putting them in the letter to finally end that chapter of the story. The song’s opening line ‘This is how it should be,’ is the inspiration for the album title.”

Wes and the boys are hitting the road this and next month with some select dates as well.

Upcoming Wes Hoffman & Friends Tour Dates

February 16th – Memphis, TN at Hi Tone
February 17th – Nashville, TN at The Cobra with Rough Dreams
February 18th – Louisville, KY at Mag Bar with Rough Dreams
April 27th – New York, NY – Music Fests Here 2 with The Jukebox Romantics, Oh The Humanity, Tired Radio, Bad Planning, Eaten By Snakes & more!

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How we got here.

Jump Start Records was born in a college dorm room first as a paper mailorder catalog and zine that quickly evolved into a vinyl 7″ release. Over twenty-five years and 125+ releases later the label is still here, for better or for worse.

Where we’re going.

While the focus and drive of the label has shifted greatly over the years, one thing has stayed true and that’s a personal connection with the music and a desire to work with our friends releasing music that we love. Being an independent record label is no walk in the park. Getting people to pay attention to a small record label run out of a suburban Philadelphia basement is no easy task, but we hope you enjoy what you find as much as we enjoy introducing the world to bands and music we think they ought to know.

We (I) should have stopped doing this a long time ago.

We don’t give a fuck what bands you’ve played with, who you recorded with, or how many followers you have on social media. If I like it, I like it, and there’s not much else to say. It doesn’t matter what you sound like. I didn’t start a label listening to only one style of music, andI hope the releases throughout the years is a reflection of that.

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