If you'd told me in the late 90s or early 2000s I'd be hearing and listening to some of the best punk and oi records I've ever heard in 2025 and 2026, I wouldn't have believed you.
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@jake4480 Which ones were particularly good for you? Wouldn't mind if you shoot us some links!
This one's from 2024, but certainly one of my favorites regarding OI/street punk. (And they are in the process of recording their second album, yay!)
https://urbanelite.bandcamp.com/album/urban-elite@NMYCMBTNT damn, yeah, this is a rad record. I just said 'ooh, piano' haha. Love when they do that.
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@NMYCMBTNT damn, yeah, this is a rad record. I just said 'ooh, piano' haha. Love when they do that.
@NMYCMBTNT and the PRODUCTION even speaker to speaker - but still maintaining that like, street punk edge to it 🤯 damn, that new one is gonna shred
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@jake4480 I just bought the Béton Armé album Renaissance last week and I don't even speak French.
@Tim_Eagon @jake4480 The French language is just very suitable to this kind of music, isn't it?
I don't speak any either, but as long as they have their lyrics up, so that I can get a translation & get a quick vibe check on what they're on about, I'm happy.
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@NMYCMBTNT so, without all my blathering, that's
Béton Armé - Renaissance
https://betonarmeoimtl.bandcamp.com/album/renaissance-2Restraining Order - Future Fortune
https://restrainingorderhc.bandcamp.com/album/future-fortuneTaker - Sons and Daughters
https://taker-oi.bandcamp.com/album/sons-and-daughters@jake4480 The Béton Armé is really good, and "Restraining Order" I even had on my (ever growing) BC wishlist already
Also, the new NEGATIVE BLAST album last November was an absolute must-have for me (although I must say I haven't gotten *quite* as into it as with their previous masterpiece Echo Plant yet.)
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@jake4480 The Béton Armé is really good, and "Restraining Order" I even had on my (ever growing) BC wishlist already
Also, the new NEGATIVE BLAST album last November was an absolute must-have for me (although I must say I haven't gotten *quite* as into it as with their previous masterpiece Echo Plant yet.)
@NMYCMBTNT hahaa hell yeah! Negative Blast.. will check out both records- haven't heard em!
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If you'd told me in the late 90s or early 2000s I'd be hearing and listening to some of the best punk and oi records I've ever heard in 2025 and 2026, I wouldn't have believed you. But here we are. It's certainly a good time for fast, pissed off music, and I'm fuckin here for it, man
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Track, dig.@spytfyre I tried them the other day and I like.. wasn't feeling it. But I shall again! hahaha
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@spytfyre I tried them the other day and I like.. wasn't feeling it. But I shall again! hahaha
@jake4480 try their second album
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@Tim_Eagon oh man. That's one of the ones I was talking about. One of my favorite 20 last year. I just listened to it again. I speak no French either.
Did you hear the Restraining Order record from last year? I have this on AGAIN now. It's fucking unreal. 
Future Fortune, by Restraining Order
Future Fortune by Restraining Order, released 12 September 2025 1. Know Not 2. Shame Game 3. Insomnia 4. Free Ride 5. Adapt 6. Checkmate 7. Used Love 8. Future Fortune 9. The Suffer 10. Bashful Blue 11. Time To Go 12. Journeyman 13. Were You There
Restraining Order (restrainingorderhc.bandcamp.com)
Did we talk about this one? Missed it somehow last year. Would've been on that list of 20. It became my favorite punk record this year. Just barely beat out Platinum Rats by the Briefs from 2019. And that just barely beat London Calling years ago. And the third- did you hear the new Taker I mentioned the other day? Oi + Ramones?
What is going ON (well, we know) hahaTaker:
https://taker-oi.bandcamp.com/album/sons-and-daughters@jake4480 I listed to the Restraining Order album on Bandcamp and liked it quite a bit. I didn't see your recommendation about Taker, but heard about them yesterday from another music site and have it in my queue to listen to.
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@jake4480 I listed to the Restraining Order album on Bandcamp and liked it quite a bit. I didn't see your recommendation about Taker, but heard about them yesterday from another music site and have it in my queue to listen to.
@Tim_Eagon yesss heheheh. So damn good
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@Tim_Eagon yesss heheheh. So damn good
@jake4480 I listened to half of the new Taker album today while picking up my kids from school. Loved it. Going to listen to the rest tonight.
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@jake4480 I listened to half of the new Taker album today while picking up my kids from school. Loved it. Going to listen to the rest tonight.
@jake4480 l listened to the entire thing and loved it.
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hell yes. And for real. It's just so much FUN. I think I ended up doing it two more times today. And so fast! Like 20 minutes. GREAT wake-up music. On to tomorrow! -
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hell yes. And for real. It's just so much FUN. I think I ended up doing it two more times today. And so fast! Like 20 minutes. GREAT wake-up music. On to tomorrow! @jake4480 this is the YT short that I watched yesterday that got me interested in the album:
