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Photo by Nathan Keay Fresh off their first live show in forty-one years at Riot Fest, 80's Chicago teen and tween punk band Verbö ten have a new single out before their debut album is released this Friday. "Kicking Away" is a skate punk anthem clocking in at under two minutes. Of all the singles we've heard so far, this one sounds the most like classic early 80's punk. Considering it's about guitarist/singer Jason Narducy's childhood memories skateboarding, that makes perfect sense. It's not often that a band of literal children breaks up before ever releasing an album has such an anticipated release as Verb öten does, but most bands aren't Verbö ten. Jason Narducy says of the band's reunion: “This is the punk rock record we always wanted to make. That's what we wanted to do as kids—we just weren't able to do it. This is how I imagined this band would have grown if we had stayed a band.” You can watch the video for "Kicking Away...

Photo by Nathan Keay Verböt en, aka the Chicago punk band that formed in 1982 comprised of kids ages ten to fourteen, never released an album during their initial run, but are all set to release their debut forty-two years later! Their latest single, "No More Indecision," is a two minute burst of melodic punk. It's as aggressive as it is melodic, with driving guitars and drums backing up relatively laid back vocals. This one is a fast and furious political punk song that is still going to win over the more mainstream of punk fans. Not many other bands can pull off a comeback for their teenage (or younger) band over forty years later, but no other band is Verb ö ten! Jason Narducy says of his band's latest single: “I wrote ‘No More Indecision’ on January 1st of this year. The music sounded defiant and, because it was the first day of the year, I was thinking about what’s ahead. The lyrics came quickly when I thought about the total denial of climate change by conservat...

Photo by Jaycee Rockhold Verbö ten are a legendary 1980's punk band out of Evanston, IL. They've been championed by Dave Grohl, who included the band in his Sonic Highways series and credits the band with inspiring him to write songs. The band was founded by Jason Narducy (Superchunk, Bob Mould Band, Sunny Day Real Estate), Tracey Bradford, Chris Kean, and Zach Kantor when they were all between the ages of ten and fourteen. Now (with the exception of drummer Kantor who has given the band his blessing), the band is back with new music and their first ever album! "Bodily Autonomy" is a melodic punk track that rages despite the melody involved. It shows off some serious indie rock roots, but "Bodily Autonomy" is a punk track through and through. It kind of combines all of Narducy's other bands into one sound, and it's quite literally perfect. Jason Narducy says of his band's new music: “We asked ourselves, ‘What was it that inspired us in the 80s?’ ...