Episode 118: Year-End Punk Rock Favorites

It’s our annual year-end blowout episode! Mike breaks down some of his favorite punk rock, emo, pop punk, hardcore, Midwest emo, melodic punk albums from the past year. This one’s a doozy — packed with guest picks, special guest appearances, and a ton of music for you to listen to, discover, and hopefully fall in love with.  Featuring discussions and music from bands like: Brutalligators, Deforesters,Casper Fight Scene, Dave Hause  And The Mermaid,Teen Mortgage – Ultra sonic Dream,Sex Faces – Bad Vibes OST,The Vicious Cycles – Get Wrecked, Spiritual Cramp,The Hives, Ghost Factory – Socialist Trash, Night Committee – Your Plans Mean Nothing, Final Boss Fight, Coheed and Cambria, Creeper, Doug McLean , Arms Length ,Home Front, Tired Radio,Hot Mulligan,Elway ,Ravagers,AFI,School Drugs,Propagandhi ,Hazzerd,The Names of Our Friends,Seth Anderson,Unseemlier,Oh The Humanity,Sam Russo,Little Low, Mike Koop, JSM, Chixdiggit, Sketchy Records, Ways Away,

We love year-end lists, so if you want to send yours in, please do. Half the fun is checking out bands we might’ve overlooked or totally missed, and your list might turn us on to our next favorite records of 2025

If your band is mentioned on the show and you’d prefer it removed, just let us know — no hard feelings. Everything we feature is purely to promote the bands and music we love and want others to check out. 

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