Vancouver-based punks Night Court — Emilior (drums, vocals), Dave-O (guitar, vocals) and Jiffy (bass and vocals) –are lifelong friends, who started emailing song ideas to each other during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Those song ideas quickly morphed into their latest project, Night Court.

Initially released through Snappy Little Numbers and Debt Offensive Records, the Canadian punks’ debut Nervous Birds! cassette duology was later released a Greatest Hits compilation tape in Spain through Discos Peroquébien and will soon be pressed on vinyl for the first time through SNL, DOR and Drunk Dial Records.

The trio’s third album, last year’s HUMANS! was released through SNL, DOR and French label Idiotape, and paved the way for the Halloween-themed Frater Set EP released through Dromedary Records and the 90s Bay Area punk scene homage, Shit Split Part Duh split EP with Portland-based The Dumpies, which was released through Dromedary Records. The band closed out the year by landing on the cover of Fall 2023’s Razorcake Magazine.

The band’s fourth album, the 17-song $HIT MACHINE will be released Friday through Recess Recess Records. The trio have long been fans of the label and its label head Tony Congelliere. So, the Canadian punks didn’t think twice about sending Congelliere the demos of their material. And as it turned out, the material was a perfect fit for the label.

Clocking in at 114 seconds. $HIT MACHINE‘s latest single “D List” is a breakneck and punchy, old school punk ripper, anchored around a relentless rhythmic chug, remarkably melodic vocals and enormous hooks. It’s the sort of mosh pit friendly ripper that reminds me of catching cheap punk shows at The Continental and Coney Island — but at its core, the song evokes the nastiness, unease and weirdness of our moment.

The accompanying video features footage taken from The Internet Archive — and it emphasizes the furious urgency of now.

Vancouver-based punks Night Court — Emilior (drums, vocals), Dave-O (guitar, vocals) and Jiffy (bass and vocals) –are lifelong friends, who started emailing song ideas to each other during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Those song ideas quickly morphed into their latest project, Night Court.

Initially released through Snappy Little Numbers and Debt Offensive Records, the Canadian punks’ debut Nervous Birds! cassette duology was later released a Greatest Hits compilation tape in Spain through Discos Peroquébien and will soon be pressed on vinyl for the first time through SNL, DOR and Drunk Dial Records.

The trio’s third album, last year’s HUMANS! was released through SNL, DOR and French label Idiotape, and paved the way for the Halloween-themed Frater Set EP released through Dromedary Records and the 90s Bay Area punk scene homage, Shit Split Part Duh split EP with Portland-based The Dumpies, which was released through Dromedary Records. The band closed out the year by landing on the cover of Fall 2023’s Razorcake Magazine.

The band’s fourth album, the 17-song $HIT MACHINE will be released Friday through Recess Records. The trio have long been fans of the label and its label head Tony Congelliere. So, the Canadian punks didn’t think twice about sending Congelliere the demos of their material. And as it turned out, the material was a perfect fit for the label.

Clocking in at 114 seconds. $HIT MACHINE‘s latest single “D List” is a breakneck and punchy, old school punk ripper, anchored around a relentless rhythmic chug, remarkably melodic vocals and enormous hooks. It’s the sort of mosh pit friendly ripper that reminds me of catching cheap punk shows at The Continental and Coney Island — but at its core, the song evokes the nastiness, unease and weirdness of our moment.

The accompanying video features footage taken from The Internet Archive — and it emphasizes the furious urgency of now.