See that up there? That’s the one sided screen printed 10″ of Springfield indie/emo band Park‘s first new material in eight years. The band has just announced the three song 10″ will be released on Bad Timing Records and will come with a 16 page booklet to accompany the release. The full EP will be released on July 15th. On top of all of that Park released on song, “Lepus Fugam” to the world yesterday through the site Jacobtherabbit.com. You can also stream the song on the youtube player embedded below. The song is one of three from the upcoming Jacob The Rabbit 10″. You can pre-order the record or digital download from that site. Also be on the lookout in the near future for the Jacob The Rabbit 10″ at Dumb Records. From Bad Timing’s website:

Almost a year later, we’re happy to announce that we will release Park’s first new music since 2006, a three-song EP called Jacob The Rabbit, on 10″ vinyl on July 15, 2014. Right now, you can check out a teaser video of the EP and get familiarized with the hub for all information about this release on JacobTheRabbit.com.

Jacob The Rabbit is a concept EP which serves as a prelude to a full-length that Park is working on now. It’s based on a story written by frontman Ladd Mitchell. To do this release the right way, we knew we’d have to go all out–we put together what we think is some pretty killer packaging.

The one-sided 10″ vinyl–limited to 1,000 units on four variants–is packaged in a matte jacket and features a screenprint of the logos associated with the story on the B-side. Also in the jacket is a 16-page 7″ booklet that contains the story, illustrations, lyrics, credits and more. We LOVE this EP, and we really hope you guys will, too–check out some photos below!

Springfield touring pop punk band Hospital Job have their brand new LP, The Believer, streaming via New Noise Magazine. You can find link for the full album stream below (with album art [above] featuring Springfield’s own Carillon at Washington Park). The new album is being released through It’s Alive Records on CD and 12″ vinyl. You can already find the CD for sale at Dumb Records, and we expect the vinyl for the album to be in soon.

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Hospital Job are currently on tour out to the west coast in support of their new album. They will return later this month and have a show lined up on Friday, May 30th at Skank Skates along with Masked Intruder and The Timmys.

Boom! It’s a Wednesday noon surprise! Today we are bringing you a brand new exclusive stream of the new Mouthsex demo thanks to new Springfield label Ooey Gooey Tapes. Mouthsex is one of the newer punk bands rocking the town hard featuring members of Asthma, Mildred, Meredosia, Looming, and more. You can stream their five-song demo below or head over to the Ooey Gooey Tapes bandcamp where you can download the demo at your own price.

Mouthsex will be playing their next show at Black Sheep this Friday along with JAG, Slow Children, Shitstorm, and Soap Scum. You can find more info on that right here.

Today we are bringing you some truly disgusting thing that has crawled out of the sewers in the depths of South Town. This is the new EP from Swamp Rat, Springfield’s newest sludge/punk band. Their new release is called Becoming One With The Bugs and you can find it streaming below. You can also head over to the Ooey Gooey Tapes bandcamp here where you can download the two tracks for $50 or more. Swamp Rat features members of Meredosia, Montagh, Wir Können, and more.

Swamp Rat does not have any shows currently lined up but you can be on the lookout for some upcoming show announcements from them verrrry soon.

New Springfield solo project going by the name F///\\\M, or MUCK///\\\FOUNTAIN has recently released a four-song EP called /MU/CK/\WA\VE\. You can find that new EP streaming below. You can also head over to the project’s bandcamp page where you can download the EP at your own price. F///\\\M is the new solo project of Brandon Carnes of Looming, Big Storm, The Black Sheep Radio Show, South Town Studio, etc.

MUCK///\\\FOUNTAIN will be playing at Black Sheep coming up on Record Store Day which is on Saturday, April 19th. For more information on that show you can go here.

Today we are bringing you a stream of a brand new covers compilation put together by Kuloolu Records based out of Champaign, Illinois. The comp features new recordings by Springfield bands Looming and Soap Scum, and also features plenty of bands outside of Springfield who have recently played Black Sheep including Wolf Luv, Animal Teeth, Jeremiah Fisher, Bad Catman, and Trauma Harness. You can find the compilation streaming below or head over to Kuloolu Records’s bandcamp page where you can download the comp for free. Also from the Kuloolu facebook page:

After many months full of effort and energy, KLR-001 is officially complete. Tapes will be available on RSD locally and through each of the bands involved. I would like to invite you to listen to this. Thanks to every band and person involved in making this lil dream of mine a reality.

The cassette for this compilation will be available at Dumb Records in time for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 19th.

Springfield rock band The Complaint Line are streaming their brand new EP or 3P on their bandcamp page. You can stream the songs below or head over to the band’s bandcamp page where you can download the EP for $3. We also recently set up a band page on our site for The Complaint Line which you can find right here.

The Complaint Line have not yet played at Black Sheep, but you might want to keep and eye out for them showing up on some show announcements in the near future.