The most famous track by the band Defeater is titled “I Don’t Mind.” To most listeners, it’s a soft, pretty song about a man’s relationship with his wife. The first time I’d ever heard it, that’s all ...

Four Year Strong have announced their upcoming tour featuring Defeater on all dates, and separate sections with Superheaven, Elder Brother, and Speak Low. Sept 1, 2015 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop Defeater ...

Boston hardcore band Defeater recently announced their anticipated first album in four years (self-titled), and released the promising lead single “Mothers’ Sons,” and now they’ve added a run of ...

New England hardcore crew Defeater have revealed that they've parted ways with longtime guitarist Jay Maas, just two months after the act released their Abandoned LP. News of the split arrived today ...

Today Massachusetts hardcore band Defeater release their self-titled album. This Defeater's fifth full-length release and their first in 4 years. You can listen to Defeater at Spotify now Defeater was ...

Massachusetts-based hardcore band Defeater is celebrating the release of its new studio album. The band has pushed at the confines of the genre, playing with lyrical concepts and the narrative logic ...

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Derek Archambault has known – and been smitten with — punk rock and hardcore for nearly two decades. By age 5, Archambault’s father had showed him the Clash and Elvis Costello; thanks to a friend’s ...

In a new Facebook post shared earlier this afternoon, the Amity Affliction have announced that Defeater drummer Joe Longobardi will officially be joining the band on a “full-time basis.” The news ...

Given that I’m a jet setting go-getter always on the move, I didn’t have the time or the energy to rank my favorite EPs of 2009. But if I had, Defeater‘s Lost Ground 2×7″ would likely have topped that ...

A press release sent out in March has led to a bit of a controversy around acclaimed Massachusetts hardcore band Defeater. The band's label originally sent out a press release about a one-time ...

Unless they’re just being very, very lazy, when a band deep into their career release a self-titled record it can typically be taken as a sign of real intent. The implication is that an artist has ...