Self Defense Family are streaming their new LP, Heaven Is Earth, via Stereogum. The album is set to release June 30 via Deathwish, and you can pre-order the album here. The recording process for Heaven Is Earth is as eclectic as the album sounds. Recorded in four different studios filled with nostalgic fame, Self Defense […]
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REVIEW: Self Defense Family / Touché Amoré – ‘Self Love’ 7-Inch Split
March 12th, 2015 
Mark Garza Artist: Self Defense Family / Touché Amoré Album: Self Love 7-Inch Split Genre: Post-Hardcore Label: Deathwish Inc. 2010 saw post-hardcore acts Touché Amoré and La Dispute team up for a split titled Searching For A Pulse/The Worth of the World, which, to a minor degree, featured a bit of collaboration between the two bands. On the […]
Stream Self Defense Family’s Split EP With Touche Amore
March 4th, 2015 Dana Reandelar Earlier this year, Self Defense Family announced that they will be putting out a collaborative split 7″ EP with Touche Amore. The split, entitled Self Love, will be released on Tuesday, March 10, via Deathwish Inc. The EP was created by all fifteen members of both bands collectively with the help of producer Will Yip […]
Self Defense Family Announce 7″ Split With Touche Amore
January 14th, 2015 Dana Reandelar Notorious for their extensive EP catalog, Self Defense Family is starting the year off by putting out a new split with California post-hardcore five-piece Touche Amore. The release, aptly titled Self Love, was recorded with popular producer/engineer, Will Yip, and will feature a whopping fifteen musicians. Self Love will be released in conjunction with another […]
Listen To Caroline Corrigan Sing On Self Defense Family’s Latest Track, “Cancel Man”
September 4th, 2014 Adrian Garza Self Defense Family are amongst the most enigmatic musical acts of our time, and they clearly wouldn’t have it any other way. Fresh off the heels of their split that they’ve put out with Meredith Hunter (aka, SDF’s alter-ego) – which was already the band’s second release of 2014 following their full length Deathwish Inc […]
Stream Both Tracks From The Self Defense Family / Meredith Hunter Split 7″
June 16th, 2014 Mark Garza Self Defense Family and Meredith Hunter, which include the exact same members playing different music, have put out a split together. The post-hardcore band’s alter ego is, as vocalist Patrick Kindlon states, “Dual-vocal rock with musical nods to the Byrds and Flamin’ Groovies, lyrics inspired by field recording of bus stops and flop houses.” The […]
Self Defense Family Involved In Van Crash
January 27th, 2014 John Bazley Self Defense Family, the punk/hardcore group formerly known as End Of A Year, announced today via Tumblr that they were involved in a van crash. Apparently everyone is okay and the gear was unharmed, but the van itself is in bad shape. At the time of posting, the band has not asked for money or […]
REVIEW: Self Defense Family – The Corrections Officer In Me
August 26th, 2013 James Shotwell Artist: Self Defense Family Album: The Corrections Officer In Me Genre: Punk There are rooms in the world that are so quiet, so resistant to reflecting sound that one may hallucinate sounds. There are bands out there so resistant to classification that one may simply begin drawing comparisons where there aren’t any. Self Defense Family […]
STREAM: Self Defense Family – “Self Immolation Family”
May 14th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Self Defense Family released a new track today that comes off of their new 7inch on Deathwish Records. The 7inch is a part of their “Island Series” where they record two songs at a recording studio on an island. “Self Immolation Family” was actually recorded in Sigur Rios of Iceland’s recording studio. The band creates […]
End of a Year (Self Defense Family) Announce New 7inch
March 19th, 2012 Tyler Osborne End of a Year (Self Defense Family) announced today that they will be releasing a new 7inch entitled Self Immolation Family b/w World Virgins, which will be released on the record label Deathwish Inc. This is the second release of their “Island Series,” where the band records a set of songs on an island once a […]
Substances, death, and purpose fueled Culture Abuse for their most imaginative release yet
April 15th, 2016 Adrian Garza It’s roughly 9pm on a Thursday night inside Seattle’s Funhouse, and Culture Abuse have finished sound check for one of their last tour dates opening for the enigmatic Self Defense Family, leading into the release of their 6131 Records full-length debut, Peach. Standing front and center is the band’s vocalist, David Kelling, who’s shifting his […]
Touché Amoré Sign To Roc Nation
March 12th, 2015 Mark Garza In a move that has a lot of people wondering when Jay Z and Touché Amoré are going to tour together, the five piece hardcore outfit have signed to Roc Nation for management, whose roster includes Big Sean, Kanye West, Rihanna and Shakira. Yeah. This may not come as much of a surprise since these […]