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“NOT IN OUR CITY” COMPILATION CD (Knifetwister Records, Released December 2025)

Newly pressed 21 band/song CD compilation (no streaming) from newly formed Knifetwister Records out of Westchester County, NY. Good cause here folks with all proceeds going to the Bowery Mission in NYC who help the homeless. The bands on this compilation that I was already aware of all provided a previously released track which is fine as my 13 year old car still has a CD player in it and who doesn’t like digging through the glove box at a red light looking through your CD collection? Hey… there is my Awkward Thought CD that I thought I lost!  Having a small envelope show up at my door a few weeks back with a CD and sticker in it got me all teary eyed and nostalgic as well.

Bands that are on this comp that I already knew and liked include: Rebelmatic, God’s Favorite, The Car Bomb Parade, RBNX, Trouble Bound and General Grievance. Other bands or songs of note include: Giftshop with “Astoria”, a catchy pop-punky track celebrating one of NYC’s best neighborhoods, metal band Chaka who feature ex-Terminal Confusion bassist Mark Sokol on vocals/bass, The Lousekateers with “No Friends”; another pop-punk leaning catchy track and Butterbrain who deliver “Hold Tight”, a rock driven punker with dual male/female vocals that really play well off of each other. No Call No Show out of Brooklyn deliver a straight up solid ass track in “Computer Hands” too. There is way more “punk” here versus straight up hardcore but the cover art does indeed say “A Punk Compilation To Benefit NYC’s Homeless” so don’t be surprised if this isn’t Madballish enough for some of you as you were warned right on the damn cover! This runs approximately 45 mins or so and can be obtained by clicking HERE. Like most compilations you are gonna love some of it, be impartial to some of it but hopefully you walk away with a new song or band or two that you will add to your musical vocabulary for future reference. Would be cool to see this all in one streaming location as well.

-CW