East Coast punk rockers Samuel S.C. continue to push their revival into comeback territory with the release of the defiantly, blisteringly joyful Exit Scene/Who Says? 7-inch, on Minnesota boutique label Landland Colportage, October 15th, 2024. The release marks a return-to-form for one of the great overlooked bands of the early-90s 7" Golden Age, with the A side available for download on October 1st.

2023 saw the one-two of Samuel SC’s 1994-1995 re-issue and long-gestating first LP High Places (containing their first new material in 27 years), followed by a string of shows along the old DIY routes that cemented their reputation as a must-see live band.

And 2024 finds them on their toes, feet planted, hips torqued, with full power on the follow-through. Like a devastating seven-four combo to the ribcage and head, if a devastating combo to the ribcage and head felt good.

Vanessa Downing’s voice has grown into her strength, delivering lyrics that land deeper than you think, catchy enough you don’t have to notice how smart they are, counterpointed by James Marinelli’s coal-belt howl in harmonies just east of X and Eleventh Dream Day. Meanwhile, Marinelli’s Gibson roars mutant harmonics setting up Dean Taormina’s razor-sharp leads to deliver surgical strikes that gitcha here…ooh, and there, and there, and…are you dancing, fool? Cause you better be. New-arrival Michael (Continuals) Honch’s lithe basslines weaving around Eric Astor’s relentlessly precise rocksteady rhythms ain’t gonna give you a choice.