Ya know how Red Scare is famous for scouring the underground and gobbling up the nicest, coolest people in the punk scene? Well, we have a couple new acts coming your way this Summer. Punknews has posted details about new records from these hungry youngsters: Philly’s Ramona and Billy Liar from Edinburgh, Scotland. It’s like the musical equivalent of a kilted Comrade Gritty riding the Loch Ness Monster and munching on Deep-Fried Mars Bars. (That’s an actual thing Scottish people eat, BTW.) You can reserve a physical copy or pre-order either of these gems on Bandcamp now.

First up, is Ramona’s Deals, Deals, Deals! out June 7th. These three kids have won over a lot of folks in a short amount of time and this, their first full-length, is going to prove why. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll wanna get off your ass and punch a fascist THEN go hug your mom. Powerful stuff, right? They’ve already got a tour booked in June with Teenage Bottlerocket, and we expect a lot more fun shows to come: basements, festivals, backyards, arenas, rock clubs, Ibiza… Ramona is game for anything.

Next! On June 21st we’ll bring you the latest addition to the Red Scare roster: Billy Liar and his debut LP, Some Legacy. Billy is a well-traveled punk rocker that has been making friends all over the world with his words and his guitar. He’s like… a Crusty Johnny Cash (wears all black) but without the God. No Gods, No Masters, and NO SENSIBLE HAIRCUTS for our Billy. His 11-song album was produced by the homie Joe McMahon (of Smoke or Fire), and they conscripted some European ringers to fill out the backing band for this fully plugged-in rock record. A note to our friends in the UK/EU: you should definitely pre-order this stuff from Billy’s webstore because they raised postal rates AGAIN (I know!) and it costs us $24 just to ship it to you from Chicago. And when he’s done delivering orders, Billy will have a wee dram and hit the road to deliver these tunes live. Tour dates comin’!