WAKE IN FRIGHT - Around Every Corner EP (maroon)

Emerging from Portland Maine to lend us rhythm through the ruins and courage to stare down the architects of a world beyond our reach. Somehow, the music we need may still find us. 275 copies on maroon vinyl. Mastered by Caleb Mulkerin of Cerberus Shoal & Big Blood Around Every Corner by Wake In Fright   Wake In Fright is a punk/rock/roll trio from Portland, Maine featuring Micah Blue Smaldone (Guitar, Vox), Jonas Eule (Drums), and Greg Bazinet (Bass). The band formed in 2022, taking the name as a nod to the Ted Kotcheff film and to their shared love of 70’s Australian punk. Micah has had a unique presence in Northeastern underground music since the mid 1990s. His first group, the Pinkerton Thugs, were an integral part of the 90s Boston Punk scene. Merging spirited street punk and Woody Guthrie style balladry with radical Anarchist lyrics, the band released a few 7” and two full length LPs. Micah went on to play in several other bands – hardcore legends Out Cold, the Shods, Cops a