About

The Downstrokes

Unsafe at any Speed

Fusing 60s garage pop, 70s NY rhythms, 80s LA energy, and 90s post-punk hooks, The Downstrokes play four-on-the-floor rock n roll. On their debut album, New York Girl, they explored their influences from the Kinks and the Patti Smith Group to the Adolescents and the Pixies. On their 2019 E.P from Snubbed Records, they dared listeners to "Fall in Love with Punk Rock Again". Shaking off the virus, the band has done it with their full length album "Unsafe at any Speed," which was named one of The Big Takeover's 50 best records of 2021.

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Music

Fall in love with punk rock again

The Downstrokes

Autumn 2019 EP release for sale through our Bandcamp site: https://thedownstrokes1.bandcamp.com/

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SNAFU 3:22

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Unsafe at Any Speed

The Downstrokes

Spring 2021 album release for sale through our Bandcamp site: https://thedownstrokes1.bandcamp.com/

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Gratitude 4:14

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Press Kit

The Downstrokes

Western Maryland's The Downstrokes have come out of the garage with four on the floor punk energy and post-punk stylings. Fronted with the formidable Fender and Gibson combination in the hands of Summerfield and LaFemina, and driven by the rhythms of Wood and Waggoner, they hit the highways of American high energy punk rock-n-roll. Following their 2019 Snubbed Records EP release "Fall in love with punk rock again", the 2021 full length release "Unsafe at Any Speed" (Shredding Material / Coffin Curse) reflects their wide range of influences and delivers 11 songs of high-adrenaline rhythms, hard-hitting hooks, and smart, heartfelt lyrics.