The Guardian recently posted a great article on the rise of hockey rock focusing on hardcore punk greats D.O.A., whose latest album is called Kings of Punk, Hockey And Beer. Of course, D.O.A. are Canadian, which makes them even more prone to hockey-it is. Case in point: Anvil, the great heavy metal band/documentary subject, also are Canucks, which means it’s no surprise they have a great fist-pumping, slap-shotting hockey anthem, “Blood On The Ice,” in their repertoire.

Yes, we know, we write too much about the DFA label here at KSPACE. But can you blame us? It’s not our fault James Murphy and co. are so dope. But what makes DFA truly sublime is that they’re constantly shapeshifting up their game. Case in point: new signing Free Energy.