# COUNTERPUNCH Return With “Dig”

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/counterpunch-return-with-dig/
- Published: 2026-10-17T12:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

Chicago melodic punk band Counterpunch has announced their new single Dig, releasing
on October 16. Marking their first release since 2022, the fast-paced track addresses
frustrating social and political realities. The self-produced track features guest
drummer Sean Sellers from the bands Good Riddance and Pulley.

To support the release, the group will tour North America in late October, joining
Authority Zero for multiple concert dates. Active in the Midwest punk scene since
2001, Counterpunch has released four full-length albums and toured internationally
across more than eighteen countries.

### COUNTERPUNCH RETURN WITH “DIG,” THEIR FIRST NEW SINGLE SINCE 2022, OUT OCTOBER 16

#### Chicago melodic punk veterans channel frustration into a blistering new track featuring drummer Sean Sellers (Good Riddance, Pulley)

#### October shows include dates supporting Authority Zero

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Chicago punk rock mainstays **Counterpunch** return with **“Dig,” out Friday, October
16, 2026**. Their first new single since the release of _Rewire_ in 2022, the track
marks a fresh chapter for the band, pairing its melodic hardcore and skate punk 
roots with an urgent emotional release.

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Fast-paced and fueled by frustration, “Dig” confronts the troubling realities that
too often go ignored, both within the United States and beyond its borders.

_“‘Dig’ is a blistering, fast-paced song that hits like a raw emotional outburst,”_
the band shares. _“Written as an emotional release in response to the troubling 
things we continue to ignore and/or the activities our country continues to participate
in, both at home and around the globe.”_

Self-produced by Counterpunch, “Dig” features **Sean Sellers of Good Riddance and
Pulley on drums**. The track was recorded and engineered at **Black in Bluhm in 
Denver, Colorado, by Kyle Tilev in April 2025**, and at **Maple Studios in Santa
Ana, California, by Cameron Webb in January 2026**.

The release arrives ahead of a run of October shows, beginning October 17 at Denver’s
East Fax Tap. Counterpunch will then join **Authority Zero** for dates stretching
from Albuquerque to Brooklyn, including a hometown stop at Reggie’s in Chicago on
October 24.

A fixture of the Midwest’s melodic punk scene since **2001**, Counterpunch draws
from the melodic hardcore and skate punk sounds of the 1990s while continuing to
push its music forward. Across **four full-length albums and two EPs**, the band
has built a catalog grounded in punk’s urgency and intensity, most recently releasing
_Rewire_ through **Thousand Islands Records and SBÄM Records** in 2022.

Known for high-energy live performances, Counterpunch has toured throughout North
America, Europe and South America, reaching audiences in more than 18 countries.
More than two decades in, “Dig” finds the band moving ahead on its own terms: new
music, new attitude, and plenty left to say.

[⌊Counterpunch⌉⌊Counterpunch⌉[

**Photo credit: Sam Porter**

**UPCOMING SHOWS**

 * October 17 — Denver, CO — East Fax Tap
 * October 21 — Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad*
 * October 22 — Tulsa, OK — The Vanguard*
 * October 23 — St. Louis, MO — Golden Record*
 * October 24 — Chicago, IL — Reggie’s*
 * October 25 — Detroit, MI — Small’s*
 * October 26 — Rochester, NY — Photo City Music Hall*
 * October 27 — Providence, RI — Alchemy*
 * October 28 — Westfield, MA — The Nook*
 * October 29 — Clifton, NJ — Dingbatz*
 * October 30 — Brooklyn, NY — Wood Shop*

_*Supporting Authority Zero_

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