Hammok – announce new album, release new single+video ‘The Scene’

Hammok – the Oslo-based trio of vocalist/guitarist Tobias Osland, drummer Ferdinand Aasheim, and bassist Ole Benjamin Thomassen – are Sargent Houseʼs latest signing. Today, the band announces their new album, When Does This Place Become Our Scene, out 5th June 2026, and presents its lead single/video, “The Scene” On When Does This Place Become Our Scene, Hammokʼs idiosyncratic blend of pop production, the vivacious energy of hardcore, and experimental textures fully blossoms, placing them on the vanguard of forward-thinking punk. It ranges from tongue-in-cheek ragers to tracks that blend caustic tones with their love for emo and indie. This is an album thatʼs equal parts scream-along, cathartic and nod-along infectious.

Osland began writing what would become “The Scene” somewhere in the middle of Europe, while reflecting on the international hardcore communities that had embraced the band with open arms. The resulting track is innovative and invigorating. Oslandʼs vocals are abrasive and jagged, but retain a sense of catchy melody, all the while being driven by explosive instrumentation – razored guitar, resounding bass, and in-your-face drums. “Everything was sort of a natural response to how good the tour was going, and all the people we had met up to that point,” says Osland. “I wanted to capture and directly address the situation we were in – meeting people for the first time who give a shit about their community and the music around them.” The accompanying video, directed by Christoffer Bya, visualizes the bandʼs bombastic energy.

When Does This Place Become Our Scene Tracklist
1. The Scene
2. Semi-Automatic Machines
3. Blast Off (Blast Off) Blast Off
4. Gooning for Free
5. BANG
6. Groundbreaker
7. Tap Water
8. CND
9. Thirst
10. When the Kids Are Too Old to Cause a Scene
11. Confidence of a Beaten Horse
12. For My Friends

Pre-order ‘When Does This Place Become Our Scene’ – HERE