Reckless Upstarts

The Reckless Upstarts are from the streets of Windsor, Ontario, Canada - the City of Roses, and are out to make a statement.

Formed in 2013, the Reckless Upstarts hail from a city that is working class to the core and have expanded and carved out a sound of their own that represents this essence. Consistently upholding the values of a strong social conscience in their music, the band stands on the conviction that there is no tolerance for intolerance in the music scene or society as a whole.

Through it all, the band delivers aggressive and melodic street punk/Oi! anthems. Topics, like influences, are varied, and these boys don’t hold back in discussing anything; from drinking cheap beer in alleyways with friends, to working class values, to fighting back fascist politics at any given opportunity.

2018 brought the "rose city cantos" cassette, a split 7" on insurgence records with labelmates Streetlight Saints from Calgary, and their first tour of Europe to support it. The Glory 7" EP followed in 2019 on Contra (Germany) & Insurgence records (Canada). 2020 came & postponed their 2nd European tour entitled "Europe To No Good" no thanks to COVID. The "No Spirit" 7" to coincide with the tour has come and gone (limited to 150) and now that COVID is easing the band has re-scheduled the European tour for Sept/Oct of 2022. A full length is in the works and hopefully will be out sometime in early 2023.

The Reckless Upstarts have their Docs and Vans firmly planted and are here to stay.