Joyous punk upstarts Bouncing Souls support Strike Anywhere in TJ's next week.

The New Jersey quintet is on the road plugging their Anchors Aweigh album, out now on Epitaph.

The band, which has been on the road since 1987, has become a staple of punk collections.

Known for upbeat and catchy songs, they've released a staggering seven albums of punk rock when most barely manage two.

Other punk bands have come, got much bigger, then fallen from grace, but Bouncing Souls have endured.

They boast former tour-mates Green Day, Pennywise, NOFX, and Alkaline Trio, not to mention appearances on famous punk tours such as Warped Tour and Deconstruction.

Highlights can be viewed on a five-hour DVD titled Do You Remember: 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls, out now.

* Bouncing Souls play TJ's, Newport on Wednesday, December 10. Dial 01633 216608 for more info.