Lost Generation / MMXXVI
Lost Generation, the original Connecticut hardcore, est. 1981
Formed in Connecticut in 1981, before there was a Connecticut hardcore scene to join. Nine records, a Village Voice single of the year, and forty-five years of not going away.
Based in Connecticut
Est. 1981
Nine records. One Village Voice single of the year. A guest spot from H.R. of Bad Brains. An opening slot for Public Image Ltd. And a forty-five-year refusal to stop.
LOST
GENERATION
New Album
CURSED
The first new full-length in over thirty years. Record release show September 12, 2026 at Cherry Street Station in Wallingford with NYHC legends Urban Waste.
- Release show
- Sep 12, 2026
- Venue
- Cherry Street Station
- City
- Wallingford, CT
- With
- Urban Waste (NYHC)
The Catalog
Forty-five
years on tape
1981 to now
A very long
paper trail
1982
DEBUT
"Never Work" hits
The debut 7" lands on Incas Records, cut at Audio West in West Haven. Critics call the title track a new punk anthem. By December The Village Voice has it in the top five singles of the year.
1982
TOAD'S PLACE
Opening for Public Image Ltd
Toad's Place, New Haven. PiL's only Connecticut appearance. John Lydon, Keith Levene, Martin Atkins, Pete Jones. Lost Generation opens. The flyer still exists.
2026
NEW ALBUM
"Cursed"
The first new full-length in over three decades. Record release show September 12 at Cherry Street Station with NYHC legends Urban Waste.
On Stage
Upcoming
SEP 03 2026
The Cellar On Treadwell
Hamden, CT · with Dayglo Abortions, The Brothels
Details soon
SEP 12 2026
Cherry Street Station
Wallingford, CT · with Urban Waste, The Abductors, FA-VE
7PM · 21+ · $15 ADV / $18 DOS
JAN 27
Space Ballroom
Hamden, CT
Details soon
What gets said
“Real raw hardcore punk without apology.”
“Forerunners of the Connecticut hardcore scene.”
“Top five singles of the year.”
“Solid mid-tempo sound, multi-dimensional songs, strong hooks.”
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