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Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cop’s new album, “Slimephone Surveillance” is getting some playlist love. Tidal included “Animal” on their “Punk Riot: Best New Punk” playlist. Punk Rock Museum included both “Reception” and “Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)” on their “Punk Rock Museum – New Music Friday” Spotify playlist. PUNKLOID also included “Reception” and Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)” on their … Read More

Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops’ second full-length studio album, “Slimephone Surveillance,” is now officially available wherever you stream music and on vinyl through High Dive Records! This fierce follow-up hits harder and cuts deeper than their 2023 debut “Manic Fever,” charging the band’s fuzzed-out sound forward with rawer emotion, layered production and urgent reflections on modern times.  Give … Read More

Trusted punk and rock’n’roll publication see/saw has included Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops’ newest single, “Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)” on their playlist, “The Best Punk Songs of September 2025.” Check it out here.

Rebel Noise has posted a review of the band’s lead single “Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)” from their forthcoming album “Slimephone Surveillance“. “The track pairs fuzzed-out guitar riffs with pounding rhythms to deliver a biting reflection on the grip of modern technology and the strange ways privacy has been surrendered in the digital age. Their sound rooted in the grit of … Read More

Loren Green at Scene Point Blank gave the new single “Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)” a spin and called it, “a quick ‘n’ dirty romper in the Jay Reatard school of rock.” Read it here.

Music For Misfits included the band’s new single in their “September Round Up.” “Greg Wheeler And The Poly Mall Cops crash back onto the scene with ‘Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)’, a fuzz-drenched, high-voltage blast of garage-punk that discusses our toxic love affair with technology. Equal parts chaotic and razor-sharp, the Des Moines trio channel vintage punk grit into a modern-day … Read More

Austin Town Hall gave Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops’ new single, “Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)” a spin. “Musically, you’ll love it, as the track’s working with this heavy barrage of fuzzy riffs that drive and rush you through the track, only to open up these brilliant choruses that reminded me a lot of Jay Reatard, harsh yet soaked … Read More

Belgium’s Turn Up The Volume, a “dope blog for music junkies,” has shared their thoughts on Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops’ new single, “Slimephone (You Can’t Hide).” “These kamikaze outlaws do not waste time. No brakes, no breaks. They throw themselves from the onset with tooth and nail velocity and never look back. Don’t blink an eye, this … Read More

The longstanding punknews.org has shared Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops’ new single, “Slimephone (You Can’t Hide)” and some details on the forthcoming studio album “Slimephone Surveillance.” Check it out here.

Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops’ second full-length studio album, “Slimephone Surveillance,” is available for pre-order through High Dive Records! With an official release date of October 24th — available on limited-edition GLOW IN THE DARK, Slime Green and standard black vinyl, featuring photos by Des Moines photographer Anthony Scanga and original illustrations by Philippines based artist Hex Aunzo in … Read More