2011 – Page 4

You're browsing the archives

From Thursday 22 December 2011

Punks In Vegas Volume 1 released

Punks In Vegas Volume 1, a charity compilation featuring LAST CALL, THECORE, NO RED ALICE, THE SHEDS and more has been released on Bandcamp for free/pay what you want download. Every bit of money collected will be donated to the Manilow Music Project, which is a

Wednesday 21 December 2011

Big Scary Monsters Christmas exclusives

BIG SCARY MONSTERS have posting exclusive content on their Facebook page all this week on the run up to Christmas. So far, MATT PRYOR of THE GET UP KIDS (with his family!), ALGIERS and KEVIN DEVINE have all got involved,

AltPress post new No Trigger song online

AltPress.com are premiering a new NO TRIGGER song called ‘Dried Piss’ from this afternoon. The song is taken from the band’s forthcoming record ‘Tycoon’, which arrives in February via. No Sleep, and you can hear the track at the following link: http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/premiere_no_trigger_dried_piss. More from the band at

The Splash – Upbeat Songs And Singalongs

Though perhaps feeling a bit thrown together in places, this five track EP from THE SPLASH does not shy from downright good ol’ pop-punk roots. As a listener, you feel quite guilty of being so judgemental and expecting to hear a bit of disaster on

The Xcerts – Slackerpop

Scotland seems to be pumping out endless amounts of talent as of late, and THE XCERTS are without a doubt one of the shining example of this. The title track of this rework EP ‘Slackerpop’ fuses twangy guitar choruses with surprising hectic verses, which at times catch you

Good Weather For Airstrikes – to have our hearts emptied, to be left as we came

Expect exactly what you read as GOOD WEATHER FOR AIRSTRIKES bring their listeners one of the most heartfelt releases to grace a set of speakers. It owns one hell of a mouthful of an album title, so the emotional music that follows feels like a bit of

Jakil – Swings

Opening with the offbeat and Jamaican-flecked vocals of ‘Swings and Daffodils’, Edinburgh’s JAKIL clearly want to start off by showing the listener their range. The EP then veers into open-air wide-eyed summer pop and stays there. Endearing melodies mix Take That-style vocals with laid back drive-time guitars.

The Hysteria – Paradigm of the Faith

You have to hand it to Minsk mathcore peddlers THE HYSTERIA for ramming their debut record full of samples, blast beats, jazz time-signature changes and at least three different types of screaming. Comparisons to Count Your Blessings-era BRING ME THE HORIZON and DILLINGER

Hit The Deck 2012 announce initial line up (including KIGH, TWY and more)

HIT THE DECK FESTIVAL 2012 has announced their initial line up, adding to DEAF HAVANA‘s recent self confirmation. Today’s announced bands are: KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES THE WONDER YEARS BLACKSTORM EVERY AVENUE IMPERIAL LEISURE JUNIUS OF MICE & MEN SHADOWS CHASING GHOSTS SILENT SCREAMS THE SWELLERS VIOLET