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From Wednesday 23 November 2016

Storm Harbour talk us through their self-titled EP

With their self-titled EP set to be unveiled early next month, Stockport pop-punk band, Storm Harbour, have given us a track by track breakdown of the release. ‘Backbone’ “The first song on the EP is an upbeat, high energy classic pop-punk track… ‘Backbone; launches you straight into what Storm Harbour

Thursday 31 March 2016

LIRR talk us through their debut EP, ‘Ritual’.

You may remember that back in January, we brought you the video for ‘Tongue’, the closing track on LIRR’s debut EP, ‘Ritual’. We now meet up with the German band again, who’s sound is redolent of classic 90’s emo, and are here this time e to give us

Tuesday 17 November 2015

City Light Thief talk us through ‘Shame’

German six piece City Light Thief have just released one of the best records of the year. Jumping between a series of genres, ‘Shame’ is, at its core, honest. The tracks discuss political and social inequality, self-deprecation, introspection and ironically, writer’s block. As vocalist and chief songwriter Benni Mirtschin

Friday 11 September 2015

DIVIDES talk us through their ‘Brokentooth’ debut

Following their 2013 EP ‘Departures’, Portland based melody driven rockers DIVIDES released their debut full-length in August 2015. ‘Brokentooth’ acts as a personal celebration of life, adding more than a few nods towards the inevitable struggles. “‘Brokentooth’ is DIVIDES in a bare-knuckle boxing match against the demons we left

Thursday 23 July 2015

Treason This talk through ‘Always Perfect’

‘Always Perfect’, the new EP by Wisconsin’s emotionally driven melodic punk outfit Treason This, is filled to the brim with teenage angst. Discussing broken relationships, depression and something even darker, the EP veils the honest stories in gothic tones – ranging in style from lazy comparisons to My Chemical Romance and

Friday 05 June 2015

I The Mighty take us through ‘Connector’

I The Mighty take us through their new album, ‘Connector’, track by track. Have a listen to the stream of it and then read along for maximum effectiveness. An Epilogue as a Prologue A beginning as an end. The name is in reference to

Monday 15 December 2014

Ghouls take us through ‘Great Expectations’

Back in October 2014, London based horn infused melodic punks Ghouls released their excellent ‘Great Expectations’ EP. Each track saw them advance upon their previously released material, finding their comfort in their ska-tinged (although certainly not ska) hooks. Having spent the end of year playing various shows across the

Tuesday 22 July 2014

Trash Boat break down their debut EP

Despite the relative youth of the band, St Albans based Track Boat are already penning pop-punk songs that are biting at the heels of their more established contemporaries. Founded at the start of the year, the five piece didn’t waste any time in releasing their debut EP brimming