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Streaming exclusives

If you’ve not checked out the stream of Maycomb‘s new single, do so on our main page. It’s a great little song! Coming up in the next few weeks we have EXCLUSIVE streams of the full EPs of Blitz Kids, Tiger Please and

I loved the Gin Blossoms.

Bombed Out Records of Leeds will be releasing the new album by Peachfuzz. Think summer, think US alt-rock, think Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Gin Blossoms and The Lemonheads, but with a hint of that Springsteen/The Hold Steady vibe the kids dig these days.

The King Blues tour details

The King Blues head out on tour in April and May and all support slots are now filled. Get all the dates and details in the comments.

Competition winners!

Winners of our recent competitions are as follows: State Radio – Conor O’Doherty Small Town Records – Harry Ryan Young Guns – Melanie Halog, Alice Asbury and Toby Goodger. All of you will be contacted by the relevant bands very soon if you haven’t already. Congrats!

Church and Destroy – Humankind EP

Rule one of being in a band is that if you can’t sing, don’t. I hate ripping bands to shreds, but I’m sorry Daniel Smith, you can’t sing. I hate bands that try and mask the fact their singer can’t sing by not pushing themselves or cutting

Lipstick Revolution – Nasty Sound

It takes mega balls for a band like this to send in their record for me to review. I make no bones about the fact I think this neon, nu-rave bollocks is shitter than a poo in a glass, so to send me a record that’s simply

Marwood – Welcome To Marwood

I think the jury is still out on Marwood. They play a brand of pop punk that’s more Polar Bear Club than All Time Low, which is absolutely fine, but the gruff vocals and some of the guitar parts just seem to be

Alaska – MMX

It always surprises me when hardcore bands and labels send their releases in to PT for review. I mean, we’ll always review them (where appropriate), but very few of us would call ourselves knowledgeable about the genre and we do have a reputation for covering stuff at the poppier

Monument To Thieves stream

You can stream the new Monument To Thieves self-titled album from myspace.com/MonumenttoThieves

Victor! Fix The Sun – Person Place or Thing

‘Person Place or Thing’ is the third release from the downright bizarrely named Victor! Fix the Sun, a three-piece from the US city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It’s safe to say the band isn’t currently on many people’s radar this side of the pond and