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From Monday 19 March 2012

Cursive – I Am Gemini

The seventh album by Nebraska based indie outfit CURSIVE is just as complex and disjointed as any of their prior releases. Focusing around the story of an estranged set of twins, it is remarkably difficult to follow the theories and ideas that attempt to pull the album together. When

Sunday 18 March 2012

The Story So Far release Roam music video

THE STORY SO FAR have posted a new music video for their song ‘Roam’ online. You can watch the video using the player below: More from the band at http://www.facebook.com/thestorysofarca.

Saturday 17 March 2012

Say Anything – Anarchy, My Dear

Ever since 2006’s highly acclaimed ‘…Is a Real Boy’, SAY ANYTHING have been on a somewhat critical downward spiral. Although fans have conveyed mixed opinion over the subsequent releases, their steady move away from a more overt alternative sound has been heavily criticised. Combined with the well documented mental

Wires – Shadows

This is WIRES’ second self-released EP and they claim to have ‘grand, yet realistic’ expectations. The Bristol based four piece have already received immensely positive reviews from their first EP ‘To Conquer The Waves’, and immediately upon launching into ‘Salve and Sting’ it’s blindingly obvious that ‘Shadows’ will be

Wake The Dead – Meaningless Expectations

WAKE THE DEAD, taking influence from bands such as HAVE HEART and (surprise surprise) COMEBACK KID, have big ideas with latest release ‘Meaningless Expectations’. Opening with ‘Mon Ravé Familier’, combining impeccable drum work with duel vocals leaping between shouting and screaming to produce an impressive end result. If ‘Mon Ravé

The 9s – Tales from the Black Freighter

THE 9S’ ‘Tales from the Black Freighter’ is, unsurprisingly, a “nautical” themed album, completed with colourful track titles like ‘Rise of the Kraken’ and ‘Oceans of Asphalt’ hammering the non-too subtle point home. Still, one of the best MAD CADDIES albums was called ‘Rock The Plank’, so we’ll let

Friday 16 March 2012

Run From Robots exclusive video next Wednesday

We’ve got an exclusive play of RUN FROM ROBOTS’ new video for ‘Wolf Spider’ next Wednesday, and to celebrate the release of the video, the band are running a competition to pick a name for a track on their upcoming EP. If you’d like to get involved, head to over

Town change name to The Boy Royals

Newport based Brit-Rockers TOWN have changed their name to THE BOY ROYALS. Under the previous moniker we’ve enjoyed watching them on plenty of occasions, and we wish them the best with the new name. You can check out an introductory video from the band below, and download a new

Banquet Records announce Banquets Big Day Out

Banquet Records have announced ‘Banquets Big Day Out’, an outdoor event featuring KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES, DEAF HAVANA and more on 4th June in Esher. From the Facebook event: “BANQUET’S BIG DAY OUT is an all day outdoor festival event at Imber Court,

Stream the new Sharks album in full

SHARKS have posted a full stream of their album ‘No Gods’ (out Monday) online. It’s been set up as a playlist on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC89DAB1E1187F6EE, and you can get yourself started with ‘Til The Wonders Rise’ using the player below: More from